Cerebrum/Lobes
This lobe, located at the back of the head, is responsible for processing visual information.
What is the occipital lobe?
What is the limbic system?
This is the outermost, toughest later of the meninges.
What is the dura mater?
During the teenage years, the process of coating neurons in far speeds up communication but isn't finished in the frontal lobe until mid-20s.
What is myelination?
This type of traumatic brain injury occurs when the brain hits the skull, resulting in loss of function.
What is a concussion?
Damage to this area in the left frontal lobe would leave someone able to understand speech but not produce words
What is the Broca's area?
This part of the brain step controls autonomic functions like heart rate, breathing, and blood pressure.
What is the medulla oblongata?
What is the cerebrospinal fluid?
This hormone, produced by the pineal gland, signals to the brain that it's time to sleep.
What is melatonin?
A "brain attack" or stroke, caused by a lack of blood flow to brain tissue, is officially called this.
What is a cerebrovascular accident?
This "executive" lobe is responsible for decision-making, personality, and muscle movement.
What is the frontal lobe?
This almond-shaped structure is the center for processing fear/aggression.
What is the amygdala?
CSF is produced by these clusters of capillaries located within the ventricles.
What is the choroid plexus?
In the teenage brain, this reward center is highly active, often leading to increased risk-taking behavior.
What is the striatum?
This degenerative disease is characterized by beta-amyloid plaques and neurofibrillary tangles.
What is alzheimer's?
This deep groove separates the left/right cerebral hemispheres.
This functional system runs through the brain step and acts like a filter determining which sensory inputs wake up the cortex.
What is the RAS?
This web-like middle layer of the meninges contains the space where CSF flows.
What is the arachnoid mater?
This stage of sleep is characterized by vivid dreaming and high brain activity, despite the body being paralyzed.
This condition results from the degeneration of dopamine-releasing neurons in the substantia nigra,leading to tremors.
What is parkinson's disease?
Located in the temporal lobe, this area is vital for processing meaning of language and speech.
What is Wernicke's area?
This "bridge" connects the cerebellum to the rest of the brain and helps regulate breathing.
What is the pons?
Inflammation of the protective membranes surrounding the brain and spinal cord is known by this medical term.
What is meningitis?
This 24-hour internal clock is regulated by the SCN in the hypothalamus.
What is the circadian rhythms?
What is hydrocephalus?