the brain anatomy

Question 1

hindbrain

Answer 1

located the back of the brain (beHIND)
coordinates sensory and motor messages entering and leaving the spinal cord
responsible for balance and coordination

Question 2

two parts of the hind brain

Answer 2

cerebellum
medulla

Question 3

cerebellum

Answer 3

receives information from sensory systems, spinal cord and other parts of the brain

regulates posture, balance, judging distance and fine muscle movements

Question 4

medulla

Answer 4

receives signals from spinal cord and regulates vital functions such as heart rate, breathing, digestion, swallowing and blood pressure

Question 5

midbrain

Answer 5

located between the forebrain and hindbrain (MIDdle)

processes information between the forebrain and hindbrain

collects messages from all senses except smell and sends them to the higher region that deals with hearing, seeing tasting and touching

responsible for pain, arousal and sleep

Question 6

midbrain consists of:

Answer 6

reticular formation

Question 7

reticular formation

Answer 7

a network of neurons extending from the top of the spinal cord up to the thalamus
controls the flow of incoming sensory stimuli and redirects them to the cerebral cortex

Question 8

forebrain

Answer 8

most highly developed and largest part of the brain
involves the processing of information concerning cognitive activities, processing sensory information, emotions and voluntary actions

Question 9

forebrain consists of:

Answer 9

cerebral cortex / cerebrum
thalamus
hypothalamus

Question 10

thalamus

Answer 10

filters and relays information from all senses except nose to the appropriate parts of the brain
regulates our levels of arousal, alertness, sleep, pain sensations and memory

Question 11

hypothalamus

Answer 11

primary function is to regulate hunger, third, body temp, sleep cycle and sex drives

Question 12

cerebral cortex

Answer 12

responsible for high level processing of information such as conscious experience, voluntary actions, language, reasoning and intelligence

Question 13

left hemisphere

Answer 13

verbal functions

responsible for speaking, reading, writing and understanding language and logical thinking mathematical processes

Question 14

right hemisphere

Answer 14

non verbal functions

drawing, jigsaw, puzzles, appreciating art, following maps, facial recognition

Question 15

corpus callosum

Answer 15

a thick band of fibres that connects to the cerebral hemispheres of the brain and allows messages to be transmitted from one hemisphere to the other