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Question 1

what is the top of the brain known as

Answer 1

dorsal

Question 1

what is the bottom of the brain known as

Answer 1

ventral

Question 2

what is the front of the brain known as

Answer 2

anterior

Question 3

what is the back of the brain known as

Answer 3

posterior

Question 4

what is sexual selection

Answer 4

where females apply more strategy to their behaviour, such as in peacocks, where females have a preference for big tails, leading to males taking more care of their feathers.

Question 5

Define neuroanatomy

Answer 5

the study of skull observations

Question 6

if a brain area is in the middle of the brain, it is thought to be…

Answer 6

Medial

Question 7

If an area of the brain is to one side of the brain, it is thought to be…

Answer 7

Lateral

Question 8

What does superior mean in terms of brain location

Answer 8

near the top

Question 9

what does inferior mean in terms of brain location

Answer 9

near the bottom

Question 10

why do humans have bigger brains

Answer 10

1) they evolved.
2) they have more folds, meaning it has a greater surface area.

Question 11

function of the frontal lobe

Answer 11

movement, inhibitions and control

Question 12

function of the occipital lobe

Answer 12

visual processing

Question 13

function of the temporal lobe

Answer 13

object/face recognition (who someone/what something is) and informational processing

Question 14

function of the parietal lobe

Answer 14

perception of the body, attention and where things are (spatial attention)

Question 15

function of the cerebellum

Answer 15

balance, motor planning and learning, double checking what you are doing is what is expected.

Question 16

function of the brain stem

Answer 16

keeping the body alive (breathing, heartbeat, salivation, etc)

Question 17

what are meninges and its function

Answer 17

the brain is contained in a sac, and is designed to protect and nourish the brain, it provides an exchange medium between the blood and brain

Question 18

ventricular system

Answer 18

Hollow caverns filled with cerebrospinal fluid, which acts as a shock absorber for the brain stem.

Question 19

Lateral ventricles

Answer 19

two ventricals that are lateralised

Question 20

third and fourth ventricals

Answer 20

third and fourth holes when coronally slices (sideways

Question 21

brain slicing

Answer 21

• Horizontal plane - Rostral (front) to caudal (back)
• Sagittal plane - split the hemispheres
• Coronal plane - front to back