Brain Functions Worksheet



Brain Structure and Functions

______________ - coordinates voluntary movement

- extending from the rear of the brainstem

- coordinates left and right hand driving on steering wheel

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______________ - controls heart rate and breathing

- where the spinal cord enters the skull

- regulates heart rate and breathing while focusing in driving

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______________ - sensory and motor relay system

- located above the medulla on the brainstem

- relays information about road hazards and corresponding hand movements

.

______________ - major hub of sensory info (except smell)

- sits atop the brainstem

- transporting info about roadside sights and sounds

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______________ - regulates basic needs; hunger, thirst, temperature, etc.

- just below the thalamus

- deciding if we are too hungry or thirsty or if we need a pitstop

.

______________ - tied into aggression and fear

- two almond shaped neural clusters in limbic system

- dealing with road rage, perhaps

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______________ - coordinates voluntary movement

- a paired structure in the limbic system

- charting memories of road hazards for future trips

______________- messenger between the two hemispheres

- large band of fibers betwixt

- sharing sensory and motor driving info from both

.

______________:

______________- controls voluntary movement

- band at rear of frontal lobes

- Initiates the driving actions (foot on pedal, etc.)

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______________- controls language expression; muscle movement in speech

- left hemisphere, frontal lobe

- conversations with passengers

.

______________- responsible for “intellectual” thoughts; personality, etc.

- front of brain, below forehead

- route planner, hazard avoider

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______________:

______________- sensory reception site

- front of the parietal lobes

- registering pressure of the foot on the gas

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______________:

______________- processes visual perception

- back of the occipital lobe

-makes sense of the road signs and oncoming cars

.

______________:

______________- processes auditory perception

- above ears in temporal lobe

- makes sense of passing vehicle noise

.

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______________- control language reception; comprehension and expression

- left, temporal lobe

- processes speech sounds from passengers

Answers

Cerebellum - coordinates voluntary movement

- extending from the rear of the brainstem

- coordinates left and right hand driving on steering wheel

.

Medulla - controls heart rate and breathing

- where the spinal cord enters the skull

. regulates heart rate and breathing while focusing in driving

.

Pons - sensory and motor relay system

- located above the medulla on the brainstem

- relays information about road hazards and corresponding hand movements

.

Thalamus - major hub of sensory info (except smell)

- sits atop the brainstem

- transporting info about roadside sights and sounds

.

Hypothalamus - regulates basic needs; hunger, thirst, temperature, etc.

- just below the thalamus

- deciding if we are too hungry or thirsty or if we need a pitstop

.

Amygdala - tied into aggression and fear

- two almond shaped neural clusters in limbic system

- dealing with road rage, perhaps

.

Hippocampus - coordinates voluntary movement

- a paired structure in the limbic system

- charting memories of road hazards for future trips

Corpus Collosum - messenger between the two hemispheres

- large band of fibers betwixt

- sharing sensory and motor driving info from both

.

Frontal Lobe:

Motor Cortex - controls voluntary movement

- band at rear of frontal lobes

- Initiates the driving actions (foot on pedal, etc.)

.

Broca’s Area - controls language expression; muscle movement in speech

- left hemisphere, frontal lobe

- conversations with passengers

.

Prefrontal Cortex - responsible for “intellectual” thoughts; personality, etc.

- front of brain, below forehead

- route planner, hazard avoider

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Parietal Lobe:

Somatosensory Cortex - sensory reception site

- front of the parietal lobes

- registering pressure of the foot on the gas

.

Occipital Lobe:

Visual Cortex - processes visual perception

- back of the occipital lobe

-makes sense of the road signs and oncoming cars

.

Temporal Lobe:

Auditory Cortex - processes auditory perception

- above ears in temporal lobe

- makes sense of passing vehicle noise

.

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Wernicke’s Area - control language reception; comprehension and expression

- left, temporal lobe

- processes speech sounds from passengers

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