Brain Structure
What is the largest part of the human brain?
What is the cerebrum?
What two main parts make up the nervous system?
What is central nervous system (CNS) and peripheral nervous system (PNS)?
What are the sensory receptor for painful stimuli?
What are nociceptors?
Which part of the brain controls balance and coordination?
What is cerebellum?
What technique measures the brain’s electrical activity using electrodes on the scalp?
What is an EEG?
What is the brain’s outermost layer of gray matter called?
What is the cerebral cortex?
What part of the nervous system includes the brain and spinal cord?
What is central nervous system?
Which sensory receptors detect light in the retina?
What are photoreceptors?
Which brain region encodes new memories?
What is the hippocampus?
Which brain waves are most prominent during deep sleep?
What are alpha waves?
What structure connects the two cerebral hemispheres?
What is the corpus callosum?
Which division of the nervous system controls voluntary movement?
What is Somatic nervous system?
Which photoreceptors are responsible for color vision?
What are cones?
What brain lobe is primarily responsible for vision?
What is occipital lobe?
What happens to the membrane potential when sodium ions rush into the neuron?
What is depolarization?
Which part of the brainstem connects the brain to the spinal cord?
What is the medulla oblongata?
Which nervous system division controls involuntary functions like heart rate and digestion?
What is autonomic nervous system?
Which photoreceptors are more sensitive to low light levels?
What are rods?
What brain lobe is associated with decision-making and personality?
What is frontal lobe?
Which lobes do alpha waves originate in?
What are the occipital lobes?
Which deep brain structure acts as a relay station for sensory information?
What is the thalamus?
What two branches make up the autonomic nervous system?
What is sympathetic and parasympathetic systems?
What disorder of the visual system involves misalignment of the eyes?
What is strabismus?
Which structure inside the temporal lobe plays a major role in emotional processing?
What is amygdala?
Which brain waves are associated with active thinking and problem-solving?
What are beta waves?