Nervous System Practice

Name the structure shown in yellow that connects the right and left sides of the brain.

• Corpus Callosum

• Amygdala

• Thalamus

• Hypothalamus

The cerebellum is at the base and the back of the brain. The cerebellum is responsible for ...

• vision

• balance and coordination

• thinking and voluntary movement

• breathing, heart rate and blood pressure

• maintaining body temperature, water balance and metabolism

The brainstem is between the spinal cord and the rest of the brain. Basic functions like ______ are controlled by the brainstem.

• vision

• balance and coordination

• thinking and voluntary movement

• breathing, heart rate and blood pressure

• maintaining body temperature, water balance and metabolism

The brainstem is located between the spinal cord and the rest of the brain. Basic functions like ______ are controlled by the brainstem.

• vision

• balance and coordination

• thinking and voluntary movement

• breathing, heart rate, blood pressure, and swallowing

• maintaining body temperature, water balance and metabolism

Which lobe of the cerebrum is responsible for language comprehension, auditory processing (hearing) and memory?

• frontal

• temporal

• parietal

• occipital

Which lobe of the cerebrum is responsible for processing sensory information like touch, pain, temperature and pressure?

• frontal

• temporal

• parietal

• occipital

Which lobe of the cerebrum is responsible for processing visual information like color, light and movement?

• frontal

• temporal

• parietal

• occipital

Which lobe of the cerebrum is responsible for reasoning, personality, voluntary movement, speech, planning and decision making?

• frontal

• temporal

• parietal

• occipital

Which brain part helps regulate body temp., controls water balance, and regulates metabolism?

• Cerebellum

• Thalamus

• Occipital Lobe

• Hypothalamus

Which of the following is NOT part of the brain stem?

• Pons

• Medulla Oblongata

• Hypothalamus

• Midbrain