DP 2

Question 1

Forebrain

Answer 1

largest and most prominent part of the brain

Question 2

Thalamus

Answer 2

forebrain-“relay center” and filtering system.

Question 3

Hypothalamus

Answer 3

forebrain- located below the thalamus, responsible for maintaining homeostasis

Question 4

Homeostasis

Answer 4

maintaining a constant internal
environment, through the control of bodily
temperature, hunger, thirst and sleep.

Question 5

Cerebrum

Answer 5

forebrain-largest part of the brain, responsible for receiving and processing a range of sensory information.

Question 6

Midbrain

Answer 6

It is involved in motor control, reward-based learning and
physiological arousal, located between the fore and hind brain.

Question 7

Reticular formation

Answer 7

cluster of nerves in the midbrain that extend to other areas, connecting the spinal cord to the brain, also contains RAS

Question 8

RAS

Answer 8

reticular activating system responsible for attention, arousal, control of muscles and the ability to focus.

Question 9

Hindbrain

Answer 9

located towards the bottom
and back of the brain, around and including some of the brain stem. This region of the brain supports vital bodily

Question 10

Cerebellum

Answer 10

responsible for coordination, balance,
voluntary movement

Question 11

Medulla

Answer 11

the point where the spinal cord
meets the brain. Regulates our autonomic functions, such as breathing, heart rate, digestion and blood pressure

Question 12

Pons

Answer 12

the bridge connecting the cerebellum
and the cerebral cortex. Involved in sleep, arousal, facial expressions and hearing.

Question 13

Central Nervous System

Answer 13

comprised of the
brain and spinal cord

Question 14

Peripheral Nervous System

Answer 14

comprised of all the neurons outside of the brain and spinal cord

Question 15

Neurons

Answer 15

a single nerve cell

Question 16

Axon terminal

Answer 16

transmit messages to other cells via use of neurotransmitters at synapses

Question 17

Axon

Answer 17

carry electrical impulses that are the means of communication within the brain and between the brain and the rest of the body

Question 18

Myelin

Answer 18

allows electrical impulses to transmit quickly and efficiently along the nerve cells

Question 19

Dendrite

Answer 19

to receive information from other neurons, called pre-synaptic neurons, or from the environment

Question 20

Synapse

Answer 20

the site of transmission of electric nerve impulses between two nerve cells (neurons).

Question 21

Neurotransmitter

Answer 21

chemical messengers. Their job is to carry chemical signals from one neuron to the next target cell. released from the axon buds

Question 22

Broca’s area

Answer 22

Associated with speech production and articulation

Question 23

Cerebral cortex

Answer 23

Higher level processes including, language ,memory, learning, thought, emotion and personality

Question 24

Cerebral hemispheres

Answer 24

Right and left halves of the cerebrum that operate opposite sides of the body. Left covers speech and processing language. Right covers non-verbal memory and spatial awareness

Question 25

Frontal lobe

Answer 25

Covers voluntary movement, expressive language and managing higher level executive functions (working memory, impulse control)

Question 26

Hemispheric specialisation

Answer 26

The different roles of the left and right side of the brain in processing a specific task or behaviour

Question 27

Motor information

Answer 27

Signals and commands that originate in the brain and travel to glands and muscle.

Question 28

Nerve impulse

Answer 28

A signal transmitted through one nerve to another

Question 29

Occipital lobe

Answer 29

Responsible for visual perception

Question 30

Parietal lobe

Answer 30

sensory perception & integration, including the management of taste, hearing, sight, touch and smell

Question 31

Sensory information

Answer 31

what our brain receives and processes from our surroundings through our senses

Question 32

Substantia nigra

Answer 32

Responsible for the production of dopamine which can affect movement control and emotional limbic activity

Question 33

Temporal lobe

Answer 33

responsible for auditory reception, memory, facial recognition & emotional responses

Question 34

Wernicke's

Answer 34

responsible for speech comprehension