Chp 9.1- Brain Intro

The parietal lobe controls __________.

• Vision
• Problem Solving
• Memory
• Sense of touch, pain, pressure

Makes decisions, plans, reasons, and carries out behaviors

• Frontal Lobe
• Parietal Lobe
• Occipital Lobe
• Temporal Lobe

What do Dendrites do?

• Receives information from other neurons via neurotransmitters

• Produces fatty tissue for the Myelin Sheath

• Sends information to the next cell

• Controls the speed of electrical signal through the axon

Which letter on the illustration represents the occipital lobe? 

• A
• B
• C
• D

The space between the axon terminal of the sending neuron and the dendrite or cell body of the receiving neuron.

• axon

• synapse

• dendrite

• cell body

Which letter on the illustration represents the temporal lobe? 

• A
• B
• C
• D

Controls hearing and smell

• Frontal Lobe
• Temporal Lobe
• Occipital Lobe
• Parietal Lobe

What is myelin?

• Protective layers surrounding the brain and spinal cord

• The connection between the 2 cerebral hemispheres

• The insulation around white matter that speeds nerves signals

• The nerve receptors found in muscle tissue

The cerebellum controls...

• Movement and Balance

• Heartbeat and Breathing

• Personality and Feelings

• Sight

Which letter on the illustration represents the frontal lobe? 

• A
• B
• C
• D