The Brain

Question 1

Functional Plasticity

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The brains ability to shift functions from damaged to unmanaged parts of the brain

Question 2

Structural Plasticity

Answer 2

The brains ability to physically change its structure in response to learning, active practice and environmental Changes

Question 3

Neurogenesis Studies

Answer 3

• cancer patient experiment

- carbon 14 dating

Question 4

🧠 Stem

Answer 4

Consists of the hindbrain and midbrain

Question 5

Hind 🧠

Answer 5

• Connects the spinal cord to the rest of the brain

- consists of the medulla, pons and cerebellum

Question 6

Contralateral Organization

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• pathways carrying sensory and
  motor information from high regions pass through the hind 🧠
• when information passes through the hind 🧠 it is projected to the opposite hemisphere

Question 7

Medulla

Answer 7

• controls breathing, blood pressure, heart rate and vital reflexes

Question 8

Pons

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Communicates information from higher regions of the 🧠 to the cerebellum; regulates breathing

Question 9

Cerebellum

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Controls balance, muscle tone and muscle movement and habitual learning (typing)

Question 10

Mid 🧠

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Processes sights and sounds; substantia nigra controls motor movements and helps the 🧠 to initiate organized movements

Question 11

Cerebral Cortex

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Outer portion of the fore 🧠; divided into two hemispheres

Question 12

Corpus Callous

Answer 12

Thick bundle of axons connecting the hemispheres of the cerebral cortex; bridges information

Question 13

Temporal Lobe

Answer 13

Contains the primary auditory cortex; receives sound

Question 14

Occipital Lobe

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Contains the primary visual cortex; receives sights

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Parietal Lobe

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Processes sensory information

Question 16

Somatosensory Cortex

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Parietal lobe; receives information from different touch receptors for processing

Question 17

Frontal Lobe

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Involved in planning, initiating and executing voluntary movements

Question 18

Primary Motor Cortex

Answer 18

Frontal lobe; controls the movement of different parts of the body