Parts of the brain

Question 1

The top part of the brain

Answer 1

cerebrum

Question 2

The front part of the brain

Answer 2

frontal lobe

Question 3

Large part of the brain

Answer 3

frontal lobe

Question 4

Controls eye movement

Answer 4

frontal lobe

Question 5

Important for speech

Answer 5

frontal lobe

Question 6

Known as the “control panel” of our personality due to its importance for our ability to communicate

Answer 6

frontal lobe

Question 7

Located near the center of the brain

Answer 7

parietal lobe

Question 8

Receive messages from the skin:warm, cold, pain, touch

Answer 8

parietal lobe

Question 9

Lets us judge size, distance, and shape

Answer 9

parietal lobe

Question 10

Understands math problems and written languages

Answer 10

parietal lobe

Question 11

Interprets information from the ears (hearing) and nose (smell)

Answer 11

temporal lobe

Question 12

The most important area for language.

Answer 12

temporal lobe

Question 13

Where long term memories are stored.

Answer 13

temporal lobe

Question 14

Receives information from the eyes.

Answer 14

occipital lobe

Question 15

Interprets things like colors.

Answer 15

occipital lobe

Question 16

Located at the top of the brain stem.

Answer 16

cerebellum

Question 17

Receives information from the spinal cord and the body.

Answer 17

cerebellum

Question 18

Regulates movements, posture, balance, and coordination.

Answer 18

cerebellum

Question 19

10% of the brain weight, but has 50% of the brain’s neurons.

Answer 19

cerebellum

Question 20

Connects the brain to the spinal cord.

Answer 20

brain stem

Question 21

In charge of involuntary muscles:

Answer 21

brain stem

Question 22

Controls the body’s temperture.

Answer 22

hypothalamus

Question 23

When the body is cold, tells the body to shiver.

Answer 23

hypothalamus

Question 24

When the body is hot, it tells the body to sweat.

Answer 24

hypothalamus

Question 25

The size of a pea.

Answer 25

pituitary gland

Question 26

Produces and releases hormones for your body.

Answer 26

pituitary gland

Question 27

These hormones trigger metabolism, growth, and puberty.

Answer 27

pituitary gland