The Nervous System
What role does the central nervous system play in the body?
Answer : Controls body responses
What are the 3 main parts of the brain?
Answer: Cerebrum, Cerebellum, Brain stem ( medulla )
What is the difference between Nature vs Nurture
Answer: Nature is genetic and nurture is your environment and surroundings.
What behavioural changes do we commonly see with teenagers?
Answer: Impuslive behaviour, poor judgment, social anxiety, etc.
True or False !! Our brain grows in size as we enter adulthood.
Answer: True
What are some examples of invountary bodily fucntions?
Asnwer: Heartbeat, Blood Pressure, Digestion, Breating.
What are the different lobes AND their functions to the brain?
Answer:
frontal - thinking / problem solving
temporal - hearing
parietal - reading, writing, languages
occipital - vision
What nutrient is the most imporant for brain development in early childhood?
Answer: Iron
Which brain develops earlier, males or females AND by how many years in difference?
Answer: Females at 2 years earlier
Which part of brain is most involved in decision-making and planning?
Answer: Frontal lobe
What are some examples of voluntary bodily function?
Answer: Walking, Running, Eating, Speaking.
What are some characteristics of the left brained vs right brained people?
Answer:
Left brain people: good at math, languages, thinking, logic etc.
Right brain people: good at art, music, imagination, creativity.
What is the typical age range for early childhood?
Answer: 2 - 6 years old
Why are teenagers more prone to try drugs and alcohol?
Answer: They have an overactive impulse to see pleasure and less ability to consider consequences due to the prefrontal cortex being pruned back
Name the common symptoms of Alzhiemers min is especially important for maintaining brain function in older adults?
Answer: less abstract thinking, misplacing things, change is behaviour, change in personality, loss of initiative
What two parts is the central nervous sytem split up into?
WHat is the function of the medulla AND the cerebellum?
Answer:
Medulla: connects to the spinal cord, and is responsible for involuntary actions like breating, heart beat, sweating, digestion.
Cerebellum: controls muscle movement and balance.
What is the languag thatt caregivers use to talk to babies?
Answer: Motherese / Parentese ( Baby - talk )
True or False!! The prefrontal cortex weighs outcomes, forms judgments, and controls impulses/emotions.
Answer: True
What is neuroplasticity, and why is it important in the adult brain?
Answer: Neuroplasticity is the brain’s ability to form new connections. It helps adults keep learning and adapting, even as they age.
What neurontransmitter is associated with emotional aruosal, learning, memory, and also plays a crucial role in the brains reward system?
Answer: DOPAMINE
What is the function of the corpus callosum, and hwy is it important to the brain communication?
Answer: the corpus callosum connects the left and right hemispheres of the brain and allows them to communicate and share information. helps both sides to process, thoughts and actions.
Whatis another word for "wild child"
Answer: Feral
What role does the limbic system play in teenagers?
Answer: Increased risk taking, Emotional regulation, Social behaviour, etc.
What is the difference between Parkinsons and Alzhimers
Answer: Parkinsons is slow motor movements and Alzhimers is damages to the brain and the brain cells