biology

Question 1

nervous system is divided into ? parts

Answer 1

2
- central nervous system (brain, spinal cord)
- peripheral nervous system (central nervous system to other parts of the body)

Question 2

3 cerebral hemispheres

Answer 2

• cerebrum
• corpus callosum
• cerebral cortex

Question 3

what do the diff sides of brain do

Answer 3

left = controls right side of body (speech and language)
right = controls left side (visual-spatial perception)

Question 4

4 lobes

Answer 4

1. Frontal lobe
2. Parietal lobe
3. Occipital lobe
4. Temporal lobe

Question 5

1- Frontal Lobe

Answer 5

-personality
-emotional responses
-decision-making, planning, judgement

Question 6

parietal lobe

Answer 6

-processing information
-perception
-body awareness and spatial orientation

Question 7

occipital

Answer 7

processing and recognizing visual objects and info

Question 8

temporal lobe

Answer 8

hearing and language

Question 9

what is a CT/CAT scan

Answer 9

brain scanning
slice by slice pics of brain

Question 10

what is a PET scan

Answer 10

brain imaging technique (shows activity)

Question 11

what is an MRI

Answer 11

magnetic resonance imagine
used to diagnose stuff

Question 12

what is an fMRI

Answer 12

Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging
measures brain activity by looking at blood flow

Question 13

what is an EEG?

Answer 13

Electroencephalography - electrical activity

Question 14

different brain waves

Answer 14

beta - 13 or more cycles per sec
alpha - 8-12 per sec
theta - slow wave
delta - slowest wave

Question 15

3 peripheral nervous system

Answer 15

peripheral
somatic
autonomic

Question 16

3 autonomic nervous system

Answer 16

autonomic
sympathetic
parasympathetic

Question 17

aphasia ?

Answer 17

loss or impairment to understand or communicate