AP Psychology Brain Anatomy

AP Psychology Brain Anatomy

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Broca's Area

Front

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Section 1

(24 cards)

Broca's Area

Front

Speech production

Back

Medulla

Front

Heartbeat and breathing

Back

Cerebral Cortex

Front

Control and information processing center

Back

Hindbrain

Front

Contains cerebellum, pons, and medulla

Back

Reticular Activating System

Front

Controls Sleep Cycles

Back

Hypothalamus

Front

Bodily maintenance (eating, drinking, body temperature), endocrine system via the pituitary gland, and is linked to emotion and reward

Back

Midbrain

Front

Contains tectum and tegmentum

Back

Motor Strip

Front

Voluntary muscle movements

Back

Frontal Lobe

Front

Speaking, muscle movements, and making plans and judgment

Back

Amygdala

Front

Emotion

Back

Parietal Lobe

Front

Receives sensory input for touch and body position

Back

Pituitary Gland

Front

Regulates growth and hormones.

Back

Pons

Front

Coordinate movement and sleep

Back

Forebrain

Front

Contains thalamus, hypothalamus, and cerebrum

Back

Left Hemisphere

Front

Controls right side of the body. Tasks with logic.

Back

Temporal Lobe

Front

Auditory and Taste area

Back

Sensory Strip

Front

Receives sensory input (touch)

Back

Thalamus

Front

Sensory control center, sends messages to the sensory receiving areas in the cortex and sends replies to the cerebellum and medulla

Back

Cerebellum

Front

Sensory input, coordinating movement output and balance, learning and memory

Back

Corpus Callosum

Front

Connect the two hemispheres and sends messages

Back

Right Hemisphere

Front

Controls left side of the body. Tasks with creativity.

Back

Occipital Lobe

Front

Receives information from visual fields

Back

Wernick's Area

Front

Understanding speech

Back

Hippocampus

Front

Processes conscious memories

Back