The Brain

Question 1

What are fontanelles

Answer 1

The space between the bones of a skull in an infant or fetus

Question 2

Sensory neurons

Answer 2

Nerve cells that transmit sensory information eg. Sight, sound, feeling

Question 3

Motor neurons

Answer 3

Carry messages from the central nervous system to parts of the body

Question 4

Frontal lobe

Answer 4

Controls personality (primary motor cortex)

Question 5

Parietal lobe

Answer 5

Sensations, touch (primary somato sensory)

Question 6

Occipital lobe

Answer 6

Sight ( primary visual cortex)

Question 7

Temporal lobe

Answer 7

Hearing ( primary auditory cortex)

Question 8

Left brain

Answer 8

Controls the right side of the body. Controls practical skills eg. Maths

Question 9

Right brain

Answer 9

Controls the left side of the body, creativity

Question 10

FMRI

Answer 10

FMRI- functional magnetic resonance : measures brain activity by detecting changes associated with blood flow.

Question 11

CT

Answer 11

Computed tomography: uses x-rays and digital computer technology to create detailed images of the body

Question 12

PET

Answer 12

Positron Emission tomography

Question 13

EEG

Answer 13

Electroencephalography - detects electrical activity in your brain using small flat metal disc attached to your scalp

Question 14

MRI

Answer 14

Magnetic resonance imaging - uses magnetic field and radio waves to take pictures inside the body