Summer physiology- 8 hw

The postcentral gyrus contains the:_____

primary somatosensory cortex

what lobe contains the primary motor cortex?

frontal

The hypothalamus helps regulate:___

body temperature

Long-term potentiation is strongly associated with:_____

learning and memory

The reticular activating system helps maintain:____

consciousness and alertness

Damage to the reticular activating system may result in coma.

true

The frontal lobe contains the primary motor cortex.

true

Which structure is part of the central nervous system?

brain

The hippocampus is important for memory formation.

true

The medulla oblongata contains important autonomic control centers.

true

The hypothalamus plays no role in homeostasis.

false

Parkinson's disease

substantia nigra

Huntington's diseas

basal nuclei

coma

reticular activating system

broca’s aphasia

broca’s area

ataxia

cerebellum

The cerebellum helps coordinate movement and balance.

true

the structure that is strongly associated with memory formation:___

hippocampus

The basal nuclear are mainly involved in:____

motor control

The occipital lobe is primarily responsible for hearing.

false

Melatonin is secreted by the:___

pineal gland

The thalamus functions mainly as a:____

sensory relay center

The medulla oblongata contains centers that regulate:____

heart rate and breathing

The cerebellum is most important for:____

balance and coordination

The raised folds of the cerebral plumb are called:____

gyri

Broca's area is important for:___

motor speed production

lobe that is primarily responsible for vision:___

occipital

Sulci are raised folds of the cerebral cortex.

false

The cerebrum is the largest portion of the brain.

true

Enter neurons are primarily responsible for:____

integrating sensory information

temporal lobe

hearing and memory

cerebellum

balance and coordination

parietal lobe

somatosensory processing

frontal lobe

motor control and voluntary movement

occipital lobe

vision

midbrain structure that produces dopamine and degenerates in Parkinson's disease:_____

substantia nigra

hippocampus

forms new memories

hypothalamus

coordinates homeostasis

pineal gland

produces melatonin

thalamus

sensory relay center

corpus callosum

connect cerebral hemispheres

the Pineal Greenland secret melatonin.

true

structure that connects the two cerebral hemispheres:____

corpus callosum

Curves between gyri are known as fissures:____

sulci

Wernicke’s area is primarily involved in:____

language comprehension