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Parts of the Brain

Total questions: 9

Worksheet time: 6mins

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Class
Date
1.

The part of the brain that controls emotions, particularly fear, is called the __________ (Sousa, 2017).

a)

Hippocampus

b)

Amygdala

c)

Brain Stem

d)

Cerebellum

2.

The part of the brain that is responsible for converting working memory to long-term memory is called the ___________ (Sousa, 2017).

a)

Thalamus

b)

Cerebellum

c)

Brain Stem

d)

Hippocampus

3.

"All incoming sensory information (except smell) goes first to the (a)   " (Sousa, 2017, p. 18).

4.

This part of the brain is responsible for maintaining homeostasis by controlling the release of hormones that control functions like sleep, body temperature, food consumption, and liquid consumption (Sousa, 2017).

a)

Hippocampus

b)

Hypothalamus

c)

Limbic System

d)

Cerebrum

5.

11 of the 12 body nerves end in this part of the brain which controls vital body functions and houses the RAS (Sousa, 2017).

a)

Thalamus

b)

Frontal Lobe

c)

Brain Stem

d)

Cerebellum

6.

This part of the brain is coined the executive control center and includes the prefrontal cortex (Sousa, 2017).

a)

Frontal Lobe

b)

Temporal Lobe

c)

Parietal Lobe

d)

Occipital Lobe

7.

The (a)   is soft, gray, and jellylike and represents 80% of the brain's weight (Sousa, 2017).

8.

This part of the brain contains more neurons than the rest of the brain put together and is responsible for coordinating movement (Sousa, 2017).

a)

Occipital Lobe

b)

brain cells

c)

Cerebellum

d)

cerebral cortex

9.

BONUS: What is the only nerve that does not end in the Brain Stem (Sousa, 2017)?

(a)