Hindbrain

Question 1

What features are part of the hindbrain?

Answer 1

medulla
pons
cerebellum

Question 2

What is the main role of the cerebellum?

Answer 2

Helps coordinate voluntary movement and balance.

Question 3

Where does the cerebellum receive information from?

Answer 3

the spinal cord, sensory systems and other parts of the brain to:
regulate,
muscle tone and
muscular coordination

Question 4

What happens if the cerebellum is damaged?

Answer 4

people will have difficulty coordinating their balance and maintaining upright and this is called cerebellar ataxia.

Question 5

What causes damage to the cerebellum?

Answer 5

Excessive alcohol consumption, viruses that affect the nervous system, trauma or stroke

Question 6

What is the vital role of the medulla?

Answer 6

Regulates all the organs vital for life functions. Such as breathing, heart rate, digestion and swallowing.

Question 7

What is the pons?

Answer 7

It is a bundle of nerve fibres connecting the spinal cord with the brain.

Question 8

What is the role of the pons?

Answer 8

It plays a role in sleep, dreaming and arousal from sleep and coordination of some muscle movement

Question 9

What’re the effects of damaged pons?

Answer 9

It can have an effect on sleep such as put a person into a coma

Question 10

What are the features of the midbrain