Parts of the Brain
Nervous System
Functions of the Parts of the Brain
Parts of the Brain/Nervous System Part Two
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The number of hemispheres in the brain.
What is 2.
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This part of the nervous system controls the involuntary actions of the body.
What is the autonomtic nervous system?
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Afferent neurons.
What are sensory neurons?
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This part of the brain gives you the ability to learn and store abstract and complex ideas.
What is the cerebral cortex?
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This is what the pituitary gland is informally called.
What is master gland?
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The part of the brain that communicates between the hemishpheres.
What is the corpus callosum.
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This is the part of the nervous system that includes nerves branching from the spinal cord.
What is the peripheral nervous system?
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The parietal lobe does this.
What controls hearing, smelling and taste?
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The temporal lobe has to do with these functions.
What is hearing, memory, emotion, speaking, and advanced mental detail?
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This weighs 2 1/3 lbs. to 3 lbs.
What is the brain?
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This part of the brain controls posture.
What is the cerebellum?
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These carries messages to and from the brain.
What is the function of a neurons?
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This part of the brain integrates sensory information.
What is the midbrain?
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Carries messages to and from the brain within the backbone; a bundle of nerves.
What is the spinal cord?
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This is approximately two feet long.
What is the spinal cord?
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This is the part of the brain that houses conscious thought.
What is the forebrain?
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The space between neurons.
What is a synapse?
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The hypothalamus and pituitary do this.
What is regulate hormones throughout the body?
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This is where the electrical signal from a neuron is carried.
What are the axons?
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Scientists use this to study electrical brain activity.
What is an EEG?
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This is the part of the brain you see with.
What is the occipital lobe?
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Norepinephrine and endorphins are these.
What are neurotransmitters?
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These are the parts of the limbic system.
What are the hypothalamus, amygdala, thalamus, and hippocampus.
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List the parts of a neuron.
Dendrites Cell Body/Cell Nucleus Axon Axon Terminal Synapse
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Sociobiologist research this.
What is the social interactions of different species in natural habitats? This build upon biology, anthropolgy, and psychology.
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