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1
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What are the 3 main functions of the frontal lobes?

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Voluntary movement on the opposite side of the body

Dominant hemisphere controls speech and writing

Intellectual functioning, thought processes, reasoning and memory

2
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What is the main function of the parietal lobes?

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Receives and interprets sensations (including pain, touch, pressure, size, shape and body-part awareness)

3
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What are the 3(or 4) main functions of the temporal lobes?

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To understand the spoken word (Wernicke’s area)

Understanding sound

memory and
emotion

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What are the 2 main functions of the occipital lobes?

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Understand visual images

Understand the meaning of written words

5
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What is the function of the thalamus?

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Act as a relay centre that directs inputs to cortical areas

6
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What are the 2 functions of the hypothalamus?

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Link the endocrine system to the brain

Homeostasis

7
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What does the basal ganglia consist of?

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Caudate nucleus, putamen and globus pallidus

8
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What is the function of the cerebellum?

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To coordinate movement and balance

9
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What are the 5 main functions of the brainstem?

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Special senses

Sensory and motor control for the head and neck (via the cranial nerves)

Autonomic regulation of the body

Regulate consciousness

Provide pathway between the brain and spinal cord