This consists of two main parts including the central and peripheral:
What is the nervous system
100
The structure in the brain that connects the two hemispheres and aids in getting info from one side of the brain to the other.
What is the Corpus Callosum
100
The _______ is also referred to as "the Bridge" and is involved in regulating body movement, attention, sleep and alertness.
What is the pons.
100
How many lobes does the right hemisphere of the brain have?
What is 4.
100
If you damage this lobe, you might have trouble organizing thoughts and processing information.
What is frontal.
200
Neurons are composed of 3 parts: The cell body, the axon and the
What is dendrites
200
Damage to this part of the brain may lead a person to walk unsteadily and occasionally fall down.
What is the cerebellum.
200
This part of the brain is involved in vital functions such as heart rate, blood pressure and breathing.
What is the medulla.
200
This neurotransmitter helps prepare us for "fight or flight":
What is norepinephrine or noradrenaline
200
What is the neurotransmitter called that is related to psychoses and feelings of satisfaction?
What is dopamine.
300
Jeremy lost all short term memory altering hs daily life after his______ was damaged.
What is hippocampus
300
This regulates the body's internal communication functions and the way a person reacts to the external world.
What is the nervous system.
300
These typically consist of a cell body, which contains a nucleus and receives incoming nerve impulses, and an axon, which carries impulses away from the cell body.
What are neurons.
300
What are the 4 lobes of the brain called?:
What is Frontal, Temporal, Parietal, Occipital
300
Which type of neurotransmitter stimulates the brain rather than calming it?
What is excitatory.
400
Consists of the brain AND the spinal cord.
What is the central nervous system
400
The _______ system is a group of brain areas involved in emotional reactions and motivated behavior.
What is limbic.
400
The connection between the axon of one neuron and the dendrite of another is call ed the _______ point.
What is synapse.
400
If there is damage to the temporal lobe, this area might limit someone's ability to comprehend language:
What is Wernicke's Area
400
This area of the brain contains the medulla, reticular formation and the cerebellum.
What is the hindbrain.
500
Researchers study the brain by using imaging techniques such as the _________ which provides a three dimensional view of the brain.
What is CT SCAN
500
The _______ is a critical structure of the brain which relays sensory information, such as pain, to other areas (like a switchboard).
What is the thalamus.
500
The brain is fully developed by approximately _____ years of age.
What is 25.
500
If there is damage to this area, speech and proper production of a complete sentence in speech and writing may occur:
What is Broca's area.
500
This part of the brain controls certain automatic behaviors, for example, keeping your eyes focused on an object when turning your head.