Brain Structures and Functions Worksheet PSY/340 Version 3 1 University of Phoenix Material Brain Structures and Functions Worksheet Provide a brief description for each of the following functions: 1. Basal ganglia Controls cognition‚ movement coordination‚ voluntary movement. 2. Corpus collosum Thick nerve fibers that connect both brain hemispheres. 3. Temporal lobe Located on the sides of the cerebral hemisphere. Deals with talking and hearing. 4. Occipital lobe Located
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The brain‚ unlike the heart is the most important part of the body‚ it weighs up to three pounds and comprises the hefty cerebrum‚ cerebellum‚ and the brainstem. The cerebrum which is the largest portion performs all higher cognitive functions. The cerebellum is responsible for motor functions‚ such as the coordination of movement and balance. The brain stem is dedicated to involuntary functions such as breathing. The brain is comprised of the cerebrum‚ cerebellum‚ and brain stem The largest part
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The Brain is said to be the center of the nervous system of the human being. Brain consists of four main structural divisions or lobes. They are: frontal‚ parietal‚ occipital and temporal. All lobes carry particular function and dysfunction of any can bring the person serious troubles.I will describe four lobes of the brain‚ as well as identify how these lobes relate to psychological functions. Frontal Lobes Frontal lobes are responsible for reasoning‚ planning‚ movements‚ emotions‚ parts of speech
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Genetics‚ Brain Structure‚ and Behavior Presentation Evaluation. Genetics‚ Brain Structure‚ and Behavior Presentation Evaluation. I decided to pick Team E’s presentation to evaluate. This team’s topic was the only one that I haven’t done some sort of research on for another class‚ and I felt that it was best that I picked something that I don’t really know any details about. Team E’s power point presentation was on Alzheimer’s disease. This disease was discovered in 1906 by Dr. Alois Alzheimer
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synthesised organisational design literature into five ideal organisational forms or configurations that do not exist in the real world‚ but provide consultants and managers a framework to understand and design organisational structures. Mintzberg defined organisational structure as " the sum total of the ways in which it divides its labour into distinct tasks and then achieves coordination among them ". Each configuration contains six components: characteristics 1. operating core : the people directly
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the person as developing within a complex system of relationships affected by multiple levels of the surrounding environment‚ from immediate settings of family and school to broad cultural values and programs (Berk‚ 24). This theory has three major structures; the microsystem‚ the exosystem‚ and the macrosystem. The following will include how each system has been applied to my virtual child as well as how different biological‚ psychological and social forces affect development during transitions such
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Chapter 5 Developing Through the Lifespan What is development? Development The more-or-less predictable _________________ in behavior associated with increasing _________________. Developmental psychology The field of psychology that focuses on development across the _________________. Development is _________________ Physical‚ cognitive‚ and socioemotional Development is _________________ We continue to develop across the lifespan with _______________ in some areas and __________________
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Anatomy of Hearing including Ear Structures and Brain Structures The ear‚ an organ for hearing and balance‚ is anatomically divided into three sections: the outer ear‚ the middle ear‚ and the inner ear (Henderson). Each section contains many distinct parts that assist in the task of detecting and interpreting sound which is otherwise known as hearing (Henderson). The outer ear is composed of the auricle (pinna) and the external auditory canal (ear canal) (Sisco). The outer ear functions to
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The five books of major prophet are Isaiah‚ Jeremiah‚ Lamentations‚ Ezekiel and Daniel. The term prophet is referred to an anointed person inspired or called to practice and write about God’s word. In this essay‚ the five books of major prophet mentioned above will be evaluated as well as what they wrote‚ their callings and their walk with God. The first book of the major prophet is the book of Isaiah. The book of Isaiah is a book of judgment and revelation and has 66 chapters. The name Isaiah means
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history. Religion was our first attempt at literature‚ the texts‚ our first attempt at cosmology‚ making sense of where we are in the universe‚ our first attempt at health care‚ believing in faith healing‚ our first attempt at philosophy. One of the Major 5 World Religions is Buddhism; Buddhism is a religion to about 300 million people around the world. The word comes from ’budhi’‚ ’to awaken’. It has its origins about 2‚500 years ago when Siddhartha Gotama‚ known as the Buddha‚ was himself awakened
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