THE BRAIN

Question 1

HINDBRAIN?

Answer 1

• located at the back of the brain
• includes cerebellum
• controls various motor functions and autonomic responses
  e.g. heart rate and breathing

Question 2

CEREBELLUM?

Answer 2

• cauliflower shaped structure located at the base of the brain
• second largest part of the brain
• coordinates muscle movements and regulates posture and balance
  e.g. rapid skills such as speaking

Question 3

DAMAGES TO CEREBELLUM?

Answer 3

• makes it difficult to coordinate muscle control for activities such as walking, throwing a ball etc

Question 4

MIDBRAIN?

Answer 4

• central part of the brain
• receives large amount of info form eyes and ears

Question 5

FOREBRAIN?

Answer 5

• largest and most prominent part of the brain
• includes, amygdala, hippocampus, basal ganglia, neocortex and cerebrum
• regulates, learning memory and perception

Question 6

BASAL GANGLIA?

Answer 6

• long-term procedural memories involving motor skills that are voluntary

Question 7

DAMAGES TO BASAL GANGLIA?

Answer 7

poor posture, difficulty standing and walking

Question 8

HIPPOCAMPUS?

Answer 8

• located in temporal lobe
• heavily involved in forming or encoding memories

Question 9

DAMAGES TO HIPPOCAMPUS?

Answer 9

• loss of range of memories
  e.g. language, navigation abilities

Question 10

AMYGDALA?

Answer 10

• located in temporal lobe
• allows to sense danger (activating flight-fight response)

Question 11

CEREBRUM?

Answer 11

• located above/infront of cerebellum
• responsible for almost everything we think, do and feel
• divided into two hemispheres

Question 12

NEOCORTEX?

Answer 12

• outer surface of the brain
• divided into two hemisphere (each hemisphere having four lobes and plays a role in memory)
• responsible for learning, problem solving etc