Riding A Bike
In what ways does the Cerebellum correlate to riding a bike?
What is the function of the Cerebellum?
The cerebellum is able to push the petals or cause your hands so squeeze the brakes
The cerebellum coordinates the fine motor movements in the body
The other day when i was Crying in my dorm i got a text from my roommate telling my that she could hear my sobs from the other room, and asking me if i could be quiet. This has formed a memory and i now feel bad every time i think about that text. what part of the brain is responsible for housing the area that process auditory listening, memory formation, and emotional recognition?
A. Frontal Lobe
B. Temporal Lobe
C. Pariental Lobe
D. Occipital Lobe
B. Temporal Lobe
When you are reading a book you need to be able to see the words in able to process what is happening in a book. where in the brain does this function reside.
this would also be the part that is responsible for noticing and registering is something was flying by or at you.
A. Frontal Lobe
B.Pariental Lobe
C.Temporal Lobe
D. Occipital Lobe
D. Occipital Lobe
When playing chess you need to make a lot of decisions, judgments, and movements. Where in the brain do all of these functions stay?
A. Temporal Lobe
B. Frontal Lobe
C. Pariental Lobe
D. Occipital Lobe
B. Frontal Lobe
Does the Peripheral nervous system or Central nervous system take care of brain functions?
Central Nervous System
Alison is nineteen years old and has just recently learned how to ride a bike, As Alison is riding down hill she notices that her bike brakes begin to fail causing her to begin to sweat and become very scared.
What part of the brain is responsible for this?
Hypothalamus: regulates hunger, thirst, fear, body temp (without its reminders you would not feel hunger reminders)
Captain Rodgers has recently started to wonder what part of his brain was altered when his body was physically altered to become super muscular.
What could his conclusion be?
answers might be Medulla, motor cortex, somatosensory cortex
While reading a book information storage is vital to being able to continue the book from where it was previously left off. what part of the brain might aid in that?
Hippocampus: formation of memory
In a professional game of chess players can burn up to 1000 calories just sitting at the board thinking. During this time their heart may increase and so may their breathing as they need to regulate their bodies under unexpected harsh conditions. What brain structure is most likely used?
Medulla: is in charge of all your life function (it is the reason you are alive)
Which sub system is in charge of putting you into fight or flight?
What are 3 symptoms of the fight?
Sympathetic
Sweating, lungs dilate, pupils dilate, heart accelerates, digestion decreases, salvation decreases
Beth is a professional biker, they have learned of a recent scholarship that they have been nominated for so they have been more motivated to earn the scholarship as a reward for all their hard work. There is a specific part of the brain that is responsible for their motivation and reward seeking. What part is it?
Caudate Nucleus
When I was crying the other day i took note of the face that i had a heightened sense of feeling on my skin when someone tried to hug me. I cant figure out what part of my brain region is responsible for processing sensory information. can you please tell me??
Somatosensory Cortex: in charge of regulating body temperature and body sensory information (what we feel)
You were recently selected to compete in a competition that involves reading as many books possible in a month, the winner gets a brand new computer, with this incentive in mind you set out with the goal of reading 100 books in the next month. What might be the part of the brain you are using?
Amygdala: influences things like motivation and emotion
Communication is key! The problem is people often struggle to talk to each other, if we maybe run an experimental experiment on others where we electrocute them in what part of the brain will people communicate more?
Brocas Area: responsible for speech production
Wernickes Area: responsible for language development
Which nervous system is responsible for controlling the Sympathetic and the Parasympathetic nervous system?
Autonomic nervous system
when the brakes on Alison's bikes decided to go out there were a million neurons firing in her brain at once, one of the functions that was taking place was in the amygdala, what would one of the functions of the amygdala be?
A. The production of neurons firing causing her fine motor skills to make her fall
B. The fear that Alison may crash into something
C. The area responsible for the production of her voice as she screams in terror
D. Alison will be able to remember to check her brakes before riding because she will store this information in her memory
Answer: B. The fear that Alison may crash into something
Alison had a severe and traumatic bicycling accident as a child when her brakes failed on her bike, her corpus callosum became separated from each other. what is she likley to have difficulty doing?
Having coordination between left and right side of her brain such as speech and action. the Corpus Callosum is in charge of connecting the right and left part of the brain.
Your mom has recently been getting mad at you because you have been forgetting to do your daily 100 minutes of reading, because of your lack of continuing the habit, the habit just never seems to form, what part of your brain might you want to get active so your mom stops getting mad at you?
Basal Ganglia-known to form habits, be responsible for motor control, decision making, and emotional regulation
Chess can be highly competitive, it is a game where you need to memorize various patterns of movement, and study the bard between plays. Playing chess is most likely to engage what part of the brain?
Prefrontal Cortex: plans complex cognitive behavior, it is the way you think and study things, also known for decision making and and personality expression.
Which of the following would be under the control of the somatic nervous system?
A.breathing
B.heartbeat
C.picking up a pencil
D.regulation of blood sugar
E.digestion of food
C. picking up a pencil