Brain Parts but mostly Hypothalamus

Question 1

Where is the single hypothalamus located?
Behind ___________
Directly below ____________
Above __________ _________

Answer 1

BEHIND THE EYES
DIRECTLY BELOW THE THALAMUS
ABOVE PINEAL GLAND

Question 2

Name the small, endocrine gland which secretes melatonin?

Answer 2

PINEAL GLAND

Question 3

Which part of the brain relays sensory impulses from receptors all over to cerebral cortex?
(touch, pain, temperature)

Answer 3

THALAMUS

Question 4

The __________ ___________ produces cerebrospinal fluid in the ventricles of the brain; consists of modified ependymal cells.

Answer 4

CHOROID PLEXUS

Question 5

Which part of the brain contains the dopamine producing substantia nigra? Negral degeneration leads to?

Answer 5

MIDBRAIN
+
PARKINSON’S DISEASE

Question 6

The hypothalamus is a collection of what?

Answer 6

MANY NUCLEI

Question 7

What response of the ANS does the hypothalamus direct?

Answer 7

FIGHT or FLIGHT or FREEZE

Question 8

The hypothalamus monitors _________ glucose levels, body’s _________ content, regulates appetite, sleep, sexual behavior, and controls what?

Answer 8

BLOOD
\+
WATER
\+
BODY TEMPERATURE

Question 9

Name the two hormones released by the pituitary gland, which the hypothalamus controls?

Answer 9

OXYTOCIN
+
ADH

Question 10

What can oxytocin’s (childbirth / breastfeeding) secretion be caused by the sound of?

Answer 10

BABY CRYING

Question 11

Name the part of the brain involved in regulation of daily circadian rhythms?

Answer 11

HYPOTHALAMUS

Question 12

Name the disorder in which the change of seasons disrupts a person’s balance of melatonin (sleep mood), typically in the winter?

Answer 12

SEASONAL AFFECTIVE DISORDER

SAD