Brain Functions

The red portion is the ________

• Cerebrum

• Cerebellum

• Brain Stem

• Diencephalon

Relays sensory impulses to cerebral cortex and involved in memory.

• Thalamus

• Hypothalamus

• Limbic system

• Midbrain

Mediates emotional response and is involved in memory processing.

• Limbic system

• Hypothalamus

• thalamus

• Cerebellum

What part of the brain regulates the sleep/wake cycles.

• Hypothalamus

• thalamus

• pons

• cerebrum

The major part of the brain that controls higher mental activities such as learning and making decisions

• cerebellum

• cerebrum

• thalamus

• midbrain

The part of the brain that controls coordination, balance, and equilibrium

• cerebrum

• thalamus

• cerebellum

• medulla oblongata

What is the function of the temporal lobe?

• Processing visual information

• controlling movement

• regulation emotions

• interpreting sounds and speech

The frontal lobe is associated with reasoning, motor skills, higher level thinking, and_________.

• Digestion

• Expressive language

• circulation

• respiration

What is the primary function of the occipital lobe?

• Processing sound

• Regulating emotions

• Controlling movment

• Interpreting visual information

Damage to the occipital lobe can cause vision problems such as not being able to identify colors or recognize_________.

• words

• shapes

• faces

• objects