Reading Quiz: Match the Brain Terms



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Instructions:

With a partner, use your book to complete parts one and two of this assignment.

Part I: Match the Brain Terms

CT scan

PET scan

reticular formation

medulla

thalamus

cerebellum

amygdala

hypothalamus

cerebral cortex

frontal lobes

parietal lobes

occipital lobes

temporal lobes

motor cortex

sensory cortex

1. __________________________________ the portion of the cerebral cortex lying just behind the forehead; involved in speaking and muscle movements.

2. __________________________________ the area at the front of the parietal lobes that registers and processes body sensations.

3. __________________________________ the area at the rear of the frontal lobes that controls voluntary movements.

4. __________________________________ the intricate fabric of neural cells that covers the cerebral hemispheres; the body’s ultimate control and information-processing center.

5. __________________________________ the portion of the cerebral cortex lying at the top of the head and toward the rear; includes the sensory cortex.

6. ____________________________________ a nerve network in the brainstem that plays an important role in controlling arousal.

7. __________________________________ a series of x-ray photographs taken from different angles and combined by computer into a composite representation of a slice through the body.

8. __________________________________ the portion of the cerebral cortex lying at the back of the head; includes the visual areas, which receive visual information from the opposite visual field.

9. __________________________________ two almond-shaped neural clusters that are components of the limbic system and are linked to emotion.

10. ____________________________________ a neural structure lying below the thalamus; it directs several maintenance activities (eating, drinking, body temperature), helps govern the endocrine system via the pituitary gland, and is linked to emotion.

11. ____________________________________ a visual display of brain activity that detects where a radioactive form of glucose goes while the brain performs a specific task.

12. ____________________________________ the brain’s sensory switch board, located on top of the brain stem; it directs messages to the sensory receiving areas in the cortex and transmits replies to the cerebellum and medulla.

13. ____________________________________ the “little brain” attached to the rear of the brain stem; it helps coordinate voluntary movement and balance.

14. ____________________________________ the base of the brainstem; controls heartbeat and breathing.

15. __________________________________ the portion of the cerebral cortex lying roughly above the ears; includes the auditory areas, each of which receives auditory information primarily from the opposite ear.

Part II

Use the word bank below and carefully match each word to the descriptions given below. Put the number of the description next to the word.

Word Bank:

___ Wernicke’s area ____ Broca’s area ____ occipital lobe

____ corpus callosum ____ hippocampus ____ parietal lobe

____ frontal lobe ____ amygdala ____ cerebellum

____ medulla ____ thalamus ____ hypothalamus

1. Epileptic seizures have become so severe that the two hemispheres of the brain are disconnected during surgery. This quiets the electrical storm raging between the two sides.

2. A blow to the base of the head makes the person wobble and struggle to run.

3. Damage to this area from a stroke makes a person incapable of sewing or doing other things with the sensitive finger nerves because what their fingers are doing can’t be interpreted.

4. Damage to this area causes a person not to form memories properly, like the guy in the movie memento.

5. Pressure from a tumor on this part of the brain causes a person to fly off the handle when simple emotional pressures arise. Teens tend to use this part more then their rational frontal lobes when judging situations, causing them to overreact sometimes.

6. A football player hits the back of his helmet on the ground and experiences blurred vision

7. A malfunction in this sensory switchboard was once thought to cause synesthesia, a disorder in which letters have colors and sounds make you itch. Certain foods or flavors may have a “pointy” feeling as well.

8. Low brain chemicals and an underdevelopment in this area cause a person to be a hermit who can’t play the social game. They just seem odd to other people.

9. Stimulation of this area causes our increased sexual interests as we get older. Underestimation can cause anorexia because normal activity here stimulates girls to eat more so their bodies are ready for childbearing

10. Crushing of this area causes all vital functions to cease, as when dale Earnhardt crashed his car into the wall at Daytona.

11. Some cases of dyslexia may be a problem of lack of communication between this region of the brain and the occipital lobe. It deals with language comprehension.

12. Damage to this area would make it difficult to speak the words that have clearly formed in your brain. It might come out sounding like mush.

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