Lesson 2.1

Question 1

Communication through body systems is crucial to maintaining ____

Answer 1

Homeostasis

Question 2

Explain the basic process of what the brain does

Answer 2

Receives stimuli from the outside world, then interprets information to create an appropriate response

Question 3

What is the reason for the brain being divided into different sections

Answer 3

Each section carries out a specific function

Question 4

What does the central nervous system (CNS) consist of

Answer 4

Brain and spinal chord

Question 5

What does the peripheral nervous system (PNS) consist of

Answer 5

A system of nerve cells

Question 6

What do the nerve cells in the PNS do

Answer 6

Transmit info to and from the control center

Question 7

Know where each section on the brain is located

Answer 7

…

Question 8

Function of the cerebrum

Answer 8

Thoughts and actions

Question 9

Function of the frontal lobe

Answer 9

Language and problem solving

Question 10

Function of the parietal lobe

Answer 10

Senses and math

Question 11

Function of the Occipital lobe

Answer 11

Vision

Question 12

Function of the temporal lobe

Answer 12

Reconizing sounds and hearing

Question 13

Function of the Cerebellum

Answer 13

Balance and coordination

Question 14

Function of the brain stem

Answer 14

Sends signals to the spinal cord and helps with the heart

Question 15

Function of the motor cortex

Answer 15

Generates movement

Question 16

Function of the sensory cortex

Answer 16

Initiates pain and senses

Question 17

Function of the central sulcus

Answer 17

Separates the parietal and frontal lobes

Question 18

Function of the pons

Answer 18

Relays signals from the front of the brain to the cerebellum

Question 19

Function of the medulla oblangada

Answer 19

Breathing, sneezing, and swallowing (involuntary actions)

Question 20

Function of the spinal cord

Answer 20

Sends signals to a from the brain to the rest of the body

Question 21

Function of the hypothalamus

Answer 21

Maintaining homeostasis

Question 22

Function of the hippocampus

Answer 22

Regulates long term memory

Question 23

Function of the pineal gland

Answer 23

Sleeping and waking

Question 24

Function of the amigdala

Answer 24

Fight or flight response

Question 25

How would a breakdown of the central nervous system affect the body?

Answer 25

Muscles would not coordinate and respond to stimuli, everyday actions such as waking up and going to sleep would be gone, loss of senses, etc. (the CNS wouldn't be able to communicate to the PNS or rest of the body)

Question 26

Function of the pituitary gland

Answer 26

Thirst and hunger

Question 27

What is communication

Answer 27

Sending and receiving messages to get a job done

Question 28

How does communication occur in machines and in the human body

Answer 28

PNS, CNS, nerves send signals

Question 29

What are gyri and sulci

Answer 29

Folds in the brain that carry oxygen and glucose to the brain

Question 30

Up and down arrows on the spinal cord represent

Answer 30

The flow of neurological nutrients being sent to the brain to be processed and interpreted

Question 31

The limbic system is responsible for

Answer 31

Storing memory and carrying out emotions and inner thoughts

Question 32

Phineas gauge suffered from ___ causing a difference in his ___

Answer 32

Damage to his frontal cortex; emotions and actions

Question 33

How do the PNS and CNS work together

Answer 33

The PNS picks up signals from the brain and sends these signals to the CNS to be processed

Question 34

How do scientists determine what parts of the brain are responsible for

Answer 34

MRI's and dissections of people with specific issues

Question 35

What three things is the brain stem composed of

Answer 35

Midbrain, pons, and medulla oblangada

Question 36

What is a gyrus

Answer 36

The ridges and grooves of the brain

Question 37

What is the function of the limbic system

Answer 37

Controls emotion and motivation

Question 38

What parts of the brain can be found in the limbic system

Answer 38

Hypothalmus, hippocampus, amigdala

Question 39

What is a sulcus

Answer 39

The shallows of the brain that separate the gyri

Question 40

What is phrenology

Answer 40

The study of the skull believing that it is responsible for character