Parts of the Brain - quiz

Question 1

largest portion of the brain

Answer 1

cerebrum

Question 2

Posterior to the cerebrum

Answer 2

cerebellum

Question 3

extends from the posterior portion of the brain

Answer 3

spinal cord

Question 4

cerebrum ridges

Answer 4

gyri

Question 5

cerebrum grooves

Answer 5

sulci

Question 6

the 2 cerebral hemispheres are divided by a large deep groove

Answer 6

longitudinal fissure

Question 7

divides the frontal lobe from the parietal lobe

Answer 7

central sulcus

Question 8

x-shaped structure on bottom of brain

Answer 8

optic chiasm

Question 9

large structures below the frontal lobe

Answer 9

olfactory bulbs

Question 10

distinctive c-shaped region of fiber tracts that connects the left and right hemispheres

Answer 10

corpus callosum

Question 11

space in the corpus callosum that is where cerebral spinal fluids are found

Answer 11

lateral ventricle

Question 12

central interior region of the brain that contains the thalamus and hypothalamus

Answer 12

diencephalon

Question 13

rounded structure located between the corpus callosum and the optic chiasm

Answer 13

thalamus

Question 14

inferior to thalamus

Answer 14

hypothalamus

Question 15

small and dark, located posterior to the thalamus

Answer 15

pineal gland

Question 16

largest and most posterior portion of the brain stem, continuous with the spinal cord

Answer 16

medulla

Question 17

small protrusion anterior to the medulla

Answer 17

pons

Question 18

located between the pons and the diencephalon

Answer 18

midbrain

Question 19

space between corpus callosum and the thalamus

Answer 19

third ventricle

Question 20

connects to the central canal of the spinal cord and can most easily be seen just inferior to cerebellum

Answer 20

fourth ventricle

Question 21

the 3rd and 4th ventricles are connected by this structure

Answer 21

cerebral aqueduct

Question 22

branching tree-like structure of the internal cerebellum, composed of white and gray matter

Answer 22

arbor vitae

Question 23

brain region that connects to spinal cord

Answer 23

brainstem

Question 24

brain region responsible for balance and coordination

Answer 24

cerebellum

Question 25

protective membrane layers of the brain

Answer 25

meninges

Question 26

deep groove separating left and right hemispheres

Answer 26

longitudinal fissure

Question 27

gland located in the diencephalon region that produces melatonin

Answer 27

pineal gland

Question 28

Controls reasoning and voluntary movement

Answer 28

Frontal lobe

Question 29

Involved in object/face recognition and language

Answer 29

Temporal lobe

Question 30

Receives and processes sensory info

Answer 30

Parietal lobe

Question 31

Receives and analyzes visual info

Answer 31

Occipital lobe