Brain Test Flashcards
The brain is located in the:
Skull
The Central nervous system is the network of nerves that make up the:
Brain and spinal cord.
The three main structures of the hindbrain are the:
Cerebellum, medulla and pons.
The _____ plays an important role in sleep?
Pons
The reticular formation:
Regulates alertness and modifies muscle movements.
What is the largest area of the forebrain?
Cerebrum
The brain structure that is most prominently involved in regulation of thirst, hunger and body temperature is the:
Hypothalamus.
The region of the brain that, if damaged, is more likely to adversely affect highly order mental abilities such as thinking, learning and memory, is the:
Forebrain.
The brain structure primarily involved in regulating basic bodily activities that have a survival function (breathing, heart rate,etc) is the:
Medulla.
The 3 brain image techniques are:
PET, MRI, CAT scan.
A person is considered to have a ‘split brain’ if they:
Had their corpus callous severed to stop communication between the left and right cerebral hemispheres.
What does PET stand for?
Positron Emission Tomography.
What are specialised functions of the right brain?
Daydreaming, Creativity, Intuition.
What cerebral hemisphere would I be using if I were to kick a football with my right foot?
Left cerebral hemisphere.
What is a limitation of Magnetic Resonance Imagining?
It cannot be used on patients who have metallic devises, such as pacemakers.
In which region of the brain would you find the reticular formation?
Midbrain.
In which region of the brain would you find the hypothalamus?
Forebrain.
In which region of the brain would you find the cerebrum?
Forebrain.
What are the 2 halves of the cerebrum called?
The 2 halves of the cerebrum are called the left and right cerebral hemispheres.
Which structure of the brain is mainly responsible for cognitive abilities such as learning, remembering, language and decision making?
The cerebrum is mainly responsible.
What is the main function of the spinal cord?
The main function of the spinal cord is to establish list pathway from the brain to the rest of the body for neurons to travel.
What is the main role of the cerebellum?
The main function of the cerebellum is that it’s involved with the coordination of movement, it knows which muscle groups are being used in the movement.
Which of the three brain imaging techniques would be considered the most effective? Why?
The Positron Emission Tomography (PET) scan as it provides images of the functioning brain as apposed to just its structures as the MRI and CAT scans are limited to.
What is the difference between hemispheric specialisation and hemispheric dominance?
Hemispheric specialisation looks at the functions of each cerebral hemisphere and what separate functions a cerebral hemisphere specialises in. Where as hemispheric dominance looks at what hemisphere a person ‘controls’ more based on the functions that person uses.
