Brain Lobe Functions

Question 1

Frontal lobe function

Answer 1

Function

• thinking
• moving
• speaking

Question 2

Parietal lobe function

Answer 2

Perception

• touch
• spatial sense

Question 3

Occipital lobe function

Answer 3

Optics

• vision

Question 4

Temporal lobe function

Answer 4

Talk & tunes

• hearing
• memory
• language

Question 5

Wernicke’s Area function

Answer 5

language comprehension

Question 6

Broca’s Area function

Answer 6

speech production

Question 7

What is the function of the hippocampus?

Answer 7

Converts short term memory to long term, Spatial navigation

Question 8

What is the function of the amygdala?

Answer 8

Emotional centre, Fear pathway, Sex drive, Satiety and Appetite

Question 9

What is the function of the mammillary bodies?

Answer 9

Episodic memory (daily life)

Question 10

What is the function of the cingulate gyrus?

Answer 10

Involved in Papez circuit – emotional response

Question 11

What is the function of the parahippocampal gyrus?

Answer 11

Provides path for communication between cortical association areas and hippocampus, Storage and retrieval centre

Question 12

What is the function of the orbitofrontal cortex?

Answer 12

Olfactory perception of odours

Question 13

What is the function of the hypothalamus?

Answer 13

Homeostasis

Question 14

What is the function of the insular cortex?

Answer 14

Desires, cravings and addiction

Question 15

What is the function of the pre-frontal cortex?

Answer 15

Higher thinking, Problem solving, (what makes you)