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Neuroanatomy & The Nervous System
Studying the Brain
Parts of the Brain
Lobes
Genetics
100
What is the synapse?
Space between neurons
100
What is the most common surgical brain lesion?
Frontal Lobotomy
100
What is the Left Brain related to?
Logic, numbers, language, etc.
100
What sense are the occipital lobes related to?
Sight
100
What causes Down Syndrome?
An extra chromosome on the 21st pair
200
What is one type of neurotransmitter?
Dopamine, serotonin, etc.
200
Who was Phineas Gage?
(answers will vary)
200
What does the cerebellum control?
Muscle movement
200
What sense are the temporal lobes related to?
Sound
200
What are the symptoms of Down Syndrome?
mental retardation, unusual physical characteristics
300
What is the CNS made up of?
Brain and Spinal Cord
300
What two other types of tests is an fMRI based off of?
MRI and PET
300
Name one part of the Hindbrain
medulla, pons, cerebellum
300
What sense are the parietal lobes related to?
Touch
300
What causes Klinefelter's Syndrome?
An extra X chromosome
400
What is the function of the CNS?
Transmit information from body to brain
400
What is an EEG most commonly used to study?
Brain waves during sleep
400
What does the Pituitary Gland do?
synthesizes and releases hormones
400
What does the motor cortex control?
Voluntary Movements
400
What causes Turner's Syndrome?
Only having one single X chromosome
500
What is the difference between the Somatic and Autonomic Nervous System?
(answers will vary)
500
What does MRI stand for?
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
500
Name one part of the Limbic System
amygdala, etc.
500
What does the Wernicke's area do?
Interprets both written and spoken speech
500
Who conducted studies on twins and IQ and what did they conclude?
Thomas Bouchard; IQ is influenced by genetics