The Brain

The ________ is what regulates your vital functions, like breathing, sneezing, and vomiting.

​ (a)  

• medulla
• pons
• cerebellum
• reticular formation
• thalamus
• hypothalamus
• hippocampus
• amygdala
• corpus callosum
• pituitary gland

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Your balance and coordination of fine motor skills are run by your "little brain," also known as the _________.

​ (a)  

• cerebellum
• medulla
• pons
• reticular formation
• thalamus
• hypothalamus
• pituitary gland
• hippocampus
• amygdala
• corpus callosum

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Your awareness levels are regulated by your ​ (a)  

• reticular formation
• medulla
• pons
• cerebellum
• thalamus
• hpothalamus
• pituitary gland
• amygdala
• hippocampus
• corpus callosum

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The outer layer of your brain is called the ...​ (a)  

​ ​

• cerebral cortex
• frontal lobe
• motor cortex
• sensory cortex
• broca's area
• parietal lobe
• occipital lobe
• wernicke's area
• temporal lobe
• cerebrum

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What serves as a link between the nervous and endocrine systems and also maintains homeostasis?​ ​ (a)  

• hypothalamus
• hippocampus
• amygdala
• thalamus
• corpus callosum
• reticular formation
• pons
• medulla
• cerebellum
• pituitary gland

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Your ​ (a)   directs sensory input to other parts of the brain for processing (except for smell!)​ ​

• thalamus
• medulla
• pons
• cerebellum
• reticular formation
• hypothalamus
• hippocampus
• amygdala
• corpus callosum
• pituitary gland

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Your 2 hemispheres are connected by the ​ (a)  

• corpus callosum
• medulla
• pons
• cerebellum
• reticular formation
• thalamus
• hypothalamus
• pituitary gland
• amygdala
• hippocampus

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Your brain has a(n)​ (a)   lobe, which is dedicated to processing visual information.

• occipital
• frontal
• motor
• (somato)sensory
• parietal
• temporal
• wernicke's area
• broca's area
• cerebral cortex
• cerebrum

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Your ​ (a)   is the master gland that controls the endocrine system and the secretion of hormones.

• pituitary
• medulla
• pons
• cerebellum
• reticular formation
• thalamus
• hypothalamus
• amydala
• hippocampus
• corpus callosum

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Your ​ (a)   processes new memories for long-term storage.

• hippocampus
• medulla
• pons
• cerebellum
• reticular formation
• thalamus
• pituitary gland
• hypothalamus
• amygdala
• corpus callosum

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