Parts of the Brain

What does Electroencephalography do?

• Track anatomical structure

• Examines neurons to track electrical signals in the brain

• Detect lesions early

• Make images of the brain

Known as the "Little Brain" and is in charge of balance and coordinating movements

• Thalamus
• Reticular Formation
• Hypothalamus
• Cerebellum

Controls heartbeat and breathing

• Pons
• Medulla
• Cerebellum
• Thalamus

The brain and spinal cord make up the:

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

Which brain scan measures glucose consumption as an indicator of brain activity?

• MRI
• CAT
• PET
• fMRI

This part of the limbic system controls aggression and fear.

• Amygdala
• Hypothalamus
• Cerebellum
• Hippocampus

This part of the brain has a reward system.

• Amygdala
• Hypothalamus
• Pons
• Medulla

If you somehow lost your vision, hearing, and sense of taste, which part of the brain might have been effected?

• Cerebellum
• Reticular Formation
• Thalamus
• Amygdala

The brain's oldest and innermost region is the

• limbic system
• brainstem
• hypothalamus
• cerebral cortex

If this area of the brain were damaged, you might slip into a coma

• cerebellum
• reticular formation
• amygdala
• hypothalamus