Brain basics
What is your mind?
The part of your brain that helps you balance when you walk
What is the cerebellum?
The cerebrum has four of these
What are lobes?
The group of structures in your brain that process emotions and memories
What is the limbic system?
We have billions of these special nerve cells
What are neurons?
The physical control center of your body
What is the brain?
The word for this part of the brain means "little brain."
What is cerebellum?
This lobe of your brain is the "master planner" and is in charge of decision-making and problem-solving
What is the frontal lobe?
The control center of your emotions, this is 2 almond shaped clusters of cells
What is the amygdala?
The branches extending from a neuron that receive messages from other neurons
What are dendrites?
The color of your brain
What is white and gray?
The part of the brain responsible for learning and memory
What is the cerebrum?
This lobe of your brain processes your vision
What is the occipital lobe?
The memory mastermind of your limbic system
What is the hippocampus?
The tiny junctions or gaps between neurons
What are synapses?
The bone structure that protects your brain
What is the skull?
The part of your brain responsible for involuntary body movements
What is the brain stem?
This lobe of your brain is in charge of sounds and memories
What is the temporal lobe?
This part regulates hunger, thirst, and sleep
What is the thalamus?
The part of the neuron that is long and thin and carries the message away from the cell body
What is the axon?
Your brain is divided into two of these
What are hemispheres?
This brain part controls your breathing and heart beating
What is the brain stem?
This lobe helps you sense your surroundings and gets information from your body parts on what they are feeling
What is the parietal lobe?
This part helps you have self-control and make decisions
What is the prefrontal cortex?
These carry the nerve messages from one neuron to another
What are neurotransmitters?