5 homeostasis - the brain

Question 1

cerebral cortex

Answer 1

• butter wrinkly part of brain
• consciousness, intelligence, memory, language

Question 2

medulla

Answer 2

• surrounds top left of spinal cord
• controls unconscious activities eg breathing and heartbeat

Question 3

cerebellum

Answer 3

• right of spinal cord
• muscle coordination

Question 4

study the brain through brain damage

Answer 4

• if you went blind from a stoke we know that the part of your brain damaged is responsible for your sight

Question 5

study the brain through electrical stimulation

Answer 5

• putting electrodes into tissue and zapping and observing it

Question 6

studying the brain through MRI scans

Answer 6

• very detailed pics of brains structure
• so scientists can see what part of brain active when eg listening to music