Brain quiz

Question 1

Parietal lobe

Answer 1

Receives & associates somatosensory information

Question 2

Frontal lobe

Answer 2

Sends motor output

Question 3

Occipital lobe

Answer 3

Receives visual information

Question 4

Temporal lobe

Answer 4

Receives auditory information

Question 5

Brain functions

Answer 5

Maintain homeostasis through :
Sensory input & motor output
Makes decisions-interpret
Integrates & stores new info

Question 6

What are the 4 parts of the brain?

Answer 6

Cerebrum
Cerebellum
Diencephalon
Brain stem

Question 7

Outward folds (bumps) are called

Answer 7

Gyri (gyrus)

Question 8

Shallow grooves are called

Answer 8

Sulci (Sulcus)

Question 9

Deepest grooves called

Answer 9

Fissures

Question 10

Longitudinal fissure

Answer 10

Separates cerebral hemispheres (left & right)

Question 11

Cerebrum

Answer 11

Controls all sensory & motor functions, thought processes, and memories

Question 12

What are all the cranial nerves ?

Answer 12

Olfactory
Optic
Oculomotor
Trochlear
Trigeminal
Abducens
Facial
Vestibulocochlear
Glossopharyngeal
Vagus
Accessory 
Hypoglossal

Question 13

How to remember cranial nerves by name?

Answer 13

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Question 14

How to remember function of cranial nerves?

Answer 14

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Say
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Matters
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Brother
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More

Question 15

Diencephalon consists of

Answer 15

Thalamus
Hypothalamus
Pineal gland

Question 16

Brain stem consists of

Answer 16

Medulla oblongata
Pons
Midbrain

Question 17

Cerebellum function (2)

Answer 17

Evaluates how well movements initiated by motor area in cerebrum are being carried out to make complex skilled movements
Regulates posture & balance

Question 18

Limbic system

Answer 18

Includes several area of brain
“Emotional brain”
Function- mediates emotional responses (pain, pleasure, docility, affection, & anger)
Involved in smell & memory

Question 19

Order of the brain stem parts?

Answer 19

Midbrain 1
Pons 2
Medulla 3

Question 20

Function of thalamus (4)

Answer 20

Major relay station for sensory impulses in the primary sensory areas of cerebral cortex

• transmits info from cerebellum to primary motor areas of cerebral cortex
• relays impulses btwn diff. Areas of cerebrum
• involved in movement control, emotions, learning, memory, & cognition

Question 21

Function of hypothalamus (5)

Answer 21

Controls autonomic NS
located inferior to thalamus 
Regulate emotional & behavioral patterns
Regulate eating & drinking
Control body temp
Regulate circadian rhythm

Question 22

Pineal gland function (2)

Answer 22

Secretes melatonin-promotes sleep

Sets body’s biological clock

Question 23

Midbrain function (4)

Answer 23

Relays motor impulses from cerebral cortex to pins
Relays sensory impulses from spinal cord to thalamus
Coordinates movements of head, eyes, & trunk in response to visual & auditory stimuli
Helps coordinate voluntary body movements

Question 24

Pons function (2)

Answer 24

Relays impulses btwn cerebral cortex & cerebellum & midbrain & medulla
Helps controls breathing rhythms

Question 25

Medulla function (3)

Answer 25

Relays motor & sensory impulses btwn other brain parts & spinal cord
Regulates heartbeat, breathing, blood vessel diameter
Coordinates swallowing, vomiting, coughing, sneezing, & hiccups