Structure and Function of The Brain

What part of the brain is the, "oldest and deepest area"?(Sousa, 2022, p. 15)

• Amygdala

• Brainstem

• Cerebrum

• Thalamus

The_____ is in charge of the fight or flight reaction. It plays an important part in the way one handles fear and emotions.(Sousa, 2022).

Which of the following is controlled by areas in the cerebrum?(Sousa, 2022).

• Thinking

• Memory

• Speech

• Muscular Movement

• All of the above

A student has difficulty with playing catch or participating in a hand shake. What part of their brain has been damaged?(Sousa, 2022).

This part of our brain contains our personality. It helps us plan and thinking rationally, be problem solvers, and regulate our emotions.(Sousa, 2022).

• Brain Stem

• Frontal Lobes

• Limbic Area

• Hypothalamus

The role of this structure is, "consolidating learning and in converting information from working memory via electrical signals to the longer-term storage"(Sousa, 2022, p. 16).

• Thalamus

• Cerebrum

• Hypothalamus

• Hippocampus

This part of the brain, "monitors the internal systems to maintain the normal state of the body"(Sousa, 2022, p. 16). When rest, body temperature and nutrition intake are out of balance, it is difficult for one to focus on cognitive functions.

• Cerebrum

• Amygdala

• Hypothalamus

• Hippocampus

"All incoming sensory information (except smell) goes" here first(Sousa, 2022, p. 16).

• Thalamus

• Cerebrum

• Cerebellum

• Hypothalamus