the brain

Question 1

define brain stem or medulla oblongata

Answer 1

changes in heart rate
breathing blood pressure vomiting swallowing
digestion
controls involuntary muscular actions
heart beat, breathing, swallowing, peristalsis

Question 2

define cerebrum

Answer 2

intelligence learning judgement
speech and memory
sense of hearing vision taste and smell
skeletal muscle movements

Question 3

define cerebellum

Answer 3

balance and coordination
posture
controls balance by coordinating muscular activity

Question 4

define motor areas

Answer 4

transmit impulses to effectors via motor neurones

Question 5

define sensory areas

Answer 5

receive impulses from receptors via sensory neurones

Question 6

define hypothalamus

Answer 6

controls body’s internal environment
homeostasis

Question 7

define pituitary gland

Answer 7

endocrine gland
secretes several hormones