PERDEV 5

Question 1

three major parts of the brain

Answer 1

cerebrum, cerebellum, brain stem

Question 2

part of the brain that connects the spinal cord to the brain, and controls involuntary movements and actions such as breathing and heart rate

Answer 2

brain stem

Question 3

part of the brain that controls all the voluntary actions by forming a thought or idea and turning it into action

Answer 3

cerebellum

Question 4

the basic functional units of the brain, three sided unit that are key components to brain function

Answer 4

neurons

Question 5

main composition of a neuron:

Answer 5

nerve cell body, axon, dendrite

Question 6

process of transferring of signal from dendrite and jumping from one cell to the other dendrite to the other cell

Answer 6

synapse

Question 7

the synapse is aided by these chemicals

Answer 7

neurotransmitters

Question 8

largest of the brain sections that accounts for 85 percent of its weight and made up of four different lobes

Answer 8

cereberum

Question 9

four lobes in the cereberum

Answer 9

frontal, parietal, temporal, occipital

Question 10

lobe that helps understand personality and emotions

Answer 10

frontal lobe

Question 11

lobe for understanding what we see and feel

Answer 11

parietal lobe

Question 12

lobe that helps us in our visual cues

Answer 12

occipital lobe

Question 13

this lobe helps in hearing and word recognition

Answer 13

temporal lobe

Question 14

creation of pathways for the brain cells to communicate that occurs the most during the first three years from birth

Answer 14

synaptogenesis