Brain Functions Quiz

What part of the brain is responsible for balance, movement, and coordination?

• Corpus Callosum

• Brain Stem

• Cerebrum

• Cerebellum

What part of the brain is responsible for all reasoning, memory, and sensory processing? (This is also where all conscious thought originates)

• Cerebellum

• Brain Stem

• Cerebrum

• Corpus Callosum

What part of the brain carries messages from the sensory organs like the eyes, ears, nose, and fingers to the cerebrum?

• Cerebellum

• Thalamus

• Hypothalamus

• Brain Stem

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NGSS.MS-LS1-8

What part of the brain controls body temperature, thirst, appetite, sleep patterns, and other processes in our bodies that happen automatically?

• Hypothalamus

• Brain Stem

• Thalamus

• Cerebrum

What part of the brain receives visual stimuli from the eyes and relays information to the visual cortex in the occipital lobe?

• Olfactory bulbs/tracts

• Brain Stem

• Optic nerves and chiasm

• Cerebrum

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NGSS.MS-LS1-8

What structure connects the two hemispheres of the brain, allowing for communication between them?

• Thalamus

• Hypothalamus

• Corpus Callosum

• Brain Stem

Which part of the brain is responsible for the regulation of heart rate and breathing?

• Cerebrum

• Cerebellum

• Brain Stem

• Hypothalamus

Which cortex is responsible for the conscious perception of sound?

• Sensory

• Motor

• Auditory

• Visual

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NGSS.MS-LS1-8

Which cortex is responsible for voluntary control of your skeletal muscles?

• Auditory

• Motor

• Visual

• Sensory

Which cortex is responsible for conscious perception of touch, pressure, pain, temperature, and taste?

• Auditory

• Motor

• Visual

• Sensory

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NGSS.MS-LS1-8