Inside the Brain p.2

__________ is the body’s ultimate control and information processing center.

• cerebral cortex

• skull

• lymph nodes

• cerebrum

The_________regulates the autonomic activity of your heart and lungs.

• pons

• frontal lobe

• medulla

• amygdala

The __________helps in coordination and balance.

• cerebral cortex

• lungs

• bones

• cerebellum

The _____________ is the fibers that connect the two halves of the brain. Thus, it adds the two parts together.

• corpus subtraction

• hippocampus

• corpus callosum

• nerve cluster

The _______ helps you relax and sleep.

• pons

• frontal lobe

• anvil and hammer

• spinal cord

The ______________takes sensations that come from the body and directs them to the appropriate part of the brain for processing.

• pons

• medulla

• thalamus

• occipital lobe

The ________________regulates a number of things in the body such as body temperature, thirst and hunger.

• hypothalamus

• reticular formation

• plasma

• heart

The _______________is the seat of memory. Think of a hippo with a compass.

• pons

• brainstem

• nerve endings

• hippocampus

The ___________ controls your sense of fear.

• pons

• medulla

• amygdala

• cerebral cortex

Each brain hemisphere is divided into four lobes that are separated by prominent fissures. Click the 4 lobes that belong.

• main lobe

• frontal lobe

• parietal lobe

• occipital lobe

• temporal lobe