ch 2 the brain

Question 1

Brainstem

Answer 1

Oldest and central part, connected to the brain

Question 2

Medulla

Answer 2

Base of brainstem, controls basic life functions, damage means death

Question 3

Reticular Formation

Answer 3

Nerve function controlling wakefulness and arousal

Question 4

Thalamus

Answer 4

Directs messages to parts of the brain for processing

Question 5

Pons

Answer 5

Helps regulate sleeping and dreaming

Question 6

Cerebellum

Answer 6

Controls voluntary movements and balance, emotions, hearing, touch, muscle memory

Question 7

Limbic System

Answer 7

Border between brainstem and cortex - regulates memory, fear, aggression, hunger, thirst

Question 8

Hypothalamus

Answer 8

Regulates body’s maintenence functions: hunger, thirst, body temp.

Question 9

Hippocampus

Answer 9

Helps process new memories for permanent storage

Question 10

Amygdala

Answer 10

Controls emotional responses, fear and anger

Question 11

Cerebral Cortex

Answer 11

Covers brain’s lower level structures

Question 12

Glial Cells

Answer 12

Support and nourish neurons of the brain

Question 13

Corpus Callosum

Answer 13

Connects the hemispheres and allows them to communicate with each other

Question 14

Association Areas

Answer 14

Involved with learning, remembering, thinking, speaking

Question 15

Frontal Lobes

Answer 15

Judgement and planning, influenced by limbic systems, decision making

Question 16

Motor Cortex

Answer 16

Voluntary Movements

Question 17

Parietal Lobes

Answer 17

Mathematical Reasoning

Question 18

Somatosensory Cortex

Answer 18

Registers body senses

Question 19

Occipital Lobes

Answer 19

Visual Processing Areas

Question 20

Temporal Lobes

Answer 20

Sound Processing Areas

Question 21

Wernicke’s Area

Answer 21

Understanding what is said

Question 22

Plasticity

Answer 22

Brain’s ability to change