The brain has four lobes - name them all.
What are frontal, occipital, parietal, and temporal lobes
Fight or flight! When you are confronted with something big, this chemical really gets you pumped up!
What is adrenaline.
This part of the Neuron are great listeners...
What are dendrites.
This brain connector is responsible for the left and right brain communicating with each other.
What is the corpus callosum.
This explains the genetic transfer of characteristics from parents to their offspring.
What is heredity.
Its like my mother can see me from behind, what the heck?
What is the occipital lobe.
Nike once had an inline skate named after this chemical. Fitting, inline skating an activity that is a really good workout actually helps produce this.
What are endorphins.
This guy acts as like a middle man between the cell body and other neurons, think of him as the mail man.
What is an Axon.
Language formation and comprehension are in this area of the brain, make sure you get this right!
What is the left hemisphere.
Wise men say
Only fools rush in
But I can't help
Falling in love with you
....
Take my hand
Take my whole life too
For I can't help
Falling in love with you
What is oxytocin.
Mom: "Don't touch that, its hot!" - General senses are processed here.
What is the Parietal Lobe.
Been feeling depressed pretty consistently and trying to get out of this season, my doctor said I have an imbalance of this neurotransmitter.
What is Serotonin.
Much like high-speed internet connection, this part of the neuron is going to speed up your text or chemical messages...
What is the myelin sheath.
Someone with damage this this brain structure may suffer from amnesia (memory loss disorder).
What is the hippocampus.
EVERYONE GETS PIZZA IF YOU GET THIS QUESTION RIGHT IN 10 SECONDS OR LESS! Have I got your attention; this part of the brain is active now.
What is the reticular activating system.
This former railroad worker was impaled when a reaction cause a metal bar to go through his cheek, behind his eye, through the frontal lobe, and out the top of his head
Who is Phineas Gage.
This chemical helps us learn and recall/memory. Come on now, this chemical REALLY needs to kick in right about now for this table!
What is glutamate.
What are, axon terminals.
Name 2 of the 5 tests examined in class to help us better understand how the brain works.
What are EEG, PET, CT/CAT, MRI, fMRI.
I hit my head now I can't stop snacking and I gained like 25 pounds... what part of the brain has been affected.
What is the hypothalamus.
I can comprehend what you are saying and commit it to memory all thanks to this lobe.
What is the temporal lobe.
This chemical would really be helpful right now in calming all of you down, worried about this game. If it gets to a low level, it will definitely cause anxiety. We don't want that, now do we?
What is GABA.
What is the synaptic gap or cleft
When the left and right hemisphere no longer are able to communicate with each other, they are experiencing this phenomenon.
What is split brain
What is Miss Rangel's favorite color?