The Brain

Connects the left and right hemispheres of the brain

• Cerebellum
• Hypothalamus
• Medulla  Oblongata
• Corpus Callosum

The brain's "sensory switchboard":  directs sensory messages to proper area of the brain

• thalamus
• hypothalamus
• hippocampus
• reticular formation

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-8

Thinking, problem solving, "executive functioning," happen here. 

• cerebellum
• cerebrum
• amygdala
• hypothalamus

Tags

NGSS.MS-ETS1-1

NGSS.MS-ETS1-2

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

Label each location

a

d

e

f

g

Parietal Lobe

Occipital Lobe

Diencephelon

Temporal Lobe

Frontal Lobe

Brain Stem

Cerebellum

The red portion is the ________

• Cerebrum
• Cerebellum
• Brain Stem
• Diencephalon

Match the location to the name

a

b

c

d

e

f

g

h

Temporal Lobe

Medulla Oblongata

Cerebellum

Pons

Frontal Lobe

Occipital Lobe

Parietal Lobe

Spinal Cord

The nerves that connect with the brain are the ________.

• frontal nerves

• superior nerves

• cranial nerves

• dorsal nerves

The nerves that connect with the brain are the ________.

• frontal nerves

• superior nerves

• cranial nerves

• dorsal nerves