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Module 11: Older Brain Structures

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 4mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

This part of the brain plays a role in AROUSING you to a state of ALERTNESS.

a)

reticular formation

b)

cerebellum

c)

hypothalamus

d)

medulla

2.

If you damage this part of the brain, you may lose your sense of BALANCE.

a)

thalamus

b)

reticular formation

c)

amygdala

d)

cerebellum

3.

A/An ______________ uses GLUCOSE to show BRAIN ACTIVITY.

a)

CT or CAT scan

b)

EEG

c)

MRI

d)

PET scan

4.

A/An ______________ provides an X-RAY of the brain.

a)

CT or CAT scan

b)

EEG

c)

fMRI

d)

PET scan

5.

This part of the brain helps to form NEW MEMORIES.

a)

hippocampus

b)

reticular formation

c)

medulla

d)

thalamus

6.

This part of the brain deals with your EMOTIONS, like ANGER and FEAR.

a)

hippocampus

b)

reticular formation

c)

amygdala

d)

cerebellum

7.

This part of the brain is regulates HUNGER and THIRST .

a)

hypothalamus

b)

thalamus

c)

reticular formation

d)

medulla

8.

This part of the brain controls your BREATHING and HEART RATE.

a)

hypothalamus

b)

reticular formation

c)

amygdala

d)

medulla

9.

All your SENSES (except smell) go through this part of the brain.

a)

thalamus

b)

hypothalamus

c)

hippocampus

d)

reticular formation

10.

If you damage this part of the brain, you may be unable to form NEW MEMORIES.

a)

hippocampus

b)

reticular formation

c)

medulla

d)

thalamus

11.

A/An ______________ records BRAINWAVES and is often used in SLEEP STUDIES.

a)

CT or CAT scan

b)

EEG

c)

MRI

d)

PET scan

12.

This uses MAGNETIC fields and radio waves to show the brain ANATOMY, including soft tissue.

a)

MRI

b)

fMRI

c)

EEG

d)

PET scan

13.

Using MAGNETIC FIELDS, this tracks successive images of brain tissue to show brain FUNCTION.

a)

MRI

b)

fMRI

c)

CT or CAT scan

d)

PET scan

14.

This is the OLDEST part of your brain. It controls the most basic functions of life.

a)

brainstem

b)

medulla

c)

reticular formation

d)

cerebellum

15.

The limbic system is BEST related to your

a)

drives and emotions.

b)

brain and spinal cord.

c)

voluntary and involuntary movements.

d)

your intelligence.