Name the 4 brain divisions
-:- Cerebrum, brainstem, diencephalon, cerebellum
Name the ventricles of the brain
-:- 2 lateral ventricles, third ventricle, fourth ventricle
What are brain ventricles
-:- Protective cavity of brain filled with CSF
Name the 3 meningeal layers of the brain
-:- ...
✓ -:- -higher level executive functions: reasoning and decision making.
-controls motor functions
What does the parietal lobe control?
✓ -:- receives sensory input for touch & taste
What does the occipital lobe control?
✓ -:- processing visual information
What does the temporal lobe control?
✓ -:- hearing and smelling
What is the difference between a primary area and an association area in the brain?
✓ -:- -Primary areas in each lobe receive information for one type of sensory
information
-Association areas act mainly to integrate more than one type of sensory information for
purposeful action.
What does the primary motor cortex do? and where is it located?
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