Functions
What coordinates voluntary muscle movement and maintains posture, balance, and equilibrium
Cerebellum
What are the lobes of the brain?
Frontal, parietal, temporal, occipital
How much does the brain weight?
Around 3 lbs
What does the hypothalamus do?
Keeps the body in homeostasis, and controls hormone secretions
What ensures both sides of the brain communicate with each other by sending signals
Corpus callosum
Which part receives visual information?
Occipital lobe
Around how many nerve cells does the human brain have?
86 billion
What is the role of the pons?
It handles unconscious processes like the sleep-wake process and breathing
What controls reflexes and basic life functions, like heart rate, breathing, blood pressure, sleep, etc
Brain stem
Which part is associated with personality and motor movement?
Frontal lobe
True or false: the brain doesn't grow any more neurons after childhood
Flase: Neurogenesis is a lifelong process
What does the medulla oblongata do?
Transmits signals between the spinal cord and higher parts of the brain, and controls vital processes like heartbeat and breathing
Which part is the relay station for incoming nerve impulses from around the body, that are then forwarded to the appropriate brain region for processing
Thalamus
Which part processes sensations of touch?
Parietal lobe
True or false: having a bigger brain makes one more intelligent
False, brain size is only one factor when it comes to intelligence, the amount of neurons and connections matter more
What is the cerebrum?
Largest part of the brain that manages all conscious thoughts, actions, and input from the senses.
Which part releases hormones that carry out important bodily functions like growth, metabolism, reproduction, lactation, responses to stress, water + sodium balance, etc
Pituitary gland
Which part encodes memory and processes auditory information?
Temporal lobe
True or false: people are either left brained or right brained
False, the left and right hemispheres control two separate functions, but people's personalities are not boiled down to the hemispheres
What does cerebrospinal fluid do?
Helps cushion the brain from injury and provides nutrients