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Limbic System Plus
Fore Brain
HindBrain
Midbrain
Other
100
How many sections are within the limbic system?
3
100
What parts are in the fore brain?
The thalamus, limbic system, and the cerebrum
100
An overactive heartbeat and sweaty pits may mean you have an overactive ______?
Medulla
100
What part of the brain is within the midbrain?
The reticular formation
100
A struggle to form words in speech production could be due to damage in what part of the brain?
Broca's Area
200
What four needs does the hypothalamus control?
Feeding, fighting, fleeing and f-- mating
200
The thalamus controls all senses except...
Smell
200
What "little brain" controls coordination and balance?
Cerebellum
200
Where is the RAS located? (Not the midbrain!)
Between the ears
200
The angular gyrus does what?
Processes language, number processing and spacial reasoning.
300
What part of the limbic system controls fear and aggression?
Amygdala
300
How many parts of the cerebrum are there?
4- the frontal lobe, the parietal lobe, the occipital lobe, and the temporal lobe.
300
The pons helps to start what? (hint: It's when we dream)
REM sleep
300
What animal was studied after it's RAS was severed?
A cat.
300
The area that deals with the understanding of written and spoken language (The mnemonic is "Word Salad")
Wernicke's Area
400
Without your hippocampus what would be unable to form?
New (explicit) memories
400
What are the electrical oscillations that the thalamus controls?
Bursts of rhythmic neural activity present in sleep and wakefulness
400
What are the parts of the hindbrain?
The cerebellum, medulla, pons, and the reticular formation
400
If severed, what symptoms would a person experience?
A coma.
400
Too much dopamine could lead to _______
Schizophrenia
500
What shape is the limbic system?
A doughnut shape
500
What function is the thalamus (besides electrical oscillations)?
A "sensory switchboard"
500
When drinking beer I become depressed.
The cerebellum
500
What is the shape of the midbrain?
Finger shaped neural networks.
500
The brain and peripheral nervous system are connected by the _______.
Spinal Cord