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BRAIN AREAS & FUNCTIONS

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The brainstem is made up of the ___, ____, and ___.

a)

frontal, temporal, and parietal.

b)

midbrain, pons, and medulla.

c)

cerebellum, medulla, and occipital.

d)

cerebrum, pons, and midbrain.

2.

The function of the pons is:

a)

helps with balance

b)

helps with visual processing

c)

help you relax

d)

helps with delivering messages

3.

The medulla is responsible for:

a)

unconscious behaviors like breathing and circulation.

b)

working with the temporal lobe to process hearing.

c)

bridging the two sides of the brain.

d)

helping you play Minecraft.

4.

If you damaged your cerebellum, you would have difficulty with:

a)

forming sentences

b)

recognizing faces

c)

chewing

d)

balance

5.

The ________ directs messages between the body and your brain.

a)

thalamus

b)

cerebellum

c)

hypothalamus

d)

midbrain

6.

The hypothalamus is responsible for all of the following EXCEPT:

a)

regulating temperature

b)

controlling apetite

c)

maintaining balance

d)

managing sexual behavior

7.

Why is the pituitary gland called the "master gland"?

a)

It won at 4 square the most.

b)

Hormones released from the pituitary gland control the release of hormones from other glands.

c)

It is the biggest gland in the body.

d)

It releases the most hormones.

8.

Without the _________ the brain would be two separate hemispheres.

a)

cerebellum

b)

cerebral cortex

c)

corpus callosum

d)

captain crunch

9.

The _______ lobe is responsible for motor function, problem solving, and impulse control.

a)

Pink

b)

Green

c)

Yellow

d)

Blue

10.

The ______ lobe is responsible for processing auditory information.

a)

Pink

b)

Yellow

c)

Green

d)

Blue

11.

If you damaged the _______ lobe your vision would be impacted

a)

Pink

b)

Yellow

c)

Green

d)

Blue

12.

Processing sensory information occurs in the ________ lobe

a)

Pink

b)

Yellow

c)

Green

d)

Blue

13.

If you damaged your Broca's area, you would have trouble

a)

talking to your roommate

b)

throwing a ball

c)

decision making

d)

understanding the lecture

14.

If you damaged your Wernicke's area, you would have trouble

a)

giving a speech

b)

understanding what your RA tells you

c)

keeping balance

d)

controlling hunger

15.

How are hormones transported through the body:

a)

blood vessels

b)

golf cart

c)

neurotransmitters

16.

The cerebral cortex:

a)

bridges the hemispheres of the brain

b)

covers the outer portion of the brain

c)

is part of the brainstem

d)

helps with impulse control

17.

Your ability to remember things is because of the work of your:

a)

hypotalamus

b)

pons

c)

hippocampus

d)

medulla

18.

Your ability to experience fear is because of the:

a)

horses in the back

b)

hypothalamus

c)

hippocampus

d)

amygdala

19.

If you are alert and awake it is in part due to the:

a)

reticular formation

b)

medulla

c)

cerebral cortex

d)

endocrine system

20.

The endocrine system is a network of ________ that secretes hormones.

a)

blood vessels

b)

neurons

c)

glands

d)

synapses