Neural Structure & Function

Question 1

What are the four cortical regions of the brain?

Answer 1

Frontal, Parietal, Occipital, Temporal

Question 2

What is the function of the thalamus?

Answer 2

Relay station for all sensory information.

Question 3

What is the basal ganglia important for?

Answer 3

Flexibility - in both voluntary motor control & cognition?

Question 4

What does the limbic system regulate?

Answer 4

Emotion, motivation, learning & memory.

Question 5

What is the hypothalamus responsible for?

Answer 5

Basic functioning of the organism and communication with the endocrine system.

Question 6

What is the hippocampus important for?

Answer 6

Learning & short-term memory.

Question 7

Basal Ganglia: a network comprising which five structures/areas?

Answer 7

Putamen, Globus pallidus, Caudate nucleus, Subthalamic nucleus, Substantia nigra

Question 8

Limbic system: a network typically believed to comprise which structures/areas?

Answer 8

Cingulate cortex, Thalamus, Amygdala, Septum, Hippocampus

Question 9

Describe a horizontal section:

Answer 9

Looking from the top (dorsal) down or bottom (ventral) up.

Sunglasses.

Question 10

Describe a coronal section:

Answer 10

Looking from the front (anterior) or back (posterior).

Headband.

Question 11

Describe a sagittal section:

Answer 11

Looking from the sides (lateral) to midline (medial).

Mohawk.

Question 12

Which system is responsible for waste management?

Answer 12

The ventricular system.

Question 13

Which glial cells control brain homeostasis?

Answer 13

Astrocytes

Question 14

Which glial cells function as the brain’s “immune” cells?

Answer 14

Microglia

Question 15

Which glial cells are involved in the myelin insulation around neuronal axons?

Answer 15

Oligodedrocytes