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What does CNS stand for?

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Central nervous system

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What does PNS stand for?

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Peripheral nervous system

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What is the primary function of the thalamus?

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To take in sensory information related to seeing, hearing, touching, and tasting

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What is the primary function of the pons?

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To help coordinate several automatic brain functions

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What is the brain stem?

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The most ancient and central core of the brain

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What is the primary function of the medulla?

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To automatically control the beating of the heart, and the breathing of the lungs

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What is the primary function of the cerebellum?

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To be responsible for non-verbal learning and memory, the perception of time, and the modulation of emotions

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What is reticular information?

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Network inside of the brainstem essential for arousal

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What is the old brain?

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The most basic form of the brain, responsible for basic survival functions

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What is the limbic system?

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The evolved part of the brain, involved in our behavioural and emotional responses

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What is the primary function of the hypothalamus?

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To help govern the endocrine system, regulate body temperature, regulate cardiac rhythm, and manage the feeling of hunger

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What is the primary function of the pituitary gland?

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To secrete various different hormones, some of which affect other glands

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What is the primary function of the amygdala?

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To be involved in memory consolidation and emotion

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What is the primary function of the hippocampus?

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To be central to learning and memory

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What lobes are responsible for speaking, planning, judging, abstract thinking, and personality aspects?

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The frontal lobes

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What are the frontal lobes responsible for?

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The frontal lobes are responsible for speaking, planning, judging, abstract thinking, and personality aspects

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What lobes are responsible for the sense of touch and body position?

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The parietal lobes

18
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What are the parietal lobes responsible for?

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The parietal lobes are responsible for the sense of touch and body position?

19
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What lobes are responsible for comprehension, sound and speech?

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The temporal lobes

20
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What are temporal lobes responsible for?

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The temporal lobes are responsible for comprehension, sound and speech

21
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What lobes are responsible for information related to sight?

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The occipital lobes

22
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What are occipital lobes responsible for?

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The occipital lobes are responsible for information related to sight

23
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What part of the brain is responsible for generating signals that direct the movement of the body?

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The motor cortex

24
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What is the primary function of the motor cortex?

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To generate signals to direct the movement of the body

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What part of the brain is responsible for receiving and processing sensory information?

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The somatosensory cortex

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What is the primary function of the somatosensory cortex?

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To receive and process sensory information from across the body

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What are some of the function of the frontal lobe?

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Recognising future consequences from current actions
Resisting urges
Making decisions

28
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What is the definition of brain localisation?

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The specialised parts of the brain that perform specific functions

29
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What is the definition of brain lateralisation

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Brain lateralisation refers to specialised functions of each brain hemisphere, mainly regarding differences in language ability

30
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Where is the corpus callosum?

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The corpus callosum is located in-between the left and right hemispheres of the brain

31
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What side of the body does the left hemisphere control?

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The right side

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What side of the body does the right hemisphere control?

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The left side

33
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What are some topics that the left side of the brain govern?

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Language
Math
Logic

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What are some topics that are governed by the right brain?

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Spatial abilities
Face recognition
Visual imagery
Music

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Is the left side of the brain verbal or non-verbal?

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Verbal

36
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Is the right side of the brain verbal or non-verbal?

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Non-verbal

37
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What is split brain?

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When the left and right hemispheres are separated at the corpus callosum

38
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Can a person still function with split brain?

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Yes

39
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What is the function of the endocrine system?

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To use hormones to send messages through the bloodstream

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