Brain Function and Regions Quiz

What is the function of the spinal cord?

• Regulates emotions

• Relays information between brain and body

• Controls dreams and waking

• Perception and cognition

Which part of the brain is responsible for emotional memory?

• Amygdala

• Cerebellum

• Pons

• Spinal cord

Which part of the brain is responsible for long-term memory and spatial orientation?

• Amygdala

• Hippocampus

• Cerebellum

• Medulla

What is the role of the amygdala?

• Regulates reflex survival responses

• Controls movement, breathing, sleeping, dreams, and waking

• Responsible for aggression and fear; emotional memory

• Perception and cognition, balance and fine muscle control

What does the pons control?

• Movement, breathing, sleeping, dreams, and waking

• Emotions and instinctive drives

• Long-term memory and spatial orientation

• Heartbeat, breathing, and other vital bodily functions

What does the reticular activating system (RAS) connect?

• Forebrain to hindbrain

• Midbrain to forebrain, sleep-wake cycle

• Cerebellum to spinal cord

• Hippocampus to amygdala

What is the function of the cerebellum?

• balance and fine muscle control

• Regulates emotions and 'instinctive' drives

• Responsible for aggression and fear; emotional memory

• Relays information between brain and body; some simple reflexes

Which of the following is NOT enabled by the cerebral cortex?

• Creativity

• Abstract thinking

• processing our senses

• Physical strength

Which lobe of the cerebral cortex is primarily associated with processing auditory information?

• Frontal lobe

• Parietal lobe

• Temporal lobe

• Occipital lobe

Which lobe is located on the side of the brain and is involved in processing sensory information?

• Frontal lobe

• Parietal lobe

• Occipital lobe

• Temporal lobe