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The Subcortex
Cerebral Cortex
Brain Scans
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Miscellaneous
100
The oldest part of the brain. Evolution wise.
What is the brainstem
100
The frontal lobe houses the ______________ which is used for making voluntary movements.
What is the motor cortex
100
Takes pictures at different angles that the computer combines for a full image of the brain. Shows brain structure.
What is CAT scan
100
I'm playing the bass guitar while unicycling on a tight rope.
What is cerebellum
100
Our dear friend Phineus Gage suffered and injury that seperated his limbic system from his _______________ ____________.
What is frontal lobe
200
It controls hunger, thirst and sexual motivation.
What is hypothalamus
200
The somatosensory cortex, most used for our sense of touch, is located in the ______________ lobe.
What is parietal
200
A visual display of brain activity that determines where radioactive glucose is while the brain peforms certain tasks.
What is PET scan
200
Searching for the correct tissue to remove for a brain biopsy.
What is CAT or MRI scan
200
The long crack that seperates the right and left hemispheres of the brain
What is longitudinal fissure.
300
The "router" of information in the brain. Similiar to an old telephone operator.
What is the thalamus
300
The crack in the brain which seperates the frontal lobe from the parietal lobe.
What is the central fissure
300
A recording of brain waves to see what the brain is doing at a specific time.
What is EEG
300
Listening to and understanding Mr. Puskar talk about the brain
What is Wernicke's area
300
The brain's ability for modification. Having parts take on new functions
What is plasticity.
400
It controls wakefulness and arousal
What is the reticular formation
400
The _____________ lobe controls your ability to see
What is occipital lobe
400
A computer generated image of the brain through magnetic fields and radio waves.
What is MRI scan
400
You see Paul McCartney play a concert of all Beatles' songs. "Holy cow I'm going to remember that!"
What is hippocampus
400
The ______________ you are, the more difficult it is for brain tissue to assume new functions.
What is older
500
What are the parts of the limbic system?
What are the hippocampus, hypothalamus and amygdala
500
This band of neural fibers relays information between the hemispheres.
What is the corpus callosum.
500
Imaging by section or sectioning
What is tomography
500
You jump up and down after the Giants score a touchdown to beat the Patriots in the superbowl!
What is motor cortex
500
What is the significance of November 5th.
What is Mr. Puskar's birthday.