the brain

Question 1

where do all sensory neurons connect to

Answer 1

to the brain

Question 2

what does the brain do

Answer 2

processes information
sends out impulses for motor neurons to create a response

Question 3

cerebral cortex

Answer 3

memory
language
consciousness

Question 4

cerebellum

Answer 4

muscular activity
balance

Question 5

hypothalamus

Answer 5

regulatory centre
e.g temperature

Question 6

medulla

Answer 6

involuntary and unconscious actions
e.g heart and breathing rate

Question 7

pituitary gland

Answer 7

endocrine master gland
hormones

Question 8

what surrounds the brain

Answer 8

skull

Question 9

purpose of skull

Answer 9

protect the brain from damage

Question 10

medulla oblongata

Answer 10

part of brain above spinal cord that controls breathing and heart rate

Question 11

Why is investigating brain function difficult?

Answer 11

-Complex and delicate
-Easily damaged
-Drugs given to treat illness cannot always reach the correct region due to the membranes that surround it
-It is not fully understood what some regions of the brain are responsible for

Question 12

How can neuroscientists study the brain?

Answer 12

Study patients with brain damage
(Observe the damage that brain damage to specific regions of the brain)

Electrically stimulating regions of the brain

MRI Scans