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1
Q

What are the 4 lobes of the brain?

A

Frontal Lobe
Temporal Lobe
Parietal Lobe
Occipital Lobe

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What is the Frontal Lobe responsible for?

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Personality
Self- Control
Logic
Emotions

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What is the Parietal Lobe responsible for?

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Bodily sensations
Visual perceptions
Spatial perception


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4
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What is the occipital lobe responsible for?

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Vision


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5
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What is the temporal lobe responsible for?

A

Hearing
Speech
Learning languages


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6
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What is the cerebellum responsible for?

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Balance, posture and movement

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7
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What is the hypothalamus responsible for?

A

Body temperature
Sleep cycles
Thirst
Hunger

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8
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What is the pituitary gland responsible for?

A

Hormone released into the bloodstream
In charge of organs that release hormones


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What are the two parts of the brain stem?

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Pons and Medulla oblongata

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What is the most important function of the pons?

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Regulate breathing

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What is the most important function of the medulla oblongata?

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Regulates cardiac function such as blood pressure and heart rate

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12
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How is the brain connected to the body?

A

Spinal cord

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What does the brain do?

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Receives input from sensory organs and sends outputs to our muscles organs and rest of the body.

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Which part of the brain is responsible for your balance?

A

Cerebellum

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Which structure helps communication between the hemispheres of the cerebrum?

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Corpus callousum

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16
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Which is the smallest structure of the brain?

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Pituitary gland

17
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What is responsible to send information to the center nervous system?

A

Sensory neurons

18
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What are the three types of neurons?

A

Sensory neurons
Intermediate neurons
Motor neurons

19
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What do sensory neurons do?

A

Carries signals from receptors to the spinal cord and brain

20
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What do intermediate or relay neurons do?

A

Carry messages from one part of the central nervous system to another

21
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What do motor neurons do?

A

Carry signals from the central nervous system to effectors

22
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What are the three parts of the neuron?

A

Dendrons and dendrites
A cell body with a nucleus
Axons

23
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What are the two main types of the nervous system?

A

Central nervous system
Peripheral nervous system

24
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What is the central nervous system?

A

Brain and spinal cord
Main control center

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