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anatomy brain q&a
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What are the responsibilities of the sympathetic and parasympathetic components of your autonomic nervous system? | Sympathetic -> stress response “fight or flight” Parasympathetic -> peace response “tend and defend” |
| What are 3 ways a sheep brain is SIMILAR to a human brain | -nasty grey blob -Structures present (cerebellum, cerebrum, corpus collosum, etc.) -same function controlling voluntary and involuntary responses |
| What are 3 ways a sheep brain is DIFFERENT from a human brain | -Size -Less wrinkles -Different axis of symmetry -eye location and sense proportions |
| What are the first brain areas to be affected by alcohol. How does this change a person’s behavior? | Cerebellum and frontal lobe -> uncoordinated and make bad decisions |
| Which areas of the brain are involved in speech? (There are more than 1!) | Temporal lobe and Motor lobe |
| What is the difference between receptive language and expressive language? | Receptive -> understanding language -> temporal lobe Expressive -> output language -> motor lobe |
| Why don’t humans multitask well, but think that we do? | We switch between our attention to tasks and think we do it at the same time |
| What happened to Phineas Gage? | He lost a bit of brain and lived, but his personality changes |
| What is the difference between the brain’s gyri and sulci? | The gyri are the lumps on the brain and the sulci is the cracks in the brain |
| Why is the limbic system sometimes called the “Lizard Brain” | Primitive (basic) function you and a lizard share |
| What is the function of Schwann cells and Oligodendrocytes? | Schwann cells protect the surface (insulate) neurons Oligodendrocytes connect and support neurons |
| What is the only sense that is not processed by the thalamus? | Smell |
| Where is that sense processed? | Smell is processed in the Amygdala and Hippocampus |
| What is the function of the motor cortex? | Movement control |
| What is the function of the somatosensory cortex? | Sensory interpretation and motor output |
| Explain the difference between neurogenesis and brain plasticity | Neurogenesis -> Making new brain cells Brain plasticity -> Using brain cells in new ways |
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