Mcat Parts Of The Brain Study Guide Questions And Correct Answers

right brain {Ans: less commonly the dominant hemisphere, creativity, intuition -controls right side hearing "ipsilateral" -controls left side movement "contralateral"}amygdala {Ans: function: reaction control, fearful or aggressive location: forebrain, telencephalon, limbic system}pons {Ans: function: sleep region: hind brain pneumonic: "sleep 'pon the bed"}temporal lobe {Ans: location: forebrain, telencephalon, limbic system, cerebral cortex function: hearing}Frontal lobe: {Ans: regulates brain's "executive function" location: forebrain, telencephalon, limbic system, cerebral cortex -motor cortex}Parietal lobe: {Ans: function: spatial processing location: forebrain, telencephalon, limbic system, cerebral cortex -somatosensory cortex}