What part of an organism is the brain?
Organ
How much does an average Brain weigh?
3Lbs
What system is the Brain a part of?
Nervous System
How do nerve signals get to your Brain?
Spinal cord carrys signals from body to brain
How much total energy capacity does your brain use?
20%
What part of the Brain allows humans to be unique?
Cerebral Cortex
What are some human traits that originate in the cerebral cortex?
Thought, language, consciousness, imagine, reason
What is the part of the Brain that we see in horror films?
Cerebral cortex
What is each bump on the surface of the Brain called?
Gyrus
What are the grooves on the Brain called?
Suclus
What lobe is referred to as the control panel of the Brain?
Frontal lobe
What are some cognitive skills that are controlled by the frontal lobe?
Problem solving, expression, and reasoning
What lobe deals with the five senses temperature, taste, pain, touch?
Parietal lobe
What lobe deals with auditory perception by turning sound into meaningful information like speech and language?
Temporal lobe
What lobe deals with the interception of visual stimuli and information?
Occipital lobe
What are the three parts that compromise the brainstem?
Midbrain, Medulla Oblongata, and Pons
What part controls eye movement?
Midbrain
What part controls involuntary functions like breathing and blood pressure?
Medulla Oblongata
What part is the smallest region of the brain?
Midbrain
What part serves as a message center to many areas of the Brain?
Pons
What part serves as a relay station for auditory and visual infornation?
Midbrain
What part is responsible for playing a key role in sleep and dreaming?
Pons
What does REM stand for?
Rapid Eye Movement
What part is responsible for voluntary functions like walking or swimming?
Cerebellum
What part is responsible for hunger, thrist, or motivational behavior?
Hypothalamus
What part is responsible for balance?
Cerebellum
What part is responsible for fear?
Amygdala
What part controls the pituitary gland?
Hypothalamus
What does the pituitary gland do?
Releases hormones in bloodstream
What is the pituitary gland responsible for?
Growth, Metabolism, and body composition
What assists with storage and long term memory?
Hippocampus
What identifies different sensory information?
Thalamus
What does auditory mean?
Hearing or sound
What does tactile mean?
Touch
What does Gustatory mean?
Taste
What is the right hemisphere responsible for?
Art awareness, creativity, imagination, intuition, holistic thought, music awareness, left handed control
What side of the body is controlled by the right hemisphere?
The left handed side
What is the left hemisphere responsible for?
Analytic thought, language, logic, reasoning, scisnce, written numbers, right handed control
What side of the body is controlled by the left hemisphere?
Right handed side
What can have a negative effect on brain function?
Dehydration
Why does dehydration affect the Brain function?
Because the Brain is made up of 75% water
What is a neuron?
Bundle of nerves
How many neurons are in the Brain?
86 billion
Why are blood vessels vital for the brain?
Bring oxygen and nutrients and carry away waste
What is the brain doing during dreams?
Proving that your brain is working
How much of our brain do we use?
More than 10%
What three layers of protection for your brain?
Cranium, Three layer membrane, and cerebrospinal fluid
When does your brain develop?
Each time you learn a new fact
How long does it take for a signal from your big toe to travel to your brain?
1\100 of a second