Endocrine System
What does the endocrine system release?
Hormones
Which part of the brain controls balance and coordination?
Cerebellum
The following description is about which method of studying the brain?
"A device that uses electrodes attached to the skull to record brain wave activity"
An EEG (electroencephalograph)
What are the two parts of the Nervous System?
The Central Nervous System (CNS) and the Peripheral Nervous System (PNS)
What are the three regions of the brain?
The Forebrain, the Midbrain, and the Hindbrain
Which gland is best described as the "master gland?"
Pituitary gland
What part of the brain is a bundle of nerve fibers that connects the two cerebral hemispheres?
The Corpus Callosum
The ability of the brain to modify its connections or re-wire itself refers to what phenomena?
Brain plasticity or neuroplasticity
Which part of the peripheral nervous system is responsible for involuntary processes like breathing and food digestion?
Autonomic!
Lloyd is participating in a experiment where he sits in a completely dark room and must feel for one of two buttons to press in response to sentences he hears streaming through his headphones. For sentences with a pronoun he presses the button with a bump on it. For sentences with no pronouns he presses the button with no bump on it. This task involves activity in all of the lobes of Lloyd’s brain except his ____ lobe.
Occipital Lobe
What part is responsible for regulating blood sugar levels?
The pancreas
Which region of the brain includes the cerebellum, the reticular formation, and the medulla?
The hindbrain
The following description is about which method of studying the brain?
"A method of producing computerized images of the brain and other body parts by measuring the signals they emit when placed in a strong magnetic field"
What is the purpose of a neurotransmitter?
To carry messages between synapses
After an accident which involved head trauma, David has difficulty responding emotionally to unpleasant stimuli – this most likely indicates damage to which brain part?
Limbic system
What part is responsible for regulating metabolic rate, growth, and maturation?
Thyroid
Anna recently hit her head while rock climbing. Since the accident, her memory of the past has been limited and she has had trouble forming new memories. Based on this information she most likely damaged which brain component?
The hippocampus
Name that term! Refers to the division of functions between the right and left hemispheres.
Lateralization
See image. What is E?
The Myelin Sheath
What part of the brain responsible for the regulation of attentional processes and states of alertness and arousal?
Reticular formation
What part is responsible for stimulating the pituitary gland to release other hormones, including growth hormones?
Hypothalamus
Broca's Area
The following description is about which method of studying the brain?
"A method that can provide a computer-generated image of the brain, formed by tracing the amounts of glucose used in different parts of the brain during different types of activity"
A PET scan (positron emission topography)
What type of neuron communicates information from sensory organs to spinal cord/brain?
A sensory neuron
Name that part! An area of the left temporal lobe involved in processing written and spoken language.
Wernicke's Area