WorksheetsPsychology Brain Development
Total questions: 33
Worksheet time: 15mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
A blind person may have experienced damage to her:
a)
visual cortex
b)
prefrontal area
c)
Broca's area
d)
auditory association area
2.
The four regions of the cerebral cortex are referred to as:
a)
lesions
b)
lobes
c)
pons
d)
corpus callosum
3.
If a head injury results in someone no longer being able to hear, which part of the brain may have been damaged?
a)
temporal lobe
b)
occipital lobe
c)
parietal lobe
d)
frontal lobe
4.
Area of the brain that gives us the opportunity to learn and store complex and abstract info.
a)
corpus callosum
b)
ventricles
c)
premotor area
d)
cerebral cortex
5.
This area controls breathing, heart-rate, and reflexes
a)
pons
b)
medulla oblongata
c)
cerebral cortex
d)
cerebrum
6.
Because messages cannot occur over synapses on their own, they require the help of ________.
a)
Myelin
b)
Neurotransmitters
c)
Axons
d)
Dendrites
7.
This is the part of a neuron made up of threadlike fibers.
a)
Axons
b)
Dendrites
c)
Synapse
d)
Myelin
8.
This is the part of a neuron made up of branchlike structures.
a)
Axons
b)
Dendrites
c)
Synapse
d)
Myelin
9.
This is is the space between cell bodies.
a)
Axons
b)
Dendrites
c)
Synapse
d)
Myelin
10.
Where is the prefrontal cortex located?
a)
At the base of the brain
b)
At the center of the brain
c)
The left side of the brain
d)
Behind the forehead
11.
Someone who studies the brain is known as a ____________.
a)
Brain scientist
b)
Neurologist
c)
Neurosurgeon
d)
Brain enthusiast
12.
This is where information travels in the brain (made up of axons and dendrites).
a)
Synapse
b)
Myelin
c)
Neurotransmitter
d)
Neurons
13.
This lobe of the brain is primarily responsible for our sight.
a)
Frontal
b)
Parietal
c)
Temporal
d)
Occipital
14.
In the nature vs. nurture controversy, nature refers to ____________ while nurture refers to ______________.
a)
Environment/all living things
b)
Environment/genetics
c)
Genetics/environment
d)
All living things/ our biology
15.
This part of our brain is responsible for our emotions and aggression
a)
Amygdala
b)
Hypothalamus
c)
Hippocampus
d)
Pons
16.
Name the lobe that appears pink in this image.
a)
Frontal
b)
Parietal
c)
Temporal
d)
Occipital
17.
When you go to reach for a pencil and you miss the mark, you may have an impaired...
a)
Parietal Lobe
b)
Cerebellum
c)
Frontal Lobe
d)
Temporal Lobe
18.
The four lobes of the brain make up the:
a)
Cerebellum
b)
Diencephalon
c)
Cerebrum
d)
Brainstem
19.
Name the lobe that appears yellow in this image.
a)
Frontal
b)
Parietal
c)
Temporal
d)
Occipital
20.
Which lobe of the brain is located on the sides by your ears?
a)
Temporal
b)
Frontal
c)
Occipital
d)
Parietal
21.
What is this?
a)
Cerebrum
b)
Cerebellum
c)
Brain Stem
d)
Diencephalon
22.
Controls hearing, and language comprehension
a)
Frontal Lobe
b)
Temporal Lobe
c)
Occipital Lobe
d)
Parietal Lobe
23.
Makes decisions, plans, reasons, and carries out behaviors
a)
Frontal Lobe
b)
Parietal Lobe
c)
Occipital Lobe
d)
Temporal Lobe
24.
Possesses the Primary Motor Cortex
a)
Temporal Lobe
b)
Parietal Lobe
c)
Occipital Lobe
d)
Frontal Lobe
25.
controls heartbeat and breathing,
a)
reticular formation
b)
medulla
26.
helps with controlling arousal.
a)
reticular formation
b)
brain stem
27.
influences aggression and fear
a)
pituitary gland
b)
amygdala
28.
processes memory
a)
hypothalamus
b)
hippocampus
29.
master gland
a)
pituitary gland
b)
cerebellum
30.
balance
a)
cerebral cortex
b)
cerebellum
31.
executive command center
a)
temporal lobe
b)
frontal lobe
32.
receives information from sensory, touch and body position
a)
temporal lobe
b)
parietal lobe
33.
band of axon fibers connects 2 hemisphere
a)
cerebellum
b)
corpus callosum
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