Brain

What are the three main parts of the brain?

Hint: The largest part, the coordination part, and the part connecting to the spinal cord.

What is the largest part of the brain responsible for thinking, memory, and voluntary movement?

Hint: It makes up about 85% of the brain's weight and has a wrinkled surface.

What part of the brain coordinates balance, posture, and smooth movements?

Hint: Its name means 'little brain,' and it sits at the back and bottom of the brain.

What part of the brain controls involuntary functions like breathing, heartbeat, and digestion?

Hint: It connects the brain to the spinal cord and keeps you alive even when you are sleeping.

What lobe of the cerebrum is located at the front and controls reasoning, planning, and personality?

Hint: It is right behind your forehead.

What lobe of the cerebrum processes vision?

Hint: It is located at the very back of the brain.

What lobe of the cerebrum is located above the ears and processes hearing and language?

Hint: Its name relates to the temple area of the head.

What lobe of the cerebrum processes touch, pressure, temperature, and spatial awareness?

Hint: It is located on the top of the brain, between the frontal and occipital lobes.

What are the specialized cells that make up the nervous system and transmit electrical signals?

Hint: They have a cell body, dendrites that receive signals, and an axon that sends signals.

What is the long column of nervous tissue that extends from the brain stem down through the spine?

Hint: It carries messages between the brain and the rest of the body.

What are the two main divisions of the nervous system?

Hint: 'Central' refers to the brain and spinal cord; 'peripheral' refers to everything branching out from them.

What is a reflex?

Hint: Pulling your hand away from a hot stove before you even think about it is an example.

What is the small gap between two neurons where signals pass from one to the next?

Hint: Chemical messengers called neurotransmitters carry signals across this gap.