brain parts extended

Question 1

largest part of the brain

Answer 1

cerebrum

Question 2

has two hemispheres

Answer 2

cerebrum

Question 3

allows the two hemispheres of the brain to communicate

Answer 3

corpus callosum

Question 4

surface of the cerebrum

Answer 4

cerebral cortex

Question 5

what type of nerves is the cerebral cortex made of

Answer 5

grey matter

Question 6

lobe that controls voluntary movement

Answer 6

frontal lobe

Question 7

lobe that controls speech

Answer 7

frontal lobe

Question 8

lobe that is associated with learning

Answer 8

frontal lobe

Question 9

lobe that controls hearing

Answer 9

temporal lobe

Question 10

lobe that controls vision, memory and sensory interpretation

Answer 10

temporal lobe

Question 11

lobe that controls touch and temperature awareness

Answer 11

parietal lobe

Question 12

lobe that controls emotions and interpreting speech

Answer 12

parietal lobe

Question 13

lobe that controls vision and visual interpretation

Answer 13

occipital lobe

Question 14

below the cerebrum, coordinates messages to the cerebrum

Answer 14

cerebellum

Question 15

controls subconscious

Answer 15

cerebellum

Question 16

controls movement, balance, coordination and posture

Answer 16

cerebellum

Question 17

below the cerebrum, above the midbrain

Answer 17

thalamus

Question 18

inteprets sensory information associated with touch and temperature

Answer 18

thalamus

Question 19

receives information from the spinal cord

Answer 19

thalamus

Question 20

below the thalamus

Answer 20

hypothalamus

Question 21

controls hunger

Answer 21

hypothalamus

Question 22

controls body temperature

Answer 22

hypothalamus

Question 23

controls metabolism processes

Answer 23

hypothalamus

Question 24

controls with the endocrine system and controls release of hormones in the body

Answer 24

hypothalamus

Question 25

below the pons and above the spinal cord

Answer 25

medulla oblangata

Question 26

connects the central and peripheral nervous systems

Answer 26

medulla oblangata

Question 27

controls many internal responses like breathing and heart rate

Answer 27

medulla oblangata

Question 28

“bridge”

Answer 28

pons

Question 29

relays information between the cerebrum, cerebellum, and the medulla

Answer 29

pons

Question 30

set of structures that lies on both sides and beneath the thalamus

Answer 30

limbic system

Question 31

limbic system includes:

Answer 31

amygdala, hippocampus, hypothalamus

Question 32

left side of thalamus, controls fear, aggression, jealousy

Answer 32

amygdala

Question 33

left side of thalamus, forms long term memories

Answer 33

hippocampus