Parts And Functions

Question 1

Corpus callosum

Answer 1

To connect and carry messages between the two brain hemispheres

Question 2

Thalamus

Answer 2

Brain’s sensory control center; directs messages to the sensory receiving areas in the cortex and transmits replies to the cerebellum and medulla

Question 3

Hypothalamus

Answer 3

Direct several maintenance activities, helps govern the endocrine system via the pituitary gland and linked to emotion and reward

Question 4

Hippocampus

Answer 4

Helps process explicit memories for storage

Question 5

Amygdala

Answer 5

Linked to emotion and fear-learning

Question 6

Pituitary Gland

Answer 6

Endocrine system’s most influential gland; regulates growth and controls other endocrine glands

Question 7

Medulla

Answer 7

Controls heartbeat and breathing

Question 8

Cerebellum

Answer 8

Processing sensory input, coordinating movement output and balance, and enabling non-verbal learning and memory

Question 9

Frontal Lobe

Answer 9

Involved in speaking and muscle movements and in making plans and judgments

Question 10

Motor Strip

Answer 10

Controls muscle movement, voluntary movement, swallowing, and speech

Question 11

Sensory Strip

Answer 11

Receives and sends messages of feeling from different parts of your body

Question 12

Parietal Lobe

Answer 12

Receives sensory input for touch and body position

Question 13

Occipital Lobe

Answer 13

Receives information from the visual field

Question 14

Temporal Lobe

Answer 14

Includes the auditory areas, each receiving information primarily form the opposite ear

Question 15

Broca’s Area

Answer 15

Controls language expression