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Chapter 7: The Brain
chapter on the brain
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Psychology
11th Grade
10/08/2012

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Brainstem
Definition

Oldest part and central core of the brain

a. medulla

b. brainstem

c. cerebral cortext

Term
Medulla
Definition

Controls life-supporting functions such as breathing and heartbeat

a. medulla

b. thalamus

c. hippocampus

Term
reticular formation
Definition

Responsible for wakefulness and arousal; damage could cause coma

a. frontal lobe

b. brainstem

c. reticular formation

Term
thalamus
Definition

Brain's sensory switchboard

a. thalamus

b. hypothalamus

c. parietal lobe

Term
cerebellum
Definition

"little brain"; helps coordinate voluntary movements and balance

a. cerebral cortext

b. brainstem

c. cerebellum

Term
limbic system
Definition

_______ system that is a ring of structures at the border of the brainstem

a. frontal

b. limbic

c. occipital

Term
hypothalamus
Definition

regulates the body's maintenance system like thirst, hunger, and body temperature

a. hypothalamus

b. thalamus

c. hippocampus

Term
hippocampus
Definition

helps the brain make new memories

a. hippocampus

b. hypothalamus

c. amygdala

Term
amygdala
Definition

controls emotional responses such as fear and anger

a. hypothalmaus

b. hippcamous

c. amygdala

Term
cerebral cortex
Definition

wrinkled outer surface of the brain

a. brainstem

b. skull

c. cerebral cortex

Term
corpus callosum
Definition

band of neural fibers that connect the left and right hemisphere and allow them to communicate

a. corpus callosum

b. cerebral cortex

c. reticular formation

Term
longitudinal fissure
Definition

the long crevice that divides the cerebral cortex into right and left hemisphere

a. corpus callosum

b. longitudinal fissure

c. lateral fissure

Term
frontal lobe
Definition

lobe that is involved in judgments and planning; emotion and reason

a. temporal

b. occipital

c. frontal

Term
occipital lobe
Definition

lobe that is responsible for visual processing area of the brain

a. temporal

b. occipital

c. frontal

Term
temporal lobe
Definition

lobe that is responsible for auditory (hearing) processing of the brain

a. temporal

b. parietal

c. occipital

Term
parietal lobe
Definition

lobe that helps with processing information such as mathematical reasoning

a. occipital

b. parietal

c. temporal

Term
motor cortex
Definition

_______cortext that controls voluntary movement (right side controls left, visa vera)

a. movement

b. motor

c. monitor

Term
Broca's Area
Definition

directs the muscle movement involved in speech

a. Wernicke's Area

b. Broca's Area

c. Motor muscles

Term
Wernicke's Area
Definition

involved in language comprehension and expression; ability to understand what's being said to us

a. Wernicke's Area

b. Broca's Area

c. Frontal Lobe

Term

Right: Spatial

Left: Language

Definition
Which side of the brain houses the brain's spatial abilities? Which side of the brain is in charge of language?
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