Nervous System - Brain

Question 1

what is the cerebrum

Answer 1

this brain part controls thinking

Question 2

lobes of the cerebral cortex of the cerebrum

Answer 2

frontal lobe, temporal lobe, parietal lobe and occipital lobe

Question 3

use of frontal lobe

Answer 3

this part of the cerebrum helps us make decisions and solve problems

Question 4

use of temporal lobe

Answer 4

this part of the cerebrum helps us with speech and hearing and learning language

Question 5

use of parietal lobe

Answer 5

this part of the cerebrum interprets and sorts information from the senses

Question 6

use of the occipital lobe

Answer 6

this part of the cerebrum processes information from the eyes

Question 7

use of the cerebellum

Answer 7

this part of the brain controls balance, movement and coordination

Question 8

use of the brain stem

Answer 8

this part of the brain controls involuntary actions such as breathing, heartbeat , and digestion

Question 9

use of spinal cord

Answer 9

this part of the nervous system moves messages between the brain and the body

Question 10

use of medulla

Answer 10

it is a part of the brain stem that automatically controls the beating of heart, the breathing of lungs

Question 11

use of cerebellum

Answer 11

it is responsible for non-verbal learning and memory, the perception of time, and modulating emotions

Question 12

parts of the limbic system in the brain

Answer 12

thalamus, hypothalamus, amygdala, hippocampus

Question 13

use of thalamus

Answer 13

takes in sensory information related to seeing, hearing, touching, tasting

Question 14

use of hypothalamus

Answer 14

regulates body temperature, circadian rhythms, and hunger

Question 15

use of amygdala

Answer 15

it is involved in memory consolidation and emotions

Question 16

use of hippocampus

Answer 16

central to learning and memory

Question 17

use of pituitary gland

Answer 17

it controls growth, development, metabolism, reproduction