I'm Moving
Key to Life
Memories
Pictures, Pictures
Neurons Everywhere
100
I am called what in Latin?
What is Little Brain.
100
My primary role is one of
What is survival.
100
I am a man with no memory.
What is H. M.
100
I am useful to determine the extent of tumors, and loss of tissue
What is a CAT Scan
100
Name what makes a neuron unique from other cells.
What is dendrites and axons.
200
I am located where?
What is in the back of the brain.
200
I am also know as what.
What is the reptilian brain
200
I hold memories of the immediate past.
What is the hippocampus.
200
The three brain imaging techniques that look at brain function.
What is PET scan, fMRI, and EEG.
200
The body has about _______neurons
What is 100 billion
300
I make up what percentage of the brains total weight.
What is 11 %
300
My three parts are the:
What is the midbrain, pons, and medulla oblongata.
300
This disease destroys neurons in the hippocampus.
What is Alzhiemers.
300
A PET scan is based on this.
What is the brain's energy consumption.
300
Learning is all about this
What is making synaptic connections.
400
My movement patterns are stored here.
What is neural networks.
400
The network of neurons and fibers is known as
What is the reticular formation (RF)
400
Children have less control over their emotions because of this.
What is the axons that send information from the cortex to the limbic system are not yet fully developed.
400
An EEG is best used for this.
What is epilepsy, sleep studies, and language processing disorders.
400
The main jobs of the dendrites and axons are
What is to receive information (dendrites) and to send information (axons) to other cells.
500
I am the key to what.
What is balance, coordination of muscle function, and maintenance of body posture.
500
Severe damage to the RAS can result this.
What is a coma.
500
Name three emotional disorders related to the amygdala.
What is panic attacks, bipolar disorder, and phobias.
500
Explain why an x-ray is not very useful for brain studies.
What is it is a still structure, and does not pick up other images necessary to see how the brain functions.
500
One role of the glial cells is to
What is assists in removing the debris of dead cells if there is damage to a specific area of the brain.
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