WorksheetsBrain Functions
Total questions: 31
Worksheet time: 17mins
Tim is having difficulty processing anything hot when he touches something, which lobe is not functioning properly?
Occipital Lobe
Temporal Lobe
Parietal Lobe
Frontal Lobe
What does the medulla do?
controls heart rate and breathing
controls sleep and wake cycles
takes in sensory information
controls voluntary movement
What does the temporal lobe do?
process touch
planning & abstract thinking
process sound and speech
allows you to see
What does the parietal lobe do?
sends motor commands
allows you to see
allows you to hear
integrates sensory information
What does the amygdala do?
controls heart rate
directs sensory information
regulates body temperature
processes emotion
What does the hippocampus do?
processes memories
processes pain
processes vision
processes hearing
What does the thalamus do?
voluntary motion
regulates heart rate
relays incoming sensory information
memory formation
What does the Frontal lobe do?
process vision
process sound
integrate sensory information
abstract thinking and planning
What does the occipital lobe do?
memory formation
planning
initiating motor control
processing visual information
What bodily functions does the brain stem not control?
(Sousa, 2017, p. 18)
Heartbeat
Digestion
Memory
Body Temperature
Which of the following would a person whose cerebellum is damaged have trouble doing?
(Sousa, 2017, p. 21)
Catching a ball
Remembering a friend's name
Sleeping
Identifying colors
Why are teenagers more likely than adults to take part in risky behavior?
(Sousa, 2017, p. 17)
Their temporal lobes are overactive.
There is damage to their occipital lobes.
Their frontal lobe is not fully developed.
There is no proof that teenagers are more likely to partake in risky behavior.
To which part of the brain does all sensory information (besides smell) go first?
(Sousa, 2017, p. 18)
The thalamus
The amygdala
The parietal lobes
The brain stem
What parts of the brain make up the limbic system?
(Sousa, 2017, p. 18-19)
Thalamus
Hypothalmus
Hippocampus
Amygdala
Which structure does all your thinking, feeling, planning etc.
brain stem
thalamus
hypothalamus
cerebrum
cerebellum
Which structure coordinates skeletal muscles for complex actions.
brain stem
thalamus
hypothalamus
cerebrum
cerebellum
Which structure is the link between the brain and the endocrine system (hormone production)
brain stem
thalamus
hypothalamus
cerebrum
cerebellum
Which brain part provides involuntary coordination of body movements?
Cerebellum
Frontal Lobe
Pons
Thalamus
Which brain function is the pons involved with?
Controlling heart rate
Receiving sensory information
Regulates body temperature
Controlling breathing
