AP Psych Unit 1 - Brain parts & function/ Neuron Parts
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What is the name of structure for A on the neuron?
Dendrites fiber
What is the name of structure for B on the neuron?
Cell body
What is the name of structure for C on the neuron?
Neuron Nucleus
What is the name of structure for D on the neuron?
Myelin sheath
What is the name of structure for E on the neuron?
Node of Ranvier (gap between myelin sheath cells)
What is the name for the whole structure that includes letters D and E on the neuron?
Axon
What is the name of the structure at the ends of letters E and D in the neuron?
Synapse
What name of this structure in the brain?
Amygdala
Amygdala: FUNCTION
Processing emotions and fear-learning
What name of this structure in the brain?
Brain Stem
Brain Stem: FUNCTION
Connection to spinal cord. Filters info between PNS and rest of the brain. Also maintains homeostasis by controlling autonomic functions.
What name of this structure in the brain?
Broca’s Area
Broca’s Area: FUNCTION
Language production (speech & language)
What name of this structure in the brain?
Cerebellum
Cerebellum: FUNCTION
Monitors and regulated motor behavior, automatic movements
What name of this structure in the brain?
Corpus Callosum
Corpus Callosum: FUNCTION
Connects left and right hemispheres of brain, each one controls movement in opposite sides
What name of this structure in the brain? All 4 parts
Frontal Lobe
Frontal Lobe: FUNCTION
Attention, thought, voluntary movement, language, decision making
What name of this structure in the brain?
Hippocampus
Hippocampus: FUNCTION
Early memory storage, formation of long memory, spatial navigation
What name of this structure in the brain?
Hypothalamus
Hypothalamus: FUNCTION
Automatic functions (hunger, thirst, body temp, heart rate)
What name of this structure in the brain?
Limbic System
What does the limbic system consist of? (3)
Amygdala, Hippocampus, Hypothalamus
Limbic System: FUNCTION
Processing and regulating emotion, memory
What name of this structure in the brain?
Occipital Lobe
Occipital Lobe: FUNCTION
Vision
What name of this structure in the brain?
Parietal Lobe
Parietal Lobe: FUNCTION
Perception and integration of somatosensory info (touch, pressure, temp)
What name of this structure in the brain?
Prefrontal Cortex
Prefrontal Cortex: FUNCTION
Executive processes (decision-making, planning, thinking)
What name of this structure in the brain?
Promotor Cortex
Premotor Cortex: FUNCTION
Planning/executing motor movements, empathy
What name of this structure in the brain?
Primary Motor Cortex
Primary Motor Cortex: FUNCTION
Initiating motor movements
What name of this structure in the brain?
Temporal lobes
Temporal Lobes: FUNCTIONS
Perception, face recognition, memory
What name of this structure in the brain?
Thalamus
Thalamus: FUNCTION
Relaying motor/sensory info, memory, alertness
What name of this structure in the brain?
Wernicke’s Area
What name of this structure in the brain?
Somatosensory Cortex
Somatosensory Cortex: FUNCTION
Integrates sensory info and produces a visual map
What are all brain parts that are apart of the frontal lobe? (4)
Prefrontal cortex, premotor cortex, Broca’s area, primary motor cortex