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Brain Functions

Total questions: 31

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Records the waves of electrical activity (studies seizures)
a)
EEG
b)
MRI
c)
CT Scan
d)
fMRI
2.
Shows brain function by using a radioactive glucose solution (active neurons love glucose)
a)
MRI
b)
CT Scan
c)
PET Scan
d)
fMRI
3.
As the result of a stroke, a man has lost his ability to plan, make decisions, and set goals. Which lobe has been damaged?
a)
FRONTAL LOBE
b)
PARIETAL LOBE
c)
OCCIPITAL LOBE
d)
THE BROCA'S AREA
4.
After Greg's serious motorcycle accident, doctors detected damage to his cerebellum. Greg is most likely to have difficulty: 
a)
EXPERIENCING INTENSE EMOTIONS
b)
READING A BOOK
c)
PLAYING HIS GUITAR
d)
TASTING HIS FAVORITE FOODS
5.
This structure helps pass information between the two hemispheres of the brain.
a)
corpus callosum
b)
hypothalamus
c)
pons
d)
amygdala
6.
When this area of the brain is damaged, patients loose the ability to speak fluently.
a)
Broca's area
b)
Hypothalamus
c)
Amygdala
d)
Occipital lobe
7.

Tim is having difficulty processing anything hot when he touches something, which lobe is not functioning properly?

a)

Occipital Lobe

b)

Temporal Lobe

c)

Parietal Lobe

d)

Frontal Lobe

8.
Breathing
a)
Brain stem
b)
cerebellum
c)
occipital lobe
d)
parietal lobe
9.
vision
a)
temporal lobe
b)
parietal lobe
c)
occipital lobe
d)
brain stem
10.
language
a)
temporal 
b)
parietal 
c)
occipital
d)
cerebellum
11.
judgement
a)
temporal lobe
b)
parietal lobe
c)
frontal lobe
d)
brain stem
12.
balance
a)
cerebellum
b)
temporal
c)
occipital
d)
frontal
13.
attention
a)
brain stem
b)
frontal
c)
occipital
d)
temporal
14.

What does the medulla do?

a)

controls heart rate and breathing

b)

controls sleep and wake cycles

c)

takes in sensory information

d)

controls voluntary movement

15.

What does the temporal lobe do?

a)

process touch

b)

planning & abstract thinking

c)

process sound and speech

d)

allows you to see

16.

What does the parietal lobe do?

a)

sends motor commands

b)

allows you to see

c)

allows you to hear

d)

integrates sensory information

17.

What does the amygdala do?

a)

controls heart rate

b)

directs sensory information

c)

regulates body temperature

d)

processes emotion

18.

What does the hippocampus do?

a)

processes memories

b)

processes pain

c)

processes vision

d)

processes hearing

19.

What does the thalamus do?

a)

voluntary motion

b)

regulates heart rate

c)

relays incoming sensory information

d)

memory formation

20.

What does the Frontal lobe do?

a)

process vision

b)

process sound

c)

integrate sensory information

d)

abstract thinking and planning

21.

What does the occipital lobe do?

a)

memory formation

b)

planning

c)

initiating motor control

d)

processing visual information

22.

What bodily functions does the brain stem not control?


(Sousa, 2017, p. 18)

a)

Heartbeat

b)

Digestion

c)

Memory

d)

Body Temperature

23.

Which of the following would a person whose cerebellum is damaged have trouble doing?


(Sousa, 2017, p. 21)

a)

Catching a ball

b)

Remembering a friend's name

c)

Sleeping

d)

Identifying colors

24.

Why are teenagers more likely than adults to take part in risky behavior?


(Sousa, 2017, p. 17)

a)

Their temporal lobes are overactive.

b)

There is damage to their occipital lobes.

c)

Their frontal lobe is not fully developed.

d)

There is no proof that teenagers are more likely to partake in risky behavior.

25.

To which part of the brain does all sensory information (besides smell) go first?


(Sousa, 2017, p. 18)

a)

The thalamus

b)

The amygdala

c)

The parietal lobes

d)

The brain stem

26.

What parts of the brain make up the limbic system?


(Sousa, 2017, p. 18-19)

a)

Thalamus

b)

Hypothalmus

c)

Hippocampus

d)

Amygdala

27.

Which structure does all your thinking, feeling, planning etc.

a)

brain stem

b)

thalamus

c)

hypothalamus

d)

cerebrum

e)

cerebellum

28.

Which structure coordinates skeletal muscles for complex actions.

a)

brain stem

b)

thalamus

c)

hypothalamus

d)

cerebrum

e)

cerebellum

29.

Which structure is the link between the brain and the endocrine system (hormone production)

a)

brain stem

b)

thalamus

c)

hypothalamus

d)

cerebrum

e)

cerebellum

30.

Which brain part provides involuntary coordination of body movements?

a)

Cerebellum

b)

Frontal Lobe

c)

Pons

d)

Thalamus

31.

Which brain function is the pons involved with?

a)

Controlling heart rate

b)

Receiving sensory information

c)

Regulates body temperature

d)

Controlling breathing