Functions of the Brain

Controls body temperature, thirst, appetite, sleep patterns, and other processes in our bodies that happen automatically.

• thalamus

• hypothalamus

• amygdala

• cerebellum

The frontal lobe controls

• memory, behavior, thinking

• memory, touch, movement 

• language, personality, thinking, memory

• movement, emotion, speech, smell, and personality

The temporal lobe controls

• learning, memory, thinking

• learning, memory, and hearing

• language, feelings and hearing

• learning, behavior, and feelings

Carries messages from the sensory organs, like the eyes, ears, nose, and fingers, to the cerebrum.

• brain stem

• visual cortex

• thalamus

• parietal lobes

What part of the Brain plays an important role in emotions, especially fear?

• Amygdala

• 
  Brain Stem

• Hypothalamus

• Cerebellum

What part of the brain plays a major role in consolidating learning and in converting information from working memory to long term storage.

• Medulla

• Cerebellum

• Thalamus

• Hippocampus

Which vital bodily functions does the medulla primarily regulate?

• Heart rate and breathing

• Visual processing

• Memory and learning

• Digestion and metabolism

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You actually do 'have eyes in the back of your head' because this region of the brain responsible for visual processing is right above the cerebellum!

• temporal lobe

• sensory cortex

• occipital lobe

• gyri

Which part of the brain controls your sense of sight?

• frontal lobe

• parietal lobe

• temporal lobe

• occipital lobe

Which brain region is primarily involved in understanding and comprehending language?

• Broca's area

• Wernicke's area

• Hypothalamus

• Amygdala