The Rest Of Test 2

Question 1

Hindbrain

- the back of the brain

Answer 1

Made up of:

• Pons
• Cerebellum
• Medulla

Question 2

Midbrain

-middle pat of the brain

Answer 2

It’s going to integrate sensory information upward

Question 3

Cerebellum

Answer 3

1. Process sensory input

2. Coordinates movement output and balance

Question 4

Mendulla

Answer 4

1.Controls heartbeat and breathing

Question 5

Pons

Answer 5

1. Coordinates movement

2. Sleep

Question 6

Reticular Formation

Answer 6

Nerve network running through the brainstem and thalamus

Plays an important role in controlling arousal

Question 7

Limbic Sytem

Answer 7

Regulates our emotion

Question 8

H.A.T.H

Answer 8

H- Hypothalamus: regulates ANS

A- Amygdala: the aggression center (anger/violence/fear/anxiety)

T- Thalamus: sensory “relay” station (except for smell)

H- Hippocampus: key role in forming memory

Question 9

Hypothalamus

Answer 9

Directs several maintenance activities

helps govern the endocrine system via the pituitary gland

linked to emotion and reward

Question 10

Amygdala

Answer 10

Two lima-bean sized neural clusters in the limbic system;linked to emotion

-Destruction of this can cause someone to be mellow

• hype-reality
• hyper-sexuality
• disinhibited behavior

Question 11

Thalamus

Answer 11

Directs sensory messages to the cortex and transmits replies to the cerebellum and medulla

Question 12

Hippocampus

Answer 12

Short term memory into long term memory

Question 13

FrontalLobe

Answer 13

Involved in speaking and muscle movements and in making plans and judgement

Question 14

Parietal Lobe

Answer 14

Sensory input for touch

Question 15

Occipital Lobe

Answer 15

Receives information through visual fields

Question 16

Temporal Lobe

Answer 16

Receives information from the ears

Question 17

EEG

Answer 17

Device that uses electrodes placed o the scalp to record waves of electrical activity sweeping across the brain surface

Question 18

PET scan

Answer 18

A view of brain activity showing where a radioactive form of glucose goes while the brain performs given task

Question 19

MRI

Answer 19

A technique that uses magnetic fields and radio waves to produce computer-generated images of soft tissue

Shows brain anatomy

Question 20

fMRII

Answer 20

A technique for recording blood flow and brain activity by comparing successive MRI scans

Shows brain function