cerebral cortex + key brain structures

Question 1

frontal lobe

Answer 1

motor cortex -
planning, judgement, attention, problem solving, emotions

Question 2

parietal lobe

Answer 2

somatosensory cortex -
senses, touch, pressure, pain

Question 3

temporal lobe

Answer 3

auditory cortex -
hearing and language

Question 4

occipital lobe

Answer 4

visual cortex -
vision

Question 5

thalamus

Answer 5

sensory switchboard, senses go here before cortex (except smell)

Question 6

limbic system

Answer 6

memory emotion

Question 7

hypothalamus

Answer 7

regulates hormones, body temperature, thirst, 4 F’s

Question 8

amygdala

Answer 8

processes fear & aggression

Question 9

hippocampus

Answer 9

forms new memories and spacial awareness

Question 10

cerebellum

Answer 10

small brain -
controls balance & coordination

Question 11

brainstem

Answer 11

midbrain, pons, medulla

Question 12

midbrain

Answer 12

sleep, motivation, arousal

Question 13

pons

Answer 13

connects brain parts, helps with breathing and sleeping

Question 14

medulla

Answer 14

controls heart rate and breathing

Question 15

neuroplasticity

Answer 15

brains ability to change its structure as a result of experience and/or damage