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8 Brain Areas

Total questions: 8

Worksheet time: 4mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The part of our brain that contains what some call our personality or self-will area is the ____________. (Sousa, 2017, p. 17)

a)

thalamus

b)

frontal lobe

c)

parietal lobe

d)

cerebrum

2.

What is the oldest and deepest area of the brain? (Sousa, 2017, p. 18)

a)

amygdala

b)

motor cortex

c)

brain stem

d)

limbic area

3.

The part of the brain that maintains homeostasis is _________. (Sousa, 2017, p. 19)

a)

the hippocampus

b)

the brain stem

c)

the frontal lobe

d)

the hypothalamus

4.

Which part of the brain regulates whether to attack, escape, mate, or eat? (Sousa, 2017, p. 19)

a)

the amygdala

b)

the thalamus

c)

the cerebrum

d)

the occipital lobe

5.

The part of the brain that is Latin for "little brain" is the ________. (Sousa, 2017, p. 21)

a)

cerebrum

b)

cerebellum

c)

amygdala

d)

hypothalamus

6.

What part of the brain do the cerebrum and the cerebellum send signals to that is Greek for "inner chamber"? (Sousa, 2017, p.18)

a)

brain stem

b)

thalamus

c)

corpus callosum

d)

temporal lobe

7.

The part of the brain that represents nearly 80% of the brain by weight is the _________. (Sousa, 2017, p. 20)

a)

cerebrum

b)

amygdala

c)

thalamus

d)

hippocampus

8.

Alzheimer's disease destroys neurons in what part of the brain? (Sousa, 2017, p. 19)

a)

brain stem

b)

hypothalamus

c)

hippocampus

d)

thalamus