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WorksheetsBRAIN AREAS & FUNCTIONS
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
The brainstem is made up of the ___, ____, and ___.
frontal, temporal, and parietal.
midbrain, pons, and medulla.
cerebellum, medulla, and occipital.
cerebrum, pons, and midbrain.
The function of the pons is:
helps with balance
helps with visual processing
help you relax
helps with delivering messages
The medulla is responsible for:
unconscious behaviors like breathing and circulation.
working with the temporal lobe to process hearing.
bridging the two sides of the brain.
helping you play Minecraft.
If you damaged your cerebellum, you would have difficulty with:
forming sentences
recognizing faces
chewing
balance
The ________ directs messages between the body and your brain.
thalamus
cerebellum
hypothalamus
midbrain
The hypothalamus is responsible for all of the following EXCEPT:
regulating temperature
controlling apetite
maintaining balance
managing sexual behavior
Why is the pituitary gland called the "master gland"?
It won at 4 square the most.
Hormones released from the pituitary gland control the release of hormones from other glands.
It is the biggest gland in the body.
It releases the most hormones.
Without the _________ the brain would be two separate hemispheres.
cerebellum
cerebral cortex
corpus callosum
captain crunch
The _______ lobe is responsible for motor function, problem solving, and impulse control.
Pink
Green
Yellow
Blue
The ______ lobe is responsible for processing auditory information.
Pink
Yellow
Green
Blue
If you damaged the _______ lobe your vision would be impacted
Pink
Yellow
Green
Blue
Processing sensory information occurs in the ________ lobe
Pink
Yellow
Green
Blue
If you damaged your Broca's area, you would have trouble
talking to your roommate
throwing a ball
decision making
understanding the lecture
If you damaged your Wernicke's area, you would have trouble
giving a speech
understanding what your RA tells you
keeping balance
controlling hunger
How are hormones transported through the body:
blood vessels
golf cart
neurotransmitters
The cerebral cortex:
bridges the hemispheres of the brain
covers the outer portion of the brain
is part of the brainstem
helps with impulse control
Your ability to remember things is because of the work of your:
hypotalamus
pons
hippocampus
medulla
Your ability to experience fear is because of the:
horses in the back
hypothalamus
hippocampus
amygdala
If you are alert and awake it is in part due to the:
reticular formation
medulla
cerebral cortex
endocrine system
The endocrine system is a network of ________ that secretes hormones.
blood vessels
neurons
glands
synapses
