Parts of the Brain + Function

Question 1

Cerebrum

Answer 1

Higher order thought, voluntary movement, language reasoning and perception

Question 2

Cerebellum

Answer 2

Coordinated movement, balance and posture (wouldn’t be able to walk without it)

Question 3

Pons (part of brainstem)

Answer 3

Arousal, controlling autonomic function (breathing, heart rate, digestion, blood vessel dilation ext.), relaying sensory information between the cerebrum and cerebellum, sleep

Question 4

Medulla (part of brainstem)

Answer 4

Control of autonomic functions, relay of nerve signals between the brain and spinal cord, coordination of body movements.

Question 5

Corpus Callosum

Answer 5

Fibres that connect the two cerebral hemispheres

Question 6

Thalamus

Answer 6

Center of the adult brain, relay station for sensory signals

Question 7

White Matter

Answer 7

Is the tissue in the brain composed of nerve fibers. The fibers are covered by myelin.

Question 8

Grey Matter

Answer 8

Is the part of the brain composed mainly of neuronal cell bodies and unmyelinated axons.