Inner Brain Parts

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

• thalamus
• hypothalamus
• hippocampus
• reticular formation

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

• Thalamus
• Reticular Formation
• Hypothalamus
• Cerebellum

Controls motivational behaviors, including: feeding, fight-flight response

• Hippocampus
• Amygdala
• Reticular Formation
• Hypothalamus

The red portion is the ________

• Cerebrum
• Cerebellum
• Brain Stem
• Diencephalon

The Medulla controls our ___.

• Blood Pressure 
• Muscle Memory 
• Pain reaction
• Memory 

This structure is involved in fear/panic response

• Cerebellum

• Hippocampus

• Amygdala

• Parietal Lobe

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The lower brain structure that controls arousal.

• cerebellum

• reticular formation

• medulla

• thalamus

Most associated with sleep.

• thalamus

• Broca's area

• hippocampus

• pons

Which brain part is responsible for creating memories?

• brain stem

• cerebellum

• amygdala

• hippocampus

• Frontal Lobe
• Brain Stem
• Cerebellum
• Occipital Lobe