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Brains!

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 3mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

This part of the brain controls the endocrine system.

a)

Hypothalamus

b)

Cerebral Cortex

c)

Hippocampus

d)

Thalamus

2.

This looks like a smaller version of the brain stuck to the underside of the brain.

a)

reticular activating system

b)

cerebellum

c)

thalamus

d)

amygdala

3.

This part of the brain allows you to comprehend speech

a)

Broca's are

b)

Frontal lobe

c)

Wernicke's area

d)

Somatosensory cortex

4.

Area at the rear of the frontal lobes that controls voluntary movements.

a)

Somatosensory Cortex

b)

Cerebellum

c)

Prefrontal Cortex

d)

Motor Cortex

5.

Gatekeeper between the brain and the body, this structure relays incoming sensory signals to the brain's cortex and outgoing motor signals to the peripheral nervous system.

a)

Hippocampus

b)

Thalamus

c)

Corpus callosum

d)

Medulla

6.

Portion of the cerebral cortex lying behind the forehead involved in planning & judgment.

a)

Temporal Lobe

b)

Prefrontal Cortex

c)

Wernicke's Area

d)

Parietal Lobe

7.

This part of the brain is responsible for the sensation of touch.

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

e)

E

8.

This part of the brain is responsible for sight,

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

e)

E

9.

The somatosensory cortex would allow you to sense...

a)

visual stimuli

b)

sounds

c)

tastes

d)

temperature

10.

Allows the two hemispheres to communicate.

a)

cerebral cortex

b)

brainstem

c)

corpus callosum

d)

reticular activating system