Hindbrain
Which lobe is located in the back of our head and responsible for sight?
Occipital Lobe
What does the midbrain relay auditory information to and from?
From ear to forebrain
What receives and processes electrochemicals in the brain?
Neurons
What connects the brain to the spinal cord?
Brainstem
What part of the brain controls behaviors that serve biological needs?
Hypothalamus
What lobe process sensations (like touch and pain)?
Parietal Lobe
Pain
What acts as a nervous system "healer" or repairman?
Glia
What is the largest region of the hindbrain and is responsible for balance and voluntary movement?
Cerebellum
What part of the limbic system is responsible for emotional processing?
Amygdala
Which lobe is responsible for auditory processing and long-term memory formation?
Temporal Lobe
What is damage or abnormal change in tissue caused by injury or disease?
Lesions
What part of a neuron transmits signals to other neurons?
Axon
Hippocampus
The _______ lobe controls motor, planning, and emotions.
Frontal Lobe
What are some functional or structural neuroimaging techniques?
PET, MRI, CT, fMRI
What allows a neuron to receive and integrate information from other neurons?
Synapse
What controls important, involuntary processes?
Pons and Medulla
What is the biggest section of the forebrain, responsible for thought, reasoning, learning, and language?
Cerebrum
*This is different from the Cerebellum!!
What part of the brain are the lobes located in?
Forebrain
What part of the midbrain helps you track objects in the visual field?
Tectum
What part of the neuron detects incoming signals?
Dendrites