The Brain and the Brain Stem

Question 1

What makes up the brain stem

Answer 1

Midbrain, pons, medulla and spinal cord

Question 2

Define the brain stem

Answer 2

Regulates body temperature, heart rate, swallowing and breathing

Question 3

Define the cerebellum

Answer 3

Gross and fine motor skills, hand-eye coordination and balance

Question 4

Define the Occipital Lobe

Answer 4

Vision, visual processing, colour identification

Question 5

Define the parietal lobe

Answer 5

Perception, object classification, spelling, arithmetic, visuospatial processing

Question 6

Define the frontal lobe

Answer 6

Personality, thinking, planning, organising, problem solving, motor skills

Question 7

What separates the frontal and parietal lobe

What separates the Frontal and parietal lobe from the temporal lobe

Answer 7

The central sulcus

Sylvian fissure

Question 8

Define the four parts of the cerebrum

Answer 8

Frontal lobe, Parietal Lobe, Occipital Lobe and Temporal Lobe

Question 9

Define the cerebrum

Answer 9

The seat of intelligence
Ability to read, write and speak
Remember and imagine

Consists of an outer cerebral cortex, a region of white and grey matter

Question 10

Define the blood brain barrier

Answer 10

Consists of tight junctions that seal together the endothelial cells of brain blood capillaries (a thick basement membrane that surrounds the capillaries)

Question 11

How does blood flow to the brain

Answer 11

Through the internal carotid and vertebral arteries

Question 12

Define the major parts of the brain

Answer 12

The brain stem, cerebellum (top half), diencephalon (thalamus and hypothalamus) and cerebrum (Behind brain stem and below cerebellum)