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Second largest brain region.
Cerebellum
Which main part of the brain consists of two halves?
Cerebrum
When looking at a cross-section of a brain, the ____ matter is found along the outside and the edges.
Gray Matter
The brain communicates with most of the body through the _______.
Spinal Cord
What primarily makes up the PNS?
Nerves
A number of complex brain structures lie clustered around the brain stem at the core of the brain, surrounded by the cerebrum. These structures are collectively known as the ___.
Limbic System
What percent of the brain is made up of white matter?
60%
You are considered ___ brained if you specialize in reading, writing, and arithmetic forms of intellect.
Left Brained
This disease is characterized by tremors and stiffness of the limbs.
Parkinson's Disease
This lobe is associated with problem solving, reasoning, and emotional traits.
Fronal Lobe
This main area of the brain is responsible for breathing, digestion, and swallowing.
Brain Stem
Seratonin is an example of a ___.
Neurotransmitter
These neurons relay signals from the CNS to other parts of the body,
Motor Neurons
The main function of this area of the brain is to coordinate skeletal muscle activity.
Cerebellum
Lowest part of the brain stem.
Medulla Oblongata
What are the two major divisions of the PNS?
Autonomic & Somatic Nervous Systems
This lobe is associated with hearing, taste, and smell.
Temporal Lobe
This area of the brain stem helps coordinate the movement of both eyes.
Midbrain
This area of the limbic system processes factual memories for storage.
Hippocampus
A serious disease caused by a virus that enters the motor neurons of the spinal cord and destroys some of them; the skeletal muscles connected to the brain by these neurons then become paralyzed.
Polio
The limbic system consists of the hippocampus, thalamus, hypothalamus, and ____.
Amygdala
A person with ____ usually suffers from headaches, nausea, vomitting, and fever; additionally the neck becomes stiff and in some cases, cannot be bent forward.
Meningitis
The _____ controls the muscles of the forearm and the muscles and skin of the hand.
Median Nerve
Most of the brain's gray matter can be found here.
Cerebral Cortex
This division of the autonomic nervous system generally responds to your body's needs during increased activity and emergency situations.
Sympathetic