Brain Structure and Function

Question 1

Hindbrain

Answer 1

• Brainstem
• Myencephalon
• Metencephalon

Question 2

Brain Stem

Answer 2

Oldest

Question 3

Myencephalon

Answer 3

• Medulla
• Reticular Formation

Question 4

Metencephalon

Answer 4

• Pons
• Cerebellum

Question 5

Medulla

Answer 5

• Heartbeat
• Blood Circulation
• Respiration

Question 6

Reticular Formation

Answer 6

Circadian Rhythm

Question 7

Pons

Answer 7

• Relays sensory information
• Controls respiration

Question 8

Cerebellum

Answer 8

• Fine motor control
• Coordination
• Balance
• More Complex than Cortex
  
  • more connections

Question 9

Midbrain (Mesencephalon)

Answer 9

• Newer- Motor and Metabolic
• Tegmentum
• Tectum
• Substantia Nigra

Question 10

Tegmentum

Answer 10

• Reticular Activating System (RAS)
  
  • Arousal and Sleep-Waking states
• Movement

Question 11

Tectum

Answer 11

• Superior Colliculi
  
  • Vision
• Inferior Colliculi
  
  • Hearing

Question 12

Substantia Nigra

Answer 12

• Reward
• Adiction
• Movement

Question 13

Forebrain

Answer 13

• Newest
  
  • Complex processing
• Diencephalon
• Hypothalamus
• Basal Ganglia
• Limbic Structures

Question 14

Diencephalon

Answer 14

• Thalamus
• Hypothalamus

Question 15

Thalamus

Answer 15

• Receives integrates sensory information
• Relay Station

Question 16

Hypothalamus

Answer 16

Homeostasis

Question 17

Basal Ganglia (telencephalon)

Functions

Answer 17

• Unconcious learning
  
  • Muscle memory
• Movement Control
  
  • Large movements
• Motor Learning

Question 18

Basal Ganglia (telencephalon)

Structures

Answer 18

• Globus Pallidus
• Putamen
• Caudate Nucleus
• Amygdaloid Nucleus

Question 19

Limbic Structures (Telencephalon)

Answer 19

• Hippocampus
• Amygdala

Question 20

Hippocampus

Answer 20

Important for conscious learning

Question 21

Amygdala

Answer 21

• Important for emotions
• Highly connected to hippocampus and aolfactory system
  
  • why odors have a strong emotional response