Brain Anatomy Review

Connects the left and right hemispheres of the brain

• Cerebellum
• Hypothalamus
• Medulla  Oblongata
• Corpus Callosum

Carries messages between the body and the brain:

• cerebellum
• corpus callosum
• spinal cord
• special thalamus

Known as the "Little brain" and is in charge of balance and coordinating movements:

• Thalamus
• Reticular Formation
• Hypothalamus
• Cerebellum

Which letter on the illustration represents the frontal lobe? 

• A
• B
• C
• D

Which letter on the illustration represents the temporal lobe? 

• A
• B
• C
• D

A person has a stroke on her occipital lobe.  What might happen to her?

• reduced planning abilities
• deafness
• coma
• blindness

Area of cerebrum that allows us to speak

• Broca's Area
• Wernicke's area
• Precentral Gyrus
• Postcentral Gyrus

Controls vital functions such as breathing and heart rate

• Diencephalon
• Frontal Lobe
• Brain Stem
• Cerebellum

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS1-3

Parts of the Brain Stem

• Pons & Cerebrum
• Cerebrum and Cerebellum
• Thalamus and Hypothalamus
• Pons & Medulla Oblongata

What is this?

• Pons
• Medulla Oblongata
• Epithalamus
• 3rd Ventricle

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS1-3