Midbrain

Question 1

Midbrain

Answer 1

bridge between hidbrain and forebrain

Question 2

Basal Ganglia

Answer 2

• connects cerebellum to motor cortex
• responsible for timing of voluntary movements

Question 3

Accumbens Nucleus

Answer 3

• part of Basal Ganglia
• pleasure and reward system
• learning repetitive or habitual behavior

Question 4

Thalamus

Answer 4

• receives signals from RF
• relays information to the cortex and sends it to right section (temporal, occipital)

Question 5

Angular Gyrus

Answer 5

• multi sensory processor
• parallel processing
• can recognize that one stimuli has two signals( car has noise and light)
• part of Thalamus

Question 6

Hippocampus

Answer 6

• encodes memory
• selects wich neural pathways through which memories are stored or received
• creates memory, not stores

Question 7

Amygdala

Answer 7

• part of limbic system
• generates primal and instinctive emotion
• fear, panic, anger, anxiety

Question 8

Hypothalamus

Answer 8

• regualtes Amyglada and how emotion should be expressed
• regulates pituitory gland

Question 9

Sprachiasmatic Nucleus

Answer 9

• Hypothalamus
• regulates biorhythmes

Question 10

Lateral Hypothalamus

Answer 10

• part of Hypothalamus
• initiates hunger and thirst

Question 11

Ventromedial Hypothalamus

Answer 11

regulates hot and cold
- part of Hypothalamus

Question 12

Limbic System

Answer 12

• includes hindbrain and midbrain structures
  Functions
  
  • emotional instinct = fear, anger, anxiety
  • survival / insinctive behaviors = hunger, flight or flight
    Primary Structure
    - Reticular Activing System
    - Amyglada
    - Hypothalamus
    - Hippocampus