development - early brain

Question 1

when does a tube develop in the foetus brain

Answer 1

3-4 weeks old

Question 2

sections of tube in foetus

Answer 2

forebrain
midbrain
hindbrain

Question 3

brain

Answer 3

organ in head made of nerves that processes information and controls behaviour

Question 4

forebrain

Answer 4

anterior part of the brain (hemispheres and central brain structures)

Question 5

midbrain

Answer 5

middle section of brain (forms CNS)

Question 6

hindbrain

Answer 6

lower part of the brain
cerebellum, pons and medulla oblongata

Question 7

anterior

Answer 7

front (bio)

Question 8

posterior

Answer 8

back (bio)

Question 9

cerebellum

Answer 9

area of the brain that controls motor movements

Question 10

when does the cerebellum develop

Answer 10

6 weeks

Question 11

functions of cerebellum

Answer 11

responses of fear
processing sense information

Question 12

medulla oblongata

Answer 12

connects upper brain to spinal cord

Question 13

function of medulla oblongata

Answer 13

controls automatic responses

Question 14

involuntary response

Answer 14

response to stimulus that occurs without conscious choice, ie sneezing, breathing, heart rate

Question 15

neural connections

Answer 15

links formed by messages passing from one nerve cell to another

Question 16

CNS

Answer 16

brain and spine