parts of the brain Flashcards

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define cerebellum

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a portion of the hindbrain tht coordinates volentary muscles moevnment and reflex action

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define medulla

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a portion of the hindbrain that controls vital activities that we have no consious control over, such as breathing

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define brain

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the brain is the control centre of the human body

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what are the three division of the brain

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  • hind brain
  • midbrain
    -forebrain
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what is the hindbrain made up of

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the hindbrain is made up of th cerebellum and medulla.

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what is the function of the hind brain

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it is respnsible for balance and coodination

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define the forebrain

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the forebrain is made of the cerebral cortex, hypothalamus and thalamus and processes information concerning cognative activities, processes sesnory information, emotions and volentary motor activities.

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define thalamus

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it is in line with our ears, just above the brainstem. it filters and information from almost all the senses ( except for the nose)

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define hypothalumus

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the hypothalamus is respnsible for motives and emotions. its primary function is too regulate hunger, thirst, bodt temp, and the sleep cycle

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what is the role of the cerbral cortex in the forebrain

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it is responsible for high level processing of information such as consious experience, volentary actions, language, reasning and intellegence that further divides into three lobes

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What are the functions of the left hemisphere

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it is responsible for verbal functions such as speaking, reading, writing and understaning language. it is also respnsible for mathmatic processes and logical thinking

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what are the roles of the right hemisphere

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they are responsible for non verbal activities such as drawing, jigsaw puzzles and art. they are also responsible for spatial tasks such as maps and recignising faces.

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explain the corpus collosum

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a thick band of fibres that connect the cerebral hemisphere of the brain and allows messages to be tranported from hemisphere to another

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