M1 - Brain Organization

Question 1

interconnectivity (of the brain)

Answer 1

different parts of the brain are connected and communicating;
allows for multi-modality processing and
messages; also allows us to quickly respond

Question 2

centrality of decision making

Answer 2

we have only one brain that makes all of the decisions; the CNS receives and integrates all the incoming and outcoming information related to the generation of response whether voluntary or involuntary

Question 3

hierarchical organization (of the brain)

Answer 3

suggests that as we move higher up in the brain structure, we have a higher, more sophisticated level of processing

Question 4

laterality (of brain organization)

Answer 4

the right and left hemispheres have different functions

Question 5

Which hemisphere of the brain is typically considered responsible for language?

Answer 5

left

Question 6

structural and functional specialization (of the brain)

Answer 6

motor neuron systems and sensory systems

Question 7

topographical organization (of the brain)

Answer 7

the brain is organized so that certain areas are responsible for different functions (and these areas have been mapped out topographically)

Question 8

plasticity (of the brain)

Answer 8

the brain’s ability to reorganize and modify based on damage

Question 9

anatomical organization of the nervous system

Answer 9

peripheral nervous system - cranial nerves + spinal nerves

central nervous system - spinal cord + brain (brainstem, cerebellum, diencephalon, cerebral hemispheres)

Question 10

functional organization of the nervous system

Answer 10

sensory system - somatosensory system + visceral sensory system
motor system - autonomic nervous system + somatic nervous system

Question 11

developmental organization of the nervous system

Answer 11

prosencephalon - telencephalon + diencephalon
mesencephalon
rhombencephalon - myelencephalon + metencephalon