Brain anatomy review

Connects the left and right hemispheres of the brain

• Cerebellum
• Hypothalamus
• Medulla  Oblongata
• Corpus Callosum

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

• thalamus
• hypothalamus
• hippocampus
• reticular formation

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

• cerebellum
• cerebrum
• amygdala
• hypothalamus

Tags

NGSS.MS-ETS1-1

NGSS.MS-ETS1-2

Carries messages between the body and the brain:

• cerebellum
• corpus callosum
• spinal cord
• special thalamus

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

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

• Hippocampus
• Amygdala
• Reticular Formation
• Hypothalamus

The cerebellum is labeled

• 1
• 4
• 5
• 7

Which region of the brain is responsible for balance and fine motor skills?

• Frontal Lobe
• Parietal Lobe
• Cerebellum
• Brain Stem