Brain Regions Pre-Test

What are the four main regions of the brain?

• Cortex

• Limbic

• Midbrain

• Brainstem

• Equilibrium

What is the first part of the brain to develop?

• Brainstem

• Midbrain

• Cortex

• Limbic

The brainstem is responsible for_____

• Life-sustaining (heart rate, body temp, breathing, blood pressure)

• Fine motor skills

• Movement and balance

• Reflexive Actions (appetite, sleep, sense of smell/taste, hearing)

The Midbrain is the _____ part of the brain to develop

• First

• Second

• Third

• Fourth

True or false: The midbrain is often called the reptilian brain because this is where the brain of reptiles stops growing.

• True

• False

The Limbic system is located in the _____ of the brain

• Top

• Middle

• Bottom

• Left side

• Right side

The Limbic system is reponsible for________

• Relationships, Short term memory, and Emotional reactivity

• Judgment, problem solving, self awareness

• Reading and writing/Mathematical reasoning

• Life sustaining (Blood pressure, heart rate, breathing, body temp)

True or False: All parts of the brain work together

• True

• False

The Cortex is in the _____ of the brain

• Top

• Middle

• Bottom

The Cortex is responsible for________

• Abstract thought, concrete thought, and verbal/nonverbal communication

• Life sustaining (Blood pressure, breathing, heart rate, body temp)

• Relationships, Emotional Reactivity, Short term Memory)

• Fine Motor Skills, Large Motor Skills, Movement and Balance