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Parts of the brain
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- 1What are the three major parts of the brain?• The cerebrum
• The cerebellum
• The brainstem - 2What are the four lobes of the brain?• The frontal lobe
• The parietal lobe
• The occipital lobe
• The temporal lobe - 3What are the other four areas of said lobes?• Broca area
• Wernicke area
• Motor strip
• Sensory strip - 4What are some functions of the Frontal lobe?• Personality, behavior & emotions
• Problem solving
• Speaking & writing
• Intelligence & concentration - 5What are some functions of the parietal lobe?• Interprets language and words
• Senses such as pain and hearing
• Signals things such as vision, memory, and sensory
• Spatial and visual perception - 6What are some functions of the occipital lobe?• Interprets things such as color, light, movement, etc. in vision
- 7What are some functions of the temporal lobe?• Understanding language (located in Wernicke's area)
• Memory, hearing, organization, etc. - 8What are some functions of the cerebellum?• Coordinates muscle movement
• Maintains posture and balance - 9What are some functions of the brainstem?• Breathing, sneezing, digestion, swallowing, body temperature, etc.
- 10How many cranial nerves originate from the brainstem?Ten out of twelve
- 11What connects the cerebrum and cerebellum to the spinal cord?The brainstem
- 12What is the cortex?The folds of the cerebrum
- 13What are axons?Long connecting fibers making up the white matter below the cortex
- 14What is gray matter?Nerve cells in the cortex color the cortex gray
- 15Where are Broca's are and the motor strip found?In the frontal lobe
- 16Where is the Wernicke's area found?Where the parietal and temporal lobes meet
- 17Where is the sensory strip found?In the parietal lobe
- 18About how many of the nerve cells in the body located in the cortex?Seventy percent (70%)
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