Unit 3 Biological Bases of Behavior

Which part of the brain is responsible for eating, drinking, and body temperature?

• Hippocampus

• Amygdala

• Medulla

• Hypothalamus

Part of the limbic system that gives you the ability to feel emotions and perceive emotions in others.

• Hippocampus

• Amygdala

• Hypothalamus

• Pons

This part of the brain facilitates coordinated movement and balance.

• Cerebellum

• Cerebral Cortex

• Corpus Callosum

• Occipital Lobe

This part of the brain plays an important role in controlling arousal.

• Pons

• Reticular formation

• Pituitary gland

• Brain stem

This part of the brain is involved in the formation of new memories and is also associated with learning and emotions.

• Hypothalamus

• Hippocampus

• Corpus Callosum

• Cerebral Cortex

This part of the brain controls involuntary actions, as well as recognizing sensations such as pain and touch

• Pituitary gland

• Pons

• Thalamus

• Spinal cord

Area of the brain that is important for language development, and the comprehension of speech

• Sensory Cortex

• Broca's Area

• Wernicke's Area

This part of the brain controls voluntary movements

• Frontal lobe

• Parietal lobe

• Motor Cortex

• Sensory Cortex

Processes and makes sense out of􏰁 inf􏰁ormation g􏰀athered by our five senses.

• Frontal lobe

• Parietal lobe

• Motor Cortex

• Sensory Cortex

Area in the left hemisphere of the brain that is linked to speech production

• Broca's area

• Wernicke's area

• Cerebral cortex