brain anatomy

Question 1

define biology

Answer 1

the science that studies living organisms

Question 2

what are the 2 main structures of the central nervous system?

Answer 2

brain and spinal cord

Question 3

fore brain is in control of what?

Answer 3

receiving and processing sensory information, understanding, thinking, perceiving, and producing.

Question 4

what are the two divisions?

Answer 4

the diencephalon and telencephalon

Question 5

diencephalon is in control of what?

Answer 5

thalamus, hypothalamus, motor control, relaying sensory information, and automatic functions

Question 6

telencephalon is in control of what?

Answer 6

cerebrum, cerebral cortex

Question 7

midbrain is involved in…

Answer 7

auditory and visual responses

Question 8

hindbrain does what?

Answer 8

extends from the spinal cord and is composed of the metencephalon and myelencephalon

Question 9

metencephalon

Answer 9

pons and cerebellum

Question 10

myelencephalon

Answer 10

medulla oblongata controls autonomic functions

breathing, heart rate, and digestion

Question 11

prosencephalon

Answer 11

forebrain

Question 12

mesencephalon

Answer 12

midbrain

Question 13

rhombencephalon

Answer 13

hindbrain

Question 14

basal ganglia

Answer 14

cognition and voluntary movements

diseases in this spot include: parkinson’s and huntington’s

Question 15

brainstem

Answer 15

relays information to and from peripheral nerves and spinal cord

Question 16

broca’s area

Answer 16

speech

Question 17

central sulcus

Answer 17

separates the parietal and frontal lobes

Question 18

cerebral cortex

Answer 18

outer portion of cerebrum

Question 19

cerebral cortex lobe

Answer 19

frontal,occipital,parietal, temporal

Question 20

cerebrum

Answer 20

large portion, gyrt