Functions of the brain parts

Question 1

cerebrum

Answer 1

responsible for sensing, thinking, learning, emotion, consciousness, and voluntary movement

Question 2

corpus callosum

Answer 2

bridge of fibres passing information between the two cerebral hemispheres

Question 3

thalamus

Answer 3

relay center for cortex, handles incoming and outgoing signals

Question 4

cerebellum

Answer 4

structure that coordinates fine muscle movement

Question 5

reticular formation

Answer 5

group of fibres that carry stimulation related to sleep and arousal through brainstem

Question 6

spinal cord

Answer 6

responsible for transmitting information between brain and rest of body

handles simple reflexes

Question 7

medulla

Answer 7

responsible for regulating largely unconscious functions such as breathing and cirulation

Question 8

pons

Answer 8

involved in sleep and arousal

Question 9

hippocampus

Answer 9

part of limbic system involved in learning and memory

Question 10

pituitary gland

Answer 10

“master” gland that regulates other endocrine glands

Question 11

hypothalamus

Answer 11

responsible for regulating basic biological needs (hunger, thirst, temperature control)

Question 12

amygdala

Answer 12

part of limbic system involved in EMOTION AND AGGRESSION