brain unit 2

Question 1

Temporal Lobe

Answer 1

can recognize faces
auditory
behind the ears

Question 2

Occipital Lobe

Answer 2

visual
written words

Question 3

Thalamus

Answer 3

processes all incoming information except smell

filters and relays sensory information to the appropriate areas of the cerebral cortex
above the brain stem between cerebral cortex and the mid brain

Question 4

Pituitary Gland

Answer 4

Growth and sexual/reproductive development and function

Question 5

Corpus Callosum

Answer 5

Bundle of axons connecting the two hemispheres of the brain that aids in communication

Question 6

Cerebellum

Answer 6

responsible for muscle control, including balance and movement.

Question 7

Hypothalamus

Answer 7

keep your body in a stable state called homeostasis

Question 8

Wernicke’s Area

Answer 8

contains motor neurons involved in the comprehension of speech

Question 9

Prefrontal Cortex

Answer 9

decision-making and stress controllability

Question 10

Motor Cortex

Answer 10

generate signals to direct the movement of the body

Question 11

Pons

Answer 11

handles unconscious processes and jobs, such as your sleep-wake cycle and breathing

Question 12

Amygdala

Answer 12

help regulate emotion and encode memories

Question 13

Frontal Lobe

Answer 13

control over many abilities, including the way you think, how you move and how you remember things

Question 14

Association Areas

Answer 14

integrate information from different receptors or sensory areas and relate the information to past experiences.

Question 15

Broca’s area

Answer 15

linked to speech production

Question 16

Brainstem

Answer 16

directs messages to the opposite side of the brain
controls basic functions

Question 17

Parietal Lobe

Answer 17

processing and interpreting somatosensory input

Question 18

Medulla

Answer 18

controls surving functions like breathing and heartbeat
bottom part of brain

Question 19

Reticular Formation

Answer 19

responsible for filtering information and sending relevant information to the thalamus
controls sleep levels of auroral and attention
deep within the brain stem

Question 20

Cerebrum

Answer 20

initiates and coordinates movement and regulates temperature

Question 21

Cerebral Cortex

Answer 21

memory, thinking, learning, reasoning, problem-solving, emotions, consciousness and functions related to your senses