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The Brain and Phineas Gage

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 9mins

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Class
Date
1.

What is the function of the OCCIPITAL LOBE?

a)

Processes your thoughts

b)

Processes your hearing

c)

Processes your vision

d)

Contains your personality

2.

What is the function of the PARIETAL LOBE?

a)

Processes memory

b)

Processes sense of touch and pain

c)

Processes your hearing

d)

Processes your vision

3.

What is the function of the TEMPORAL LOBE?

a)

Processes movement

b)

Contains memory and planning

c)

Processes your hearing and smell

d)

Processes visual information

4.

What is the function of the FRONTAL LOBE?

a)

Processes your hearing

b)

processes your vision

c)

Contains your personality

d)

Processes sense of touch

5.

What part of the brain is vital body functions, such as heartbeat, respiration, body temperature and digestion monitored?

a)

Brain Stem

b)

Cerebellum

c)

Frontal Lobe

d)

Hippocampus

6.

Which part of your brain is responsible for thinking?

a)

Prefrontal Cortex

b)

Cerebrum

c)

Cerebellum

d)

Brain Stem

7.

Identify the structure labeled as A.

HINT: the eyes would be at the TOP of the diagram

a)

Cerebrum

b)

Frontal Lobes

c)

Parietal Lobes

d)

Occipital Lobes

8.

How many lobes of the brain are there?

a)

4

b)

3

c)

5

d)

2

9.

What is the role of the cerebellum?

a)

Controls movement

b)

Processing language

c)

Regulate sleep

d)

Controls hunger

10.

Which part of the brain is involved in decision making and problem solving?

a)

Occipital lobe

b)

Parietal Lobe

c)

Frontal cortex

d)

Cerebellum

11.

What part of Phineas' brain was damaged after the accident?

a)

Occepital Lobe

b)

Frontal Lobe

c)

Parietal Lobe

d)

Temporal Lobe

12.

How did Phineas' personality change after the accident?

a)

He became unreliable.

b)

He became disrespectful.

c)

Stopped using profanity in the presence of women.

d)

He became mean.

e)

He became stopped visiting his mom on Sunday's.