Brain Areas and Functions

The back lobe of the brain that is involved with the ability to recognize objects and is responsible for our vision is the ___.

• parietal lobe

• occipital lobe

• temporal lobe

• cerebral lobe

The lobe of the brain located just above the ears and is responsible for hearing, memory, and language.

• parietal lobe

• frontal lobe

• temporal lobe

• occipital lobe

What part of your brain is responsible for coordination, balance, posture, and movement?

• cerebrum

• cerebellum

• medulla

• pons

Which part of the brain controls your thinking, reasoning, and voluntary movements

• cerebellum

• thalamus

• cerebral cortex

• hippocampus

Which lobe of the brain processes nerve impulses associated with your senses of touch, taste, pressure, and temperature?

• occipital

• parietal

• temporal

• frontal

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Which part of your brain is responsible for maintaining body functions such as breathing, heart and blood vessel functioning, and digestion?

• cerebellum

• medulla oblongata

• amygdala

• cerebral cortex

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Which structure in the brain is necessary for your body to be able to extract energy from the food that you eat?

• pons

• hippocampus

• pituitary gland

• pineal gland

Which part of the brain forms and stores your memories?

• hypothalamus

• mid-brain

• hippocampus

• pons

Which part of the brain controls the integration between your sensory neurons and your motor neurons?

• hypothalamus

• thalamus

• pineal gland

• hippocampus

Which part of the brain regulates your emotions?

• hippocampus

• cerebral cortex

• medulla oblongata

• amygdala