Brain Flashcards

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Study different brain parts, lobes, and regions with these helpful flashcards.

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What is the largest part of the human brain?

Cerebrum.

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1. What is the largest part of the human brain?

Cerebrum.

2. What part of the brain controls balance and coordination?

Cerebellum.

3. What part of the brain connects the brain to the spinal cord?

Brainstem.

4. What are the two hemispheres of the brain called?

Left and right hemispheres.

5. What structure connects the two brain hemispheres?

Corpus callosum.

6. What are the four lobes of the cerebrum?

Frontal, parietal, temporal, occipital.

7. Which lobe of the brain is responsible for vision?

Occipital lobe.

8. Which lobe controls voluntary movement?

Frontal lobe.

9. Which lobe processes sensory information like touch and temperature?

Parietal lobe.

10. Which lobe is associated with hearing and memory?

Temporal lobe.

11. What area of the brain controls speech production?

Broca’s area.

12. What area of the brain controls understanding of language?

Wernicke’s area.

13. What part of the brain controls basic life functions like breathing and heartbeat?

Brainstem.

14. What are the three parts of the brainstem?

Midbrain, pons, medulla oblongata.

15. What part of the brainstem regulates heart rate and breathing?

Medulla oblongata.

16. What is the outer layer of the cerebrum called?

Cerebral cortex.

17. What fluid cushions the brain and spinal cord?

Cerebrospinal fluid.

18. Where is cerebrospinal fluid produced?

Choroid plexus.

19. What protects the brain physically?

Skull, meninges, cerebrospinal fluid.

20. What are the three layers of the meninges?

Dura mater, arachnoid mater, pia mater.

21. What structure separates the two cerebral hemispheres?

Longitudinal fissure.

22. What structure separates the frontal and parietal lobes?

Central sulcus.

23. What is the main function of the thalamus?

Relay sensory information to the cerebral cortex.

24. What brain region controls emotions and memory?

Limbic system.

25. What part of the brain is involved in hormone regulation?

Hypothalamus.

26. What gland is known as the master endocrine gland?

Pituitary gland.

27. What structure is the major relay center for sensory signals?

Thalamus.

28. What part of the brain coordinates voluntary muscle movements?

Cerebellum.

29. What brain structure is responsible for circadian rhythms?

Suprachiasmatic nucleus.

30. What brain wave is associated with deep sleep?

Delta wave.