Brain Anatomy and Physiology

The brain's "sensory switchboard":  directs sensory messages to proper area of the brain

• thalamus
• hypothalamus
• hippocampus
• reticular formation

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NGSS.MS-LS1-8

Carries messages between the body and the brain:

• cerebellum
• corpus callosum
• spinal cord
• special thalamus

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NGSS.MS-LS1-8

Known as the "Little brain" and is in charge of balance and coordinating movements:

• Thalamus
• Reticular Formation
• Hypothalamus
• Cerebellum

Which letter on the illustration represents the frontal lobe? 

• A
• B
• C
• D

Which letter on the illustration represents the temporal lobe? 

• A
• B
• C
• D

The red portion is the ________

• Cerebrum
• Cerebellum
• Brain Stem
• Diencephalon

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NGSS.MS-LS1-3

The occipital lobe controls __________.

• Vision
• Problem Solving
• Memory 
• Arithmetic & Spelling

The parietal lobe controls __________.

• Vision
• Problem Solving
• Memory
• Arithmetic & Spelling

What is this?

• Pons
• Medulla Oblongata
• Cerebellum
• Hypothalamus

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NGSS.HS-LS1-2

Where the pleasure centers of the brain are located...also controls Endocrine System

• Amygdala
• Pons
• Hippocampus
• Hypothalamus