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CNS Memorization Quiz #2

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which part of the brain is responsible for regulating heartbeat?

a)

Cerebrum

b)

Cerebellum

c)

Brainstem

d)

Thalamus

2.

Identify the function of the occipital lobe.

a)

Vision

b)

Hearing

c)

Balance

d)

Emotion

3.

Which part of the cerebral cortex is involved in intellect, cognition, recall, and personality?

a)

posterior association area

b)

limbic association area

c)

combined primary somatosensory cortex and somatosensory association cortex

d)

prefrontal cortex (anterior association area)

4.

Loss of ability to perform skilled motor activities such as piano playing, with no paralysis or weakness in specific muscles, might suggest damage to the ________.

a)

premotor cortex

b)

occipital lobe

c)

temporal lobe

d)

parietal lobe

5.

At age 79, Mrs. X is diagnosed with a disorder that severely impairs her logical judgment. Medical imaging techniques show that this has been most likely caused by brain damage in a ______.

a)

frontal lobe

b)

temporal lobe

c)

parietal lobe

d)

occipital lobe

6.

Which part of the CNS sorts almost all sensory information ascending to the cerebral cortex?

a)

hypothalamus

b)

thalamus

c)

pons

d)

mesencephalon

7.

Which of the following is NOT a function of the hypothalamus?

a)
Controlling voluntary muscle movements
b)
Managing sleep-wake cycles
c)
Regulating body temperature
d)
Controlling hunger and thirst
8.

Which brain structure functions to control the autonomic nervous system and to regulate body temperature?

a)

pons

b)

mammillary body

c)

medulla oblongata

d)

hypothalamus

9.

One functional center found within the medulla oblongata is a respiratory center involved in the control of the rate and depth of breathing.

a)

True

b)

False

10.

The limbic system acts as our emotional, or affective (feelings), brain.

a)

True

b)

False

11.

Cerebrospinal fluid circulates within the ventricles of the brain and in the subarachnoid space.

a)

True

b)

False

12.

Which part of the brain is primarily responsible for processing auditory information?

a)

Frontal lobe

b)

Temporal lobe

c)

Parietal lobe

d)

Occipital lobe

13.

The cerebellum is involved in the coordination of voluntary movements and balance.

a)

True

b)

False

14.

Which part of the brain is primarily involved in sending hormones to control growth, pregnancy, and childbirth?

a)

Pons

b)

Pituitary Gland

c)

Medulla oblongata

d)

Hypothalamus

15.

Which lobe of the brain is responsible for processing sensory information such as touch, temperature, and pain?

a)

Frontal lobe

b)

Parietal lobe

c)

Temporal lobe

d)

Occipital lobe

16.

The hypothalamus is involved in regulating hunger, thirst, and body temperature.

a)

True

b)

False

17.

Which part of the brain is responsible for the integration of sensory information and spatial navigation?

a)

Parietal lobe

b)

Frontal lobe

c)

Temporal lobe

d)

Occipital lobe

18.

Which part of the brain is primarily responsible for coordinating voluntary movements and maintaining posture?

a)

Cerebellum

b)

Thalamus

c)

Hypothalamus

d)

Medulla oblongata

19.

Which part of the brain is involved in the regulation of alertness, consciousness, and sorting and transmitting "data"?

a)

Thalamus

b)

Hypothalamus

c)

Pons

d)

Cerebellum

20.

Which brain region is responsible for controlling voluntary movements?

a)

cerebellum

b)

motor cortex

c)

hippocampus

d)

thalamus

21.

Which brain region is responsible for regulating body temperature and hunger?

a)

hypothalamus

b)

medulla oblongata

c)

occipital lobe

d)

cerebellum