History
This man was a Greek Physician who lived in the second century
Who is Galen?
This lobe houses the Hippocampus
What is the Temporal lobe?
This side of your brain controls the left side of your body
What is the right brain?
this is the amount of your brain that humans use on a typical day
what is all of your brain?
These hold blood
What are blood vessels?
This man worked to correct many of Galen's previous errors in a book titled, "De Humani Corporis Fabrica"
Who is Andreas Vesalius?
This is the name of the part of the brain responsible for coordinating voluntary movements and maintaining balance and posture
What is the Cerebellum?
90% of people are this
What is left brained?
It tests how much of the brain is being used at any given time and does this by tracking the amount of oxygen that goes in and out of the brain at one time
What is a brain scan?
Passage ways that are responsible for sending signals all throughout your brain and body
What are neurons?
He was often referred to as "the father of medicine"
Who is Hippocrates?
This helps regulate your breathing, heart rhythms, blood pressure and swallowing
What is the Medulla Oblongada?
What is the dominant side of the brain?
Image scans can also be used to find this life threatening disease
What is cancer?
Your brain contains about 86 billion of these
What are neurons?
In ancient time this was believed to be the center of though emotion and sensory perception
What is the heart?
This lobe is involved with vision
What is the Ocipital lobe?
The line that runs through the middle of the brain
What is the fissure?
The big squishy thing in your head
What is the brain?
These cells provide support and protection for neurons
What are Glial cells?
This scientist founded the field of phrenology
who is Franz Joseph Gall
This is the lobe responsible for influencing your personality
What is the Frontal lobe?
This bundle of fibers binds the two hemispheres of the brain together
What is the Corpus Callosum?
This man created the myth that humans only use a fraction of their brain
Who is William James?
This fluid acts as a cushion for the brain
What is Cerebrospinal Fluid?