Functions Of The Parts Of The Brain

Question 1

Auditory cortex

Answer 1

The part of the brain that processes information it receives from the ears

Question 2

Brain stem

Answer 2

The central trunk of the brain that continues down to the spinal chord

Question 3

Central nervous system

Answer 3

A system consisting of the brain and spinal cord, to which sensory impulses are transmitted and from which motor impulses pass out

Question 4

Cerebellum

Answer 4

The part of the brain at the back of the skull, responsible form motor control + procedural and semantic memory

Question 5

Cerebral cortex

Answer 5

The outer layer of the brain which is important for conscious awareness

Question 6

Dopamine

Answer 6

A neurotransmitter responsible for mood, movement and perception

Question 7

Frontal lobe

Answer 7

A part of the brain that is it’s ‘control centre’ and is responsible for planning organisation and decision making

Question 8

Hippocampus

Answer 8

The part of the brain responsible for making new memories (autobiographical and semantic)

Question 9

Hypothalamus

Answer 9

A part of the brain that controls a number of key bodily functions

Question 10

Limbic system

Answer 10

A neural network that controls emotional expression

Question 11

Melatonin

Answer 11

A hormone associated with regulating sleep

Question 12

Parasympathetic nervous system

Answer 12

A division of the nervous system that regulates organ and gland function during test

Question 13

Pons

Answer 13

A part of the brain that acts as a message system

Question 14

Prefrontal cortex

Answer 14

The part of the brain that is located behind the forehead and is associated with making moral decisions

Question 15

Reticular activation system

Answer 15

A neural network that mediates consciousness and alertness

Question 16

Temporal lobe

Answer 16

Corresponding parts of the brain that are the brain that are responsible for functions such as sending information, understanding speech and generating language

Question 17

Sympathetic nervous system

Answer 17

A division of the nervous system that controls the flight or fight response when faced with stress

Question 18

Superchiasmatic nucleus

Answer 18

A part of the brain that regulates circadian rhythms

Question 19

Arousal

Answer 19

Activation of the nervous system making individuals awake, attentive and alert

Question 20

Autobiographical memory

Answer 20

Memories that we collect during our lifetime, of things we have done and places we have been

Question 21

Autonomic nervous system

Answer 21

The system responsible for unconscious control of the body’s internal organs

Question 22

Brainstem

Answer 22

The central trunk of the brain that continues down to the spinal chord and contains the pons

Question 23

Distorted memories

Answer 23

Memories that have been changed or altered in some way

Question 24

Endogenous pacemakers

Answer 24

Internal biological clocks that manage bodily rhythms e.g. superchiasmatic nucleus

Question 25

Episodic memory

Answer 25

Memories of places, events and people

Question 26

Exogenous zeitgebers

Answer 26

Features of the environment - either physical that help to manage bodily rhythms e.g. light

Question 27

Fantasies

Answer 27

Products of imagination where impossible or improbable occurrences are imagined

Question 28

Pineal gland

Answer 28

An endocrine gland, found in the brain which produces melatonin

Question 29

Procedural memory

Answer 29

A type of memory that is responsible for ‘motor’ skills, such as walking and being able to feed ourselves

Question 30

Semantic memory

Answer 30

Memory of facts, names, general knowledge, for example, knowing who the Prime Minister is.