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the brain begins as an embryonic structure called the - Correct Answer -neural tube, shortly after conception it is formed in neurulation, all areas of the brain develop from here the brain is considered mature around what age - Correct Answer -25, the brain is not mature until our mid-twenties because the prefrontal cortex (which enables executive function abilities) continues to develop until this time what is the sequence in which we learn our abilities - Correct Answer -sensory, ...

What brain structures are involved in mediating our responses to stress - Correct Answer -pre-frontal cortex, hippocampus, amygdala, hypothalamus, pituitary gland difference between tolerable stress and toxic stress in a child - Correct Answer -tolerable stress is buffered by supportive adult relationship but toxic stress is not Early life stress is associated with what physiological change in adulthood - Correct Answer -Increased sensitivity to stress, increased levels of inflammati...

25 - Correct Answer -Brain Development starts shortly after conception. The brain is considered mature around the age of: Early childhood, late childhood, adolescence, adulthood - Correct Answer -Order these stages of development from greatest plasticity to least 3 - Correct Answer -The age at which a human brain has the most connections between neurons is: They influence which neural connections are strengthened and which are pruned away - Correct Answer -How do experiences sha...

Which aspect of development is NOT affected by social interactions? - Correct Answer None of the above Human infants need to be taught how to react to social cues by: - Correct Answer nothing-infants have an innate ability to respond to social cues How do social interactions with attentive adults support learning in children? - Correct Answer All of the above In child development, joint attention refers to: - Correct Answer the infant co-ordinates his or her attention with an ad...

brainstem - Correct Answer The oldest part and central core of the brain, beginning where spinal cord swells as it enters the skull; responsible for autonomic survival functions. medulla - Correct Answer Base of the brainstem; controls life-support functions like heartbeat and breathing. reticular formation - Correct Answer A nerve network in the brainstem that plays an important role in controlling wakefulness and arousal. thalamus - Correct Answer The "sensory switchboard" t...

Cerebellum - Correct Answer Regulates balance, posture, movement and muscle coordination Corpus Callosum - Correct Answer Large bundle of nerve fibers that connect the left and right cerebral hemispheres. Frontal Lobe - Correct Answer Used for reasoning, emotions, judgement and voluntary movement Medulla Oblongata - Correct Answer Controls automatic functions like heartbreak, breathing, etc. Occipital Lobe - Correct Answer Contains centers for vision and reading ability ...

Brain - Correct Answer The mass of nerve tissue that is the main control center of the nervous system Brain scanning - Correct Answer - Provides a window in the living brains - A snapshot can be taken of the internal workings of the brain w/o having to cut it open Electroencephalogram (EEG) - Correct Answer -records electrical activity in the brain through electrodes placed on the outside of the skull functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) - Correct Answer -an imaging tec...

Hypothalamus - Correct Answer Regulate basic biological needs, hunger, thirst Pons - Correct Answer Sleep and arousal Cerebellum - Correct Answer Balance Corpus Callosum - Correct Answer Pass info between the two brain hemispheres Broca's Area - Correct Answer Speech production Hippocampus - Correct Answer Regulates emotions and memory Amygdala - Correct Answer Regulates emotions and feelings for survival Frontal Lobe - Correct Answer Decision making and rea...

Brain functions - Correct Answer 1. receives information from the spinal cord & cranial nerves 2. organizing & processing information 3. stores info (memory), makes decisions & takes action 4. center for intellect, emotions and behaviors Brain structure - Correct Answer 1. protected by 3 meninges & cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) 2. gray matter=outer layer & white matter=inner layer Name the four major portions of the brain - Correct Answer 1. Brain stem 2. Cerebellum 3. Diencephalon...

basal gangliaa - Correct Answer The "bundle of nerves" in the brain Thalamus function - Correct Answer relay station for sensory impulses, pain hypothalamus function - Correct Answer homeostasis regulator in the brain Cerebellum - Correct Answer Balance and coordination hippocampus - Correct Answer memory center of the brain Amygdala function - Correct Answer emotion reticular formation - Correct Answer a nerve network in the brainstem that plays an important ro...