Brain
The brain stem does what?
Connects the cerebrum and cerebellum to the spinal cord
The cental nervous system is located where?
the ___ controls the involintary function.
brain stem.
What nervous system is in the head?
The cranial nervous system.
What liqued of pigs can be utilized for humans?
Blood and insulin
Hypothalamus regulates basic homeostatic functions such as?
hunger, thirst, and body temperature
Peripheral nervous system is connected to the central nervous system via?
vertabre
____ ____are processes that we don't think about completing.
involuntary functions.
What system makes the heart beat?
The Automatic Nervous System.
What are pigs used for surgically?
Organs, pigs closely mimic humans in biology through most systems.
What does the penal gland produce?
hormones
The process where nerve impulses travel down the spinal cord from the brain to the muscles and organs is called?
efferent transmission
___ ____ beats involintarily.
the heart.
Which part of the brain controls breathing?
The brain stem.
Which pig organ is transferable to humans, and vice versa?
Hearts.
Thalamus acts as a relay station for what brain part?
cerebrum
what process is nerve impulses from sensory organs travel up the spinal cord to the brain called?
afferent transmission or conduction.
____ is stoped when a fight or flight responds occurs.
digestion
____ send messages to the bran.
spine/nerves.
What year was the first engineered pig organ transplant to a human?
2008
Cerebrum [v.s] Cerebellum
Cerebrum: The largest part, higher-level thinking, reasoning, sensory processing, memory [v.s] Cerebellum: Located at the back of the brain, coordination, balance, smooth movements.
secondary function of the brain stem connnecting to the spine?
controls involuntary functions like breathing, heartbeat, sleep-wake cycles
____ uses involuntary funtions but can also be consciously controlled.
lungs
___ is a rope of nerves running up the back.
spine.
What years were the 3 studies that were performed on pig brains that brought separate parts of the body and brain back to life?
2018, 2019, 2022