UNIT 2 LESSON 4

Question 1

central trunk of the brain connecting to the spinal cord; consists of the medulla, pons, and midbrain, controlling mostly automatic functions

Answer 1

Brainstem

Question 2

contains the cardiac, respiratory, vomiting and vasomotor centers and therefore deals with the autonomic functions of breathing, heart rate and blood pressure

Answer 2

Medulla

Question 3

large mass of gray matter with several functions such as relaying of sensory and motor signals to the cerebral cortex, and the regulation of consciousness, sleep, and alertness

Answer 3

Thalamus

Question 4

controls body temperature, hunger, important aspects of parenting and attachment behaviors, thirst, fatigue, sleep, and circadian rhythms

Answer 4

Hypothalamus

Question 5

set of brain structures that includes the olfactory bulbs, hippocampus, hypothalamus, and amygdala

Answer 5

Limbic System

Question 6

important roles in the consolidation of information from short-term memory to long-term memory, and in spatial memory that enables navigation

Answer 6

Hippocampus

Question 7

perceive information which deal with olfaction (smell)

Answer 7

Olfactory bulbs

Question 8

primary role in the processing of memory, decision-making, and emotional reactions

Answer 8

Amygdala

Question 9

two hemispheres are joined beneath the cortex by the corpus callosum; plays a key role in memory, attention, perception, awareness, thought, language, and consciousness

Answer 9

Cerebral Cortex

Question 10

a set of interconnected nuclei that are located throughout the brainstem playing a crucial role in maintaining behavioral arousal and consciousness

Answer 10

Reticular Formation

Question 11

deals primarily with sleep, respiration, swallowing, bladder control, hearing, equilibrium, taste, eye movement, facial expressions, facial sensation, and posture

Answer 11

Pons

Question 12

plays an important role in motor control, and it may also be involved in some cognitive functions such as attention and language as well as in regulating fear and pleasure responses, but its movement-related functions are the most solidly established

Answer 12

Cerebellum

Question 13

the region of the cerebral cortex involved in the planning, control, and execution of voluntary movements

Answer 13

Motor Cortex

Question 14

middle of parietal lobe, deals with sensory information

Answer 14

Somatosensory Cortex

Question 15

white matter at the center of the brain connecting the two hemispheres of the cerebral cortex

Answer 15

Corpus Callosum

Question 16

deals with speaking, planning, logic, personality, abstract thinking, problem solving; is also the last to fully develop

Answer 16

Frontal Lobe

Question 17

sensory: touch and body position

Answer 17

Parietal Lobe

Question 18

controls vision

Answer 18

Occipital Lobe

Question 19

controls hearing

Answer 19

Temporal Lobe