Regions of the Brain
The 4 main regions of the brain.
What are the brain stem, cerebellum, diencephalon, and cerebrum?
Hypothalamus, thalamus, amygdala, and hippocampus.
What are the main parts of the Limbic System?
There are this many stages of sleep.
What is 4 stages?
Protective layers of the brain.
What are meninges?
A slight brain injury that does not cause permanent brain damage.
What is a concussion?
The region of the brain we most associate with a mental image of the brain. It consists of 2 hemispheres.
What is the cerebrum?
A central rounding station based on emotional state.
What is the amygdala?
It is recommended that you get this many hours of sleep every night.
What is 8 hours?
The kind of fluid that meninges contain.
What is cerebrospinal fluid?
A progressive degenerative brain disease often found in the elderly. It is known to cause memory loss, confusions, hallucination and death.
What is Alzheimer's?
The region of the brain that connects directly to the spinal cord but is noticeably thicker than the spinal cord below.
What is the brain stem?
Links new sensory information to past memories.
What is a hippocampus?
This is the stage of sleep where deep sleep begins.
What is the 3rd stage?
Dura Mater, Arachnoid Layer, Sub-Arachnoid Space, Pia Mater.
What are the layers of meninges?
The common name for a Cerebrovascular Accident.
What is a Stroke?
This region of the brain is known as the hindbrain and is the posterior region of the brain and inferior to the back of the cerebrum.
What is the cerebellum?
The location of the Limbic system in relation to the brain stem.
What is above (superior to)?
This is the duration of each stage of sleep.
What is 90-110 minutes?
Inflammation of the meninges.
What is meningitis?
A loss of senses that can result from spinal injury.
What is Paresthesias?
This region of the brain is in the interior of the brain and can only be seen if the brain is cut open.
What is the diencephalon?
The location of the Limbic system in relation to the cerebrum.
What is below (inferior)?
This 3 letter acronym occurs during the 4th stage of sleep.
What is REM (Rapid Eye Movement)?
An American construction foreman who is known for the miraculous survival of having a metal rod shot clean through his head.
Who is Phineas Gage?
A spinal disorder where victims lose the ability to move, speak, swallow, and breathe over the course of less than 5 years.
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS)