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What would most likely happen if the cerebellum was damaged?
you would lose muscle coordination
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What is the endocrine system?
- set of glands that secrete hormones into the bloodstream
- slow system
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If you had a stroke and suffered from partial blindnes, what part of the brain did the stroke damage?
Occipital lobe
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What is the pons?
- sleep
- arousal
- coordinates movement
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What does an EEG record?
electrical impulses in the brain
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What is the difference in the left and right cerebral hemisphere?
- left- logic, rational,analytical, looks at parts
- right- random, intutive, look at whole, creative
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Of what does the brain stem mostly consist?
medulla and cerebrum
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What are the parts of the forebrain? What is each part responsible for?
- frontal lobe- personality, reasoning, plans and judgements
- parietal lobes- all senses except smell; touch and body position
- occipital lobe- vision
- temporal lobe- auditory
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What must happen to perform split brain surgery?
sever corpus callosum
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Where are the pleasure centers in the brain?
limbic system
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What is the difference in an MRI and an fMRI?
and MRI shows images of brain structure and an fMRI shows brain functions
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The sense of smell depends on which lobe?
frontal lobe
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What are the Broca's and Wernicke's areas associated with? What does each do?
- language and speech
- Broca's- muscle movements involved in speech
- Wernicke's- speech comprehension
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What is the limbic system?
- emotional system
- fear, agression, food, sex
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Where are the reflex control centers for vital life functions located?
medulla
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Bodily sensations register in which brain area?
parietal lobe
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What area of the frontal lobe directs the body's muscles?
motor cortex
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What is aphaisa?
impairment of language
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What is the pituitary gland?
master gland that regulates growth
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Where is consciousness carried out in the brain?
frontal lobe
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What are the association areas of the cerebral cortex?
deal with thinking, language, and memory
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What are some difference between lower and higher animals brain?
- lower- smaller
- higher- more wrinkles, more cerebrum, cerebral cortex is most devolved part
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What is amygdala and its functions?
- Emotion
- center of the limbic system
- helps you react in dangerous situations
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What is the cerebral cortex?
- ultimate control and information center
- 4 lobes
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What is the hippocampus?
- lasting memories
- storing memories
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Which side of the brain controls which side of the body?
opposite side
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What is the hypothalamus? What does it control?
- part of the brain
- sex, eating, temp control
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With what is the recticular formation associated?
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What would happen if your recticular activating system was destroyed?
you would be in a coma and never come out
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What is a CT scan?
a series of x-rays
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What is a PET scan?
measures brain's consumption of glucose
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What are hormones?
chemical messangers that are produced in one tissue and affect another
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What part of the brain stores lasting memories?
hippocampus
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Where is Brocs's area located?
left frontal lobe
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Where is Wernicke's area located?
left of temporal lobe
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What is involved in the production of emotion?
limbic system
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