parts of the brain and what they do

Question 1

cerebrum

Answer 1

initiates and coordinates movement and regulates temperature.
Located all around the brain/all of the brain

Question 2

cerebellum

Answer 2

back of the skull in vertebrates. Its function is to coordinate and regulate muscular activity.

Question 3

thalamus

Answer 3

sensory and motor messages to the cortex
in the middle of the brain, made out of gray matter.

Question 4

hypothalamus

Answer 4

an area of the brain that produces hormones that control:

Body temperature
Heart rate
Hunger
Mood
Release of hormones from many glands, especially the pituitary gland
Sex drive
Sleep
Thirst

Question 5

basal

Answer 5

coordination and reward

Question 6

glial

Answer 6

support cells in the brain

Question 7

cerebral cortex

Answer 7

the cerebral cortex is the brain’s outermost layer that lies on top of the cerebrum and is associated with our memory, thinking, learning, reasoning, problem-solving, emotions, consciousness and functions related to your senses.

made out of gray matter

Question 8

neuron

Answer 8

messenger cell in the brain

Question 9

occipital

Answer 9

processes vision, motion, and shapes

Question 10

brainstem

Answer 10

regulates heart rate and breathing

Question 11

meninges

Answer 11

Meninges are three layers of membranes that cover and protect your brain and spinal cord

Question 12

olfactory

Answer 12

involved in the sense of smell

Question 13

hippocampus

Answer 13

Long-term memory

Question 14

Corpus Callosum

Answer 14

allows communication between the 2 hemispheres of the brain

Question 15

frontal

Answer 15

Executive function and decision-making including impulse control, logic, emotions, and memory.

Question 16

parietal

Answer 16

integration of sensory information

Question 17

temporal

Answer 17

concerned with the understanding of speech, emotion, and memory

Question 18

synapse

Answer 18

communication between 2 neurons

Question 19

ventricle

Answer 19

areas in the brain filled with cerebrospinal fluid

Question 20

suprachiasmatic

Answer 20

regulating circadian rhythms

Question 21

cortex

Answer 21

a sheet of neural tissue that is outermost to the cerebrum of the mammalian brain. It has up to six layers of nerve cells. It is covered by the meninges and often referred to as grey matter.

Question 22

amgdala

Answer 22

area of the brain associated with fear and processing emotions

Question 23

diencephalon

Answer 23

central core of the brain, contains thalamus, hypothalamus, and epithalamus

Question 24

epithalamus

Answer 24

connect the limbic system to other parts of the brain.

Question 25

midbrain

Answer 25

a relay system, transmitting information necessary for vision and hearing.

Question 26

pons

Answer 26

coordinates facial movements, hearing and balance.

Question 27

medulla

Answer 27

The bottom part of the brainstem helps regulate your breathing, heart rhythms, blood pressure and swallowing.

Question 28

dura mater

Answer 28

3 meninges covering the brain

Question 29

arachnoid mater

Answer 29

meninx covering the brain

Question 30

meninx

Answer 30

singular form of meninges

Question 31

pia mater

Answer 31

the delicate innermost membrane enveloping the brain and spinal cord. made out of meninges

Question 32

dural sinuses

Answer 32

dura mater that drain cerebrospinal fluid and venous blood from the brain

Question 33

gyrus

Answer 33

a ridge or fold between two clefts on the cerebral surface in the brain.

Question 34

postcentral gyrus

Answer 34

Postcentral gyrus is a prominent structure on the lateral parietal lobe of the brain that regulates involuntary movements of the body.

Question 35

precentral gyrus

Answer 35

region crossing the folded surface of the top of the brain, plays an essential role in how people use the sound of their voices to control how they want the words to sound

Question 36

sulci

Answer 36

a groove or furrow, especially one on the surface of the brain.