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AP Unit 1 brain review

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the function of the frontal lobe in the brain?

a)

Motor control

b)

Executive functions

c)

Language processing

d)

Memory storage

2.

What is the function of the occipital lobe in the brain?

a)

Processing auditory information.

b)

Regulating emotions.

c)

Controlling motor functions.

d)

Processing visual information

3.

What is the function of the temporal lobe in the brain?

a)

Processing auditory information, language comprehension, and memory formation.

b)

Regulating body temperature and hormone production.

c)

Visual perception and recognition.

d)

Motor control, balance, and coordination.

4.
Connects the left and right hemispheres of the brain
a)
Cerebellum
b)
Hypothalamus
c)
Medulla  Oblongata
d)
Corpus Callosum
5.
The brain's "sensory switchboard":  directs sensory messages to proper area of the brain
a)
thalamus
b)
hypothalamus
c)
hippocampus
d)
reticular formation
6.
Known as the "Little brain" and is in charge of balance and coordinating movements:
a)
Thalamus
b)
Reticular Formation
c)
Hypothalamus
d)
Cerebellum
7.
Which letter on the illustration represents the frontal lobe
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
8.
Which letter on the illustration represents the temporal lobe
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
9.
The red portion is the ________
a)
Cerebrum
b)
Cerebellum
c)
Brain Stem
d)
Diencephalon
10.

This part of the brain controls motivational behaviors such as feeding/eating and your fight-or-flight response.

a)
Hippocampus
b)
Amygdala
c)
Reticular Formation
d)
Hypothalamus
11.

What structure is GREY in this picture?

a)

Cerebrum

b)

Cerebellum

c)

Brainstem

d)

Pons

12.

What is the role of the amygdala in the brain?

a)

The amygdala is responsible for processing visual information.

b)

The amygdala is responsible for controlling motor functions.

c)

The amygdala is responsible for processing emotions and storing emotional memories.

d)

The amygdala is responsible for regulating body temperature.

13.

Which part of the brain is responsible for forming new memories?

a)

cerebellum

b)

hippocampus

c)

pons

d)

medulla

14.

What happens when the hippocampus is damaged?

a)

Improved memory and enhanced ability to form new memories.

b)

Memory loss and difficulties in forming new memories.

c)

Temporary memory loss and difficulties in forming new memories.

d)

No effect on memory or ability to form new memories.

15.

When your brain is forming new neurons, it is called _________.

a)
plasticity 
b)
neurogenesis
16.

A/an _________ takes pictures of soft tissues.

a)
EEG
b)
PET
c)
CT
d)
MRI
17.

Your brain's ability to recover is referred to as its ________.

a)
plasticity
b)
neurogenesis
18.

Which of the following activities most directly relies on the hippocampus?

a)

navigating a physical obstacle course in gym class

b)

memorizing the layout of your childhood neighborhood

c)

using critical thinking skills to solve a riddle

19.

Which lobe of the cerebral cortex is most significantly involved in activities like reading a sentence out loud, moving your arms to communicate with American Sign Language, and doing your math homework?

a)

Parietal

b)

Frontal

c)

Occipital

d)

Temporal

20.

Your _______ is your body's information relay station. All information from your body's senses (except smell) must be processed through it before being sent to your cerebral cortex for interpretation.

a)

corpus collasum

b)

hippocampus

c)

thalamus

d)

cerebrum