Cards (15)

  • Central Nervous System
    composed of the brain and spinal cord
  • Cerebrum
    largest part of the brain, can be divide into left and right hemispheres and further into four lobes
  • Left Hemisphere

    analytical and concrete
  • Right Hemisphere

    creative and abstract
  • Frontal Lobe

    conscious thought, intelligence, memory and personality and voluntary muscle movement
  • Parietal Lobe

    touch and taste (pressure and temp), body position
  • Temporal Lobe

    Auditory reception (hearing)
  • Occipital Lobe

    visual information
  • Broca Aphasia
    unable to produce fluent speech but can understand others speaking
  • Wernicke's Aphasia
    able to produce fluent speech but cannot understand what they are saying or what is being said to them
  • Hypothalamus
    maintaining homeostasis, monitor
  • Pituitary Gland
    making/releasing hormones
  • Pons
    sleep and arousal
  • Medulla
    autonomic functions (heart rate and breathing)
  • Cerebellum
    balance, coordination, posture, and fine motor skills