AP PSYCH UNIT 1: Biological Bases of Psychology: The Brain Matching Quiz

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Cerebral Cortex

Wrinkled outer layer of the brain; Controls mostly sense & motor functions

Limbic System

This system is the emotional system of the brain; center of instinctual motivations, such as eating, drinking, mating, etc.

Association Areas

Term for a part of the brain with functions that are not sensory nor motor related; generally integrates information & include higher mental functions such as abstract thinking and reasoning.

Thalamus

Traffic director, hub for passing, all senses BUT smell

Amygdala

Part of the limbic system, plays role in agression and fear

Frontal Lobe

Location of the motor cortex

Hippocampus

Decides what info goes to long-term memory and consolidates info into long-term memory

Broca’s Area

Controls language expression, includes muscle movement related to spoken & written language

Cerebellum

Coordinates muscle action

Hypothalamus

Regulates sympathetic/parasympathetic nervous systems, controls pituitary gland, releases dopamine

Reticular Formation

Network of nerves that passes through hindbrain, extending from the spinal cord to thalamus, alerts cortex to new stimuli

Occipital Lobe

Primary sensory cortex for vision

Corpus Callosum

Band of neural fibers that connects left hemisphere with right hemisphere

Temporal Lobe

Primary sensory cortex for auditory information

Wernicke’s Area

Comprehension of spoken/written language

Parietal Lobe

Primary sensory cortex for touch/taste

Olfactory Bulb

Part of cerebral cortex receives directly the signals from the sensory receptors for the sense of smell