Unit 2: Neuroscience

Front

Where is the visual cortex located?

Back

Occipital Lobe

Front

The brain structure that enables the right and left hemispheres to communicate is

Back

The Corpus Callosum

Front

What is the core control center of your brain, also known as the most "primitive" part of your brain?

Back

The brainstem

Front

When you burn yourself with hot water, the pain message is carried to the spinal cord by what system?

Back

Sympathetic

Front

Chemical messengers produced by the endocrine glands are called

Back

Hormones

Front

The spinal cord is part of the

Back

Central nervous system

Front

What governs heartbeat, digestion, and other self-regulating bodily functions?

Back

Autonomic nervous system

Front

Though there is no single "control center" for emotions, their regulation is primarily attributed to the brain region known as the

Back

Limbic system

Front

Voluntary movements, such as writing with a pencil, are directed by the

Back

Somatic nervous system

Front

Damage to _________ will usually cause a person to lose the ability to understand language.

Back

Wernicke's area