The Brain

Question 1

What are the four regions of the brain?

Answer 1

• Cerebellum
• Cerebrum
• Diencephalon
• Brainstem

Question 2

What are the four lobes of the cerebrum?

Answer 2

• Frontal lobe
• Parietal lobe
• Occipital lobe
• Temporal lobe

Question 3

What are the three parts of Diencephalon?

Answer 3

• Thalamus
• Hypothalamus
• Epithalamus

Question 4

What are the four parts of the limbic system?

Answer 4

• Thalamus
• Hippocampus
• Hypothalamus
• Amygdala

Question 5

What are the three parts of the brainstem?

Answer 5

• Pons
• Medulla oblongata
• Midbrain

Question 6

Functions of the frontal lobe

Answer 6

1. Voluntary motor control
2. Speech production
3. Short term memory
4. Emotional regulation
5. Problem solving
6. Decision-making
7. Planning/organizing

Question 7

Functions of the parietal lobe

Answer 7

1. Primary sensory area
2. Sensory perception comprehension

Question 8

Functions of the temporal lobe

Answer 8

1. Auditory processing
2. Speech comprehension
3. Auditory recognition
4. Emotional processing
5. Long-term memory

Question 9

Functions of the occipital lobe

Answer 9

1. Visual awareness
2. Depth perception
3. Color determination
4. Visual recognition

Question 10

Functions of the amygdala

Answer 10

1. Regulates emotion
2. Fight or flight response

Question 11

Functions of the thalamus

Answer 11

1. Process sensory input, except for smells

Question 12

Functions of the hypothalamus

Answer 12

1. Produce hormones
2. Regulates emotional, and behavioral patterns
3. Controls body temperature

Question 13

Functions of the hippocampus

Answer 13

1. Store long-term memory
2. Regulating learning
3. Memory and coding