Parts of the Brain - IB

Danger to which of the following puts a person's life in the most danger because it may cause breathing to stop?

• amygdala

• thalamus

• medulla

• hippocampus

• hypothalamus

Which of the following is sometimes referred to as the brain's sensory switchboard, because it directs incoming sensory messages (with the exception of smell) to their proper places in the brain?

• hypothalamus

• pituitary

• cerebellum

• limbic system

• thalamus

Which of the following brain areas is responsible for regulating hunger and thirst?

• reticular activating system

• amygdala

• hypothalamus

• brainstem

• hippocampus

Stimulation of the amygdala is most likely to have which of the following effects?

• dreaming

• aggression

• hunger

• loss of balance

Damage to which of the following brain structures would affect the processing of new explicit memories?

• cerebral cortex

• medulla

• corpus callosum

• hippocampus

• hypothalamus

The _____ is a structure in the brain stem that connects the top of the brain to the bottom and plays a role in sleep, dreaming, and arousal.

• reticular formation

• pons

• medulla

• cerebellum

• hippocampus

Damage to which of the following could interfere with the ability to plan for the future?

• frontal lobe

• temporal lobe

• occipital lobe

• parietal lobe

• somatosensory cortex

A gymnast falls and hits her head on the floor. She attempts to continue practicing but has trouble maintaining balance. What part of her brain has probably been affected?

• reticular formation

• cerebellum

• amygdala

• thalamus

• medulla

The part of the brain sometimes referred to as the "emotional brain," which includes the thalamus, hypothalamus, amygdala, and hippocampus is the

• corpus callosum

• left hemisphere

• flashbulb memory center

• limbic system

• frontal lobe

An inability to comprehend spoken language is most likely to result from damage in which of the following?

• frontal lobes

• occipital lobe

• temporal lobes

• parietal lobe