PSYCH TEST 1

What is the location of the Forebrain?

At the front/top of the brain.

What are the functions of the Forebrain?

Perception, conscious awareness, cognition, and voluntary action.

Where is the Midbrain located?

Between the forebrain and hindbrain (center).

What is the Midbrain responsible for?

Motor control, eye movement, processing of vision and hearing.

Where is the Hindbrain situated?

Back of the head where the spinal cord meets the brain.

What vital functions does the Hindbrain control?

Controls vital functions such as respiration and heart rate.

What is the Thalamus and where is it located?

It is in the forebrain, deep to cerebrum, just superior to the hypothalamus.

What is the primary function of the Thalamus?

Relay station for sensory and motor impulses, pain.

Where is the Hypothalamus found?

In the forebrain, directly above the pituitary gland and below the thalamus.

What does the Hypothalamus regulate?

Blood pressure, temperature, hunger, thirst, and sex.

What is the location of the Cerebrum?

In the Forebrain; it forms the bulk of the brain's mass.

What are some functions of the Cerebrum?

Center for voluntary muscle movement, memory, logic, and personality.

Where is the Cerebral Cortex located?

In the forebrain, within the cerebrum.

What functions does the Cerebral Cortex perform?

Higher thinking, language, memory, thought, learning, emotion, and personality.

Where is the Corpus Callosum found?

In the Forebrain, in the Cerebrum, above the Thalamus, under the cortex.

What is the function of the Reticular Formation?

Coordination, functions for survival like arousal and alertness.

Where is the Medulla Oblongata located?

In the Hindbrain: lower part of the brain stem.

What essential functions does the Medulla Oblongata control?

Involuntary movements such as breathing, cardiac functions, swallowing, and sneezing.

What does the Cerebellum do and where is it located?

Located in the hindbrain, it controls balance, posture, coordination, and muscle memory.

What are the functions and location of Broca's Area?

Produces speech and understands grammatical structures, located in the frontal lobe near the primary motor cortex.

What is the function of the Primary Motor Cortex?

Controls voluntary movement through the skeletal muscles, located in the precentral gyrus.

Where is the Primary Sensory Cortex located and what does it do?

Located in the post-central gyrus, it perceives touch, pressure, pain, and temperature.

What does the Primary Auditory Cortex do and where is it found?

Receives and processes auditory information, located at the top of the temporal lobe.

What functions does Wernicke’s Area serve?

Understanding written and spoken language, located at the back of the left temporal lobe.

What is the function of the Primary Visual Cortex?

Processes visual information, located at the back of the occipital lobe.

What does an Electroencephalogram (EEG) measure?

It measures the waves of electrical activity across the brain's surface.

How does Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (fMRI) work?

Reveals blood flow and tracks brain activity by monitoring oxygenation levels.

What is the purpose of a Computerized Tomography Scan (CT scan)?

Creates cross-sectional images of the brain to detect abnormal brain structures.

What is the principle behind Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)?

Uses radio waves and magnetic fields to produce detailed images of the brain.

What functions are associated with the Frontal Lobe?

Higher mental ability, including personality, problem solving, planning, and emotional processing.

What does the Temporal Lobe control?

Speech, hearing, language, learning, and differentiating between sounds and smells.

What is the primary function of the Occipital Lobe?

Recognizing shapes, colors, and processing visual information.

What does the Parietal Lobe process?

Sensory input such as touch, temperature, orientation, and judgements about texture, weight, and shape.

What is the role of the LEFT hemisphere of the brain?

Processing language and logic, with motor control of the right side of the body.

What functions are attributed to the RIGHT hemisphere?

Creative thinking, spatial ability, and recognition of places, objects, and context.

What is the function of the Corpus Callosum?

Connects the left and right hemispheres of the brain.