Anatomy and Physiology Unit 4: Nervous System

What structure is shown in color here?

• cerebrum

• cerebellum

• pons

• medulla oblongata

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2

What brain lobe is considered the seat of your personality?

• frontal

• temporal

• parietal

• occipital

What brain lobe allows you to take in visual information?

• occipital

• temporal

• parietal

• frontal

What lobe is yellow in this image? (superior, lateral lobe)

• frontal

• temporal

• parietal

• occipital

What lobe is pink in this image? (posterior, inferior lobe)

• frontal

• temporal

• parietal

• occipital

What lobe is green in this image? (posterior, lateral lobe)

• frontal

• temporal

• parietal

• occipital

What do the ventricles of the brain do?

• circulate CSF

• produce afferent signals

• receive efferent signals

• interpret reflex arcs

What does the medulla oblongata do?

• controls vital body functions like heartbeat

• processes sensory information like touch

• causes motor responses like movement

• maintains posture and balance

What structure(s) provides protection and immune defense to the nervous system?

• vertebrae

• meninges

• nerves

• axons

What information does the olfactory complex receive?

• sight

• smell

• taste

• touch