Unit 07 - Questions

Question 1

Why do we need coordination?

Answer 1

1. Maintain the body’s internal steady state (homeostasis).
2. React to stimuli from outside the body.
3. Regulate growth, development and reproduction.
4. Produce, use and store energy.

Question 2

What are the parts comprising the forebrain?

Answer 2

• 2 cerebral hemispheres
• corpus callosum
• basal ganglia (nuclei)
• 1st, 2nd and 3rd ventricles
• Pineal body
• Pituitary
• Anterior choroid plexus

Question 3

What are the parts of brain comprising the midbrain?

Answer 3

• Corpora quadrigamina
• Red nuclei
• Cerebral aqueduct
• Nuclei of 3rd and 4th cranial nerves

Question 4

What are the parts of brain comprising the hindbrain?

Answer 4

• Cerebellum
• Pons varoli
• Posterior choroid plexus
• Medulla oblongata
• 4th ventricle