Brain

Question 1

3 layers of meninges

Answer 1

pia mater, arachnoid, dura mater

Question 2

What ARE the meninges?

Answer 2

Connective tissue

Question 3

Protection of the brain (outside first).

Answer 3

Cranium, dura mater, arachnoid, CSF, pia mater and the brain.

Question 4

What is the CSF?

Answer 4

Cerebrospinal fluid

Question 5

What are the basic 3 parts of the brain?

Answer 5

Cerebrum, Cerebellum and the brain stem.

Question 6

What is the cerebrum?

Answer 6

Conscious processes

Question 7

What is the Cerebellum?

Answer 7

Unconscious processes

Question 8

What is the brain stem?

Answer 8

Relays messages between brain and spinal cord.

Question 9

What are the 5 lobes of the brain?

Answer 9

Frontal Lobe (front), Occipitae Lobe (back), Parietal Lobe (top middle), Temporal Lobe (bottom middle) and Insula Lobe (inside).

Question 10

Function of the frontal lobe?

Answer 10

Voluntary control of skeletal muscles and thought processing.

Question 11

Function of the occipitae lobe?

Answer 11

Sight and visual.

Question 12

Function of the temporal lobe?

Answer 12

Hearing and smell.

Question 13

Function of the parietal lobe?

Answer 13

Pressure, pain, touch and temperature (feeling).

Question 14

Function of the Insula lobe?

Answer 14

Self awareness, emotions and some motor control.

Question 15

Why are humans smarter than elephants but elephants have a bigger brain (HINT grooves)?

Answer 15

The more grooves, the more surface area, the more neurons, the more connections, the smarter we are.

Question 16

WHat is the corpus callossum?

Answer 16

A tissue that connects the two hemispheres of the brain.

Question 18

Where is the grey and white matter?

Answer 18

Grey matter is on the outside and white on the inside.