Question | Answer |
What structures make up the Frontal Lobe? | PREcentral Gyrus, Speech (Broca) area, Prefrontal (association areas) |
What is the function of the Precentral Gyrus and where is it located? | primary MOTOR area - motor tracts originate here - Frontal Lobe |
What does the speech area do and where is it located? | Regulates patterns of Breathing and Vocalization - the Frontal Lobe |
What does the Prefrontal area control and where is it located? | Social behavior, Problem solving, Time relationships, Foresight, and Judgement - Frontal Lobe |
What structure make up the Parietal Lobe? | POSTcentral Gyrus, Parietal Association Areas |
What are the functions of the Postcentral Gyrus and where is it located? | primary SENSORY are involved in the perception of Pain, Touch, Pressure, Temperature - Parietal Lobe |
What are the functions of the association areas in the Parietal Lobe? | Interprets Shapes, Images, Textures, and Physical Relationships of Body parts - enables the use of WORDS to express THOUGHTS |
What structures make up the Temporal Lobe? | Auditory areas and Olfactory areas |
What is the function of the Auditory area and where is it located? | Hearing and Interpretation - Laterally and Superiorly in the Temporal Lobe |
What is the function of the Olfactory area and where is it located | Smell and Interpretation - Medially in the Temporal Lobe |
What is the primary structure in the Occipital Lobe? | primary Visual area |
what does the Primary Visual Area control and where is it located? | Reception of Visual input from eyes, forming Colors, Shapes, and Images; controls Eye Movement - Occipital Lobe |
What is Hemispheric Specialization? | The theory that states that certain types of information are processed by either one hemisphere of the brain or the other |
In terms of Hemispheric Specialization, what is the RIGHT Cerebrum responsible for? | Artistic skills and Spacial Relationships |
In terms of Hemispheric Specialization, what is the LEFT Cerebrum responsible for? | Numerical and Language skills |