Module 1: The 8 Areas of the Brain

The amygdala plays an important role in what?

• Rational Systems

• Physical Interaction

• Emotions

• Decision making

The two structures in the brain mainly responsible for long-term remembering are located in the _______ area of the brain.

• Emotional

• Sensory

• Cognitive processing

• Rational System

Out of the 12 body nerves that go to the brain, how many end in the brain stem?

• 3

• 7

• 9

• 11

The brain stem controls what vital body functions?

• heartbeat

• respiration

• body temperature

• digestion

The cerebellum area of the brain coordinates what?

• Smell

• Movement

• Taste

• Sight

The cerebellum coordinates and modifies what?

• Command of a golf swing

• Command of Dancers footsteps

• Command of tying your shoes

• Command of processing smell

The cerebrum is composed of how many parts? What are these parts called?

What actions take place in the cerebrum?

• Thinking

• Memory

• Speech

• Muscular Movement

The frontal lobes of the brain deal with what?

• Planning

• Thinking

• Movement

• Sound

The frontal lobe also contains our self-will area- what some might call our _________?

• Personality

• Fight or Flight Response