Parts of Brain
Parts of Brain 2
Mystery Questions
Areas of Brain
100
a set of connected nuclei in the brains of vertebrates that is responsible for regulating arousal and sleep-wake transitions.
What is Reticular Activating System?
100
it is the largest and most highly developed part of the human brain. It is divided into four lobes. Its functions include determining intelligence and personality, thinking, perception, producing and understanding language, interpretation of sensory impulses, motor function, planning and organization, and touch sensation.
What is Cerebrum?
100
Directs several maintanece activities such as eating, drinking, and body temperature. It also helps govern the endocrine system via the pituitary gland and is linked to emotion.
What is Hypothalamus?
100
ultimate control and processing center. larger cortex = larger capacity for learning and thinking. Four lobes are part of the cortex.
What is Cerebral Cortex?
200
a bridge between the cerebral cortex and the medulla. It serves as a communications and coordination center between the two hemispheres of the brain. Its functions include: arousal, controlling automatic functions, relaying sensory information between the cerebrum and the cerebellum, and sleep.
What is Pons?
200
The midbrain is the smallest region of the brain that acts as a sort of relay station for auditory and visual information. The midbrain controls many important functions such as the visual and auditory systems as well as eye movement.
What is Midbrain?
200
Mr. Korek's first name.
What is Kent?
200
The portion of the cerebral cortex lying just behind the forehead; involved in speaking and muscle movements and in making plans and judgments
What is Frontal Lobes
300
controls automatic functions such as breathing, digestion, heart and blood vessel function, swallowing, and sneezing. It helps in transferring messages throughout the brain and spinal cord.
What is Medulla?
300
a small structure within the brain located just above the brainstem between the cerebral cortex and the midbrain and has extensive nerve connections to both. The main function of the thalamus is to relay motor and sensory signals to the cerebral cortex. It also regulates sleep, alertness and wakefulness.
What is Thalamus?
300
controls language expression--an area of the frontal lobe, usually in the left hemisphere, that directs the muscle movements involved in speech.
What is Broca’s Area?
300
The portion of the cerebral cortex lying at the top of the head and toward the rear; receives sensory input for touch and body position.
What is Parietal Lobes?
400
it connects to the brain at the brainstem and is responsible for transmitting and receiving messages going to and from the brain.
What is Spinal Cord?
400
the "little brain" attached to the rear of the brainstem; its functions include processing sensory input and coordinating movement output and balance.
What is Cerebellum?
400
It receives visual input from the retina. It is located in the back of the brain and is the main center for visual processing.
What is Occipital Lobe?
400
the portion of the cerebral cortex lying roughly above the ears; includes the auditory areas, each of which receives auditory information primarily from the opposite ear.
What is Temporal Lobes?
500
it divides the cerebrum into the right and left hemispheres of the brain. It connects the two hemispheres allowing for communication between the two. It transfers motor, sensory, and cognitive information between the brain hemispheres.
What is Corpus Callosum?
500
The hippocampus is critical for the formation of new memories.
What is Hippocampus?
500
Mr. Korek has a double major in Psychology and.....
What is History?
500
controls language reception--a brain area involved in language comprehension and expression; usually in the left temporal lobe.
What is Wernicke’s Area?
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