Brain parts - Weebly



Name __________________________

Brain parts

1. The largest: a. medulla b. hippocampus c. amygdala d. cerebellum

2. Limbic system includes: a. medulla b. hippocampus c. frontal lobe d. cerebellum

3. Coordination: a. medulla b. hippocampus c. thalamus d. cerebellum

4. Sensory integration: a. medulla b. hippocampus c. thalamus d. cerebellum

5. Sight: a. frontal b. occipital c. temporal d. parietal

6. Master gland: a. thyroid b. pituitary c. medulla d. hypothalamus

7. Spinal cord: a. central nervous system b. peripheral nervous system c. limbic system

Matching

A. medulla B. cerebellum C. frontal D. occipital E. temporal F. parietal G. Amygdala H. Hippocampus I. Hypothalamus J. Thalamus K. Reticular formation

L. Broca’s area M. Wernicke’s area N. Cerebral cortex

_____8. balance

_____9. speech

_____10. hearing

_____11. memory

_____12. connects to spinal cord

_____13. wrinkled

_____14. fear and anger

Multiple Choice:

15. “Playboy philosophers” who value pleasurable sensory delights will be interested especially in the function of the:

A. reticular formation B. cerebellum C. limbic system D. association areas of the cerebral cortex

16. A student complains, “I can recall facts that I already know but I have trouble learning new material.” If this student’s memory problem were the result of brain injury, then the injury is probably localized in the

A. brainstem B. thalamus C. motor cortex D. limbic system

17. Higher mental functions that distinguish humans from other species are localized in the brain’s:

A. limbic system B. thalamus and hypothalamus C. cerebral cortex D. cerebellum

18. If you were to sleep on your back, then the brain’s ________________ lobe would be closest to the pillow.

A. occipital B. frontal C. parietal D. temporal

Matching. Answers can be used only once.

_____19. The brain structure located at the front center of the cortex, containing major motor and speech and reasoning centers

_____20. The structures of the brain lying behind the temporal lobes; includes the visual cortex

_____21. The area within the cortex corresponding to the sense of touch.

_____22. One of the major areas of the brain, the site of higher mental processes, such as thought, language, memory and speech.

_____23. The “new brain”, responsible for the most sophisticated information processing in the brain; contains the lobes.

_____24. The portion of the brain located beneath the frontal and parietal lobes; includes the auditory sensory areas.

_____25. One of the major areas of the brain, responsible for voluntary movement of particular body parts.

_____26. The part of the brain located outside the “new brain” that controls eating, aggression, and reproduction.

A. limbic system

B. cerebral cortex

C. frontal lobes

D. temporal lobes

E. occipital lobes

F. motor cortex

G. sensory cortex

H. association area

Answers:

1. d

2. b

3. d

4. c

5. b

6. b

7. a

8. b

9. l

10. e

11. h

12. a

13. n

14. g

15. c

16. d

17. c

18. a

19. c

20. e

21. g

22. h

23. b

24. d

25. f

26. a

27.

................
................

In order to avoid copyright disputes, this page is only a partial summary.

Google Online Preview   Download