Bozeman Science The Brain

_____ ties to the structure, or what something is made up of, while _____ ties to the function, or how something works.

• Anatomy; physiology

• Brain, Heart

The correct sequence of functions that occurs when you respond to stimuli is

• sensory, integrative, & motor.

• surgar, sensory, & motor.

• messenger, integrative, & sensory.

Which of these four sections formed from the forebrain that is responsible for more of the higher-level thinking & processes (biggest part of brain)?

• Cerebrum

• Thalamus

• Cerebellum

• Brainstem

The brainstem is essential for the basic functions of life as well as for filtering information coming into and out of the brain.

• True

• False

The _____ is like a relay center that sends information to the correct part of the brain while the _____ is responsible for coordinating movement & muscle memory.

• thalamus; cerebellum

• cerebellum; thalamus

The main function of the cerebrum is making sense of incoming information, which is known as integration.

• True

• False

The _____ are a group of neurons that work together to help control activities, like movement, while the _____ is where the axons of neurons cross over between the two hemispheres, holding the two sides together.

• basal ganglia; corpus callosum

• Medulla; cerebellum 

The Frontal lobe of the cerebral cortex is like?

• The boss of your brain

• The custadian part of the brain 

The Occipital lobe helps with what?

• Hearing

• Vision 

The area of the brain associated with hearing related activities is the

• temporal lobe

• parietal lobe

• occipital lobe

• frontal lobe