PLTW MD Unit 2 Mysteries of the Body

The brain and spinal cord make up the:

• Peripheral Nervous System
• Somatic Nervous System
• Autonomic Nervous System
•  Central Nervous System

Controls behaviors (hunger, thirst, sleep, body temperature) through the release of hormones.

• hypothalamus
• thalamus
• adrenal glands
• pineal gland

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You actually do 'have eyes in the back of your head' because this region of the brain responsible for visual processing is right above the cerebellum!

• temporal lobe

• sensory cortex

• occipital lobe

• parietal lobe

What is the function of the thalamus?

• REASONS out a logical plan

• process AUDITORY information

• REWARDS an individual for engaging in life-sustaining acts

• Sends SENSORY information to the correct area of the brain

Located in the hindbrain, this structure is responsible for coordinated movement and balance

• cerebellum
• medulla
• pons
• brain stem

This structure helps pass information between the two hemispheres of the brain.

• corpus callosum
• hypothalamus
• pons
• amygdala

The ______________ is the largest part of the brain

• Cerebrum

• Cerebellum

• Amygdala

• Hippocampus

• Prefrontal Cortex

This part of the brain coordinates movement and balance.

• Cerebrum

• Cerebellum

• Amygdala

• Hippocampus

• Prefrtonal Cortex

What is a neuron?

• A nerve cell that is wired to send signals to the different parts of the brain.

• A brain cell that does not work.

• A scared cell that is wired to make you go crazy.

• That funny looking thing you taught us about.

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The junction between 2 neurons is called the

• dendrite
• axon
• node of Ranvier
• synapse