Brain Regions
Brain Functions
Vocab
Depression
Review
100

This part of the brain is used for decision making and judgement.

Frontal Lobe 

100

Cerebellum

Balance

100

a chemical message that travels the body through the bloodstream. 

Hormone

100

What neurotransmitter is in short supply during depression? 

Serotonin 

100

what part of the neuron protects the cord in the axon

myelin sheath

200

This part of the brain is used for spatial awareness

Parietal Lobe 

200

Parietal Lobe

Spatial Awareness

200

chemical message that travels the body from neuron to neuron 

neurotransmitter 

200

what is the number one way we create our own serotonin? 

motor activity

200

Your health triangle had three parts, what were they?

Social, emotional/mental, physical

300

This brain region is necessary for balance

Cerebellum

300

Spinal Cord

Message Carrier

300

"happy" neurotransmitter 

Serotonin

300

The team who wants these points has to buzz in and do their best yodeling 

Nice job

300

what does the autonomic nervous system break down into? 

Parasympathetic and Sympathetic 

400

This brain region is used for hearing and language development.

Temporal Lobe

400

Temporal Lobe

Hearing and language 

400

a common but serious mental disorder

Depression

400

what is the difference between a psychiatrist and a psychologist?

psychiatrist can prescribe meds. 

400

what is the deepest layer of skin called 

subcutaneous layer 

500

This brain region allows for visual processing

Occipital Lobe

500

Frontal Lobe

Decision Making 

500

Bonus Question: On average how much does the brain weigh?

3 lbs

500

When neurotransmitters travel they have to cross this gap between the neurons. What is the gap called?

Synapse/synaptic gap/synaptic cleft

500

Describe what happens with light and images as an effect of the cornea being curved. 

light enters the eye at an angle resulting in images being upside down and then the brain flips it right side up. 

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