AP Psychology Brain Parts

Front

controls heartbeat and breathing,

Back

medulla

Front

What part of the brain helps with controlling arousal? Options: reticular formation, brain stem

Back

reticular formation

Front

What influences aggression and fear? Options: pituitary gland, amygdala

Back

amygdala

Front

What processes memory? Options: hypothalamus, hippocampus

Back

hippocampus

Front

What is the "master gland"?

Back

pituitary gland

Front

balance

Back

cerebellum

Front

What is the "executive command center" of the brain?

Back

frontal lobe

Front

receives information  from sensory, touch and body position

Back

parietal lobe

Front

higher mental functions, such as critical thinking, remembering and speaking

Back

association areas

Front

transforms words into auditory code

Back

angular gyrus