Nervous System and the Brain

Structures of the brain

100

The average brain weighs about how many pounds?

2-3 pounds

200

I am the cerebrum and the top portion of the brain. What 4 structures are part of the cerebrum?

Frontal lobe, occipital lobe, parietal lobe and temporal lobe.

300

I am the raised or ridged tissue on the surface of the brain. What is my name?

Gyrus or gyri

400

I help you to interpret hearing and understand languages. Who am I?

Temporal lobe

500

I have 3 parts and am responsible for keeping you alive by regulating heartbeat, breathing and serves as the connection between the brain and spinal cord. Who am I?

The brainstem

Who does what?

100

This color of brain matter is part of the cerebral cortex, and is responsible for intelligence. What type of matter am I?

Grey matter

200

This structure in the brain connects the left and right sides of the brain. What is my name?

Corpus callosum

300

I am the grooves and depressions in the brain tissue. What is my name?

Sulci or sulcus

400

I am the super highway in the cerebral cortex that sends and receives information in the brain. What is my name?

White matter

500

This part of the brain helps to keep my balance and helps me walk straight. What is my name?

Cerebellum

You're on my nerves!

100

About how many neurons does the human body have?

100 billion

200

The neuron axon has insulation to help conduction of the electrical message, what is this insulation called?

Myelin Sheath

300

Sensory nerves travel to what lobe for interpretation?

Parietal lobe

400

What part of the neuron houses DNA?

Nucleus

500

What are arm-like extensions off the soma (body) of the neuron?

Dendrites

What is in control?

100

I control all the vital signs like your heartbeat, breathing and blood pressure. Who am I?

Medulla oblongata

200

This brain lobe controls voluntary muscle movement. What lobe am I?

Frontal lobe

300

I am part of the brainstem and I handle all your unconscious movements and regulate breathing. Who am I?

Pons

400

This area of the brain is involved with memory and emotions. When it deteriorates, people may have dementia. 

Hippocampus

500

What structure in the brain acts as a sensory relay system, except for smell?

Thalamus

Glands, glands, glands

100

This gland is called the master gland. Who am I?

Pituitary gland

200

These glands secrete their hormones into the bloodstream. What type of gland are they?

Endocrine

300

I am behind the ventricles in the brain and produce melatonin to help you sleep. What gland am I?

Pineal gland

400

How many glands are there in your head?

3

500

This hormone regulator is part of the homeostasis system. What gland in the brain am I?

Hypothalamus