Human Brain Quiz Flashcards
how does the brain develop
Back to front
What are the 3 parts the brain is broken into
Hindbrain, Midbrain and Forebrain
What are hormones
chemical signals throughout the body
Where/what is the brain stem
Survival brain, controls facial expressions, Located at the end of the brain the stem like thing
What develops 1st
the hindbrain
Where is the cerebellum located
in the hindbrain
Where is the brainstem and pons a part of
hindbrain
What parts of the brain are involuntary
Hindbrain and midbrain
What is the left side of the brain
Logical and analytical
What is the right side of the brain
creative and curious
What is cerebrum
Left and right side of the brain and your whole forebrain
Where is the midbrain located
close to the hindbrain
What does the cerebellum do
- Balance and coordination
- develops after the brainstem
what does the amygdala look like
it looks like a sunny side up egg
what does the corpus callosum look like
it looks like an ear
what does the hypothalamus look like
around the amygdala
what does the pons look like
the left side of the brain stem
what does the pituitary gland look like
it looks like a tooth
What connects the left and right side of the brain
corpus callosum
what connects the spinal cord to the brainstem
the pons
what connects the brain to the body
the spinal cord
What does the hypothalamus do
Handel’s your body temp, sleep, thurst ect.
also controls the pituitary gland
What is the hypothalamus known as
the automatic control center
What does the pituitary gland do
produces/extreats hormones
What is a neuron
A nerve cell
What is myelin
A fatty tissue that covers the AXONS
What does myelin do
Helps to increase the speed at which the neurons can communicate.
What are the five steps to brain development
- prefrontal cortex- Thinking about the future
- limbic system- how the hypothalamus/ amygdala work together
- corpus callosum- connections between things
- increasing myelination- faster decision making
- increase in synaptic pruning- cutting out weak connections in the brain
