Learning portfolio activity 2 – Structures and functions of the cerebrum
1. Identify the function of the following cerebral structures
Note: that this is not a complete list of all structures we have discussed. You may add any structures not listed as a
study tool
Structure
Function(s)
Frontal lobe
Motor functions
,
personality
controls
Broca’s area
crucial for speech production
Parietal lobe
Integrates sensory information. Perception of sensation
Post-central gyrus
Primary Sensory Cortex
Wernicke’s area
comprehend spoken and
written
Temporal lobe
Process auditory information
language
Occipital lobe
Cerebellum
E
problem solving
Pre-central gyrus
motor
voluntary
-
,
Diencephalon
and
activity
sensory reception
language
and smell
Receives and process visual info
Motor coordination
and balance
Thalamus
Receive sensory and motor signals
Hypothalamus
Maintains homeostasis
Pituitary gland
Secretes hormones
>
-
process and filters them
2
relays in to
Midbrain
Related to vision , hearing and motor control
Dopamine production Relay center
,
Pons
Transmits information from the cerebrum to cerebellum 2 medulla
Medulla
Control
involuntary functions necessary for survival like breathing heart rate
2. Label the structures on the specimens provided
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and blood pressure
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werniches
Post central
gyrus
&
to
Precentral
Fr
o
ntal
O
~ barietal)
ital
occip
Temporal
/
Cerebellum
g
↑
Brocha's
area
fissure
/lateral frontal
GO
-
Temporal
⑳
8
&
W
&
medulla
Cerebellum
pineal
land
&
sca
s
P
4th -
ventricle
mid rain
pituitary gland