Brain parts and functions

Which part of the brain does problem solving and thinking?

• cerebrum

• cerebellum

• brainstem

• diencephalon

Which part of the brain controls muscle coordination and balance?

• cerebrum

• cerebellum

• brainstem

• diencephalon

Which part of the brain controls breathing, blood pressure, sleeping - the basic life functions?

• cerebrum

• cerebellum

• brainstem

• diencephalon

The Central Nervous System includes ...

• the brain and skull

• nerves, brain, and spinal cord

• the brain and spinal cord

• 4 lobes of the cerebrum

The brain and spinal cord is covered in 3 membranes called ____.

• the cranium

• cerebrospinal fluid

• meninges

• microglia

Which area of the brain is responsible for speaking - being able to make the sounds needed for speech?

• Wernicke's area

• Broca's area

• occipital lobe

• cerebellum

Which area of the brain is used to understand what someone says to you?

• Wernicke's area

• Broca's area

• occipital lobe

• cerebellum

Which lobe of the brain interprets the signals from your eyes so that you can 'see'?

• frontal lobe

• parietal lobe

• temporal lobe

• occipital lobe

Which part of your brain is the link between the mind and body, regulates emotions, lets you know when you are hungry or thirsty?

• medulla oblongata

• hypothalamus

• thalamus

• midbrain

Which part of your brainstem regulates heart beat, blood pressure, sneezing, vomiting, coughing?

• medulla oblongata

• hypothalamus

• thalamus

• midbrain