MEDICAL PHYSIOLOGY

PHYSIOLOGY

CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What does the cerebrum control?
A
Memory, language, and thoughts.
B
Heartbeat, swallowing, and blinking.
C
Coughing and sneezing
D
Standing, running, waving, and speaking.
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The cerebrum controls motor and sensory information, conscious and unconscious behaviors, feelings, intelligence, and memory. The left hemisphere controls speech and abstract thinking (the ability to think about things that are not present).

Detailed explanation-2: -The largest part of the brain, the cerebrum initiates and coordinates movement and regulates temperature. Other areas of the cerebrum enable speech, judgment, thinking and reasoning, problem-solving, emotions and learning.

Detailed explanation-3: -Hippocampus: This structure with your temporal lobe helps manage and store memories in areas of your cerebrum and fetches them when you need them.

Detailed explanation-4: -Your brain has many parts but speech is primarily controlled by the largest part of the brain, the cerebrum. The cerebrum can be divided into two parts, called hemispheres, which are joined by a band of nerve fibers called the corpus callosum. Your speech is typically governed by the left side of your cerebrum.

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