The Brain: Structure & Function

Which area of the brain controls vital bodily functions such as heartbeat, respiration, body temperature, & digestion?

(Sousa, 2017, p.18)

• Hippocampus

• Brain stem

• Cerebellum

• Cerebrum

This area of the brain is referred to as the brain's gray matter.

(Sousa, 2017 p. 20)

• Cerebellum

• Hypothalamus

• Amygdala

• Cerebrum

If a person sustains damage to their frontal lobe the result could be loss of speech, but their personality should not be affected.

(Sousa, 2017, p.16)

• True

• False

What areas of the brain play a role in ensuring that a person remembers events that are emotional and important?

(Sousa, 2017 p.19)

• Cerebellum and Hypothalamus

• Amygdala and thalamus

• Amygdala and Hippocampus

• Hippocampus and Hypothalamus

Sensory information, except for smell, is processed in the hypothalamus first.

(Sousa, 2017 p.18)

• True

• False

Which scenario might happen to a person who has sustained damage to their cerebellum?

• This person has difficulty tying their shoelaces.

• This person has difficulty regulating their fears.

This interior part of the brain balances body functions such as sleep, food and liquid intake, as well as body temperature.

(Sousa, 2017 p.19)

• Hypothalamus

• Hippocampus

• Amygdala

• Brain Stem

Alzheimer's disease gradually destroys neurons in this part of the brain causing memory loss.

(Sousa, 2017 p.19)

• Frontal Lobe

• Cerebellum

• Cerebrum

• Hippocampus

The cortex that covers the two hemispheres of the cerebrum controls thinking, memory, speech, and muscular movement.

(Sousa, 2017 p.20)

• True

• False

What is a huge reason adolescents are more likely to exercise high-risk behavior?

(Sousa, 2017, p.17)

• The brain stem isn't fully capable of controlling the excesses of emotions.

• The frontal lobe isn't fully capable of controlling the excesses of emotions.