Nervous System - Brain - Part 2

Connects the left and right hemispheres of the brain

• Cerebellum

• Hypothalamus

• Medulla Oblongata

• Corpus Callosum

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

• thalamus

• hypothalamus

• hippocampus

• reticular formation

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-8

Thinking, problem solving, and "executive functioning" happen here. 

• cerebellum

• cerebrum

• amygdala

• hypothalamus

Carries messages between the body and the brain:

• cerebellum
• corpus callosum
• spinal cord
• special thalamus

Tags

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

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-3

Controls motivational behaviors, including feeding and fight-or-flight response.

• Hippocampus

• Amygdala

• Reticular Formation

• Hypothalamus

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS1-3

The cerebellum is labeled as

• 1

• 4

• 5

• 7