Unit 2: Part 1E: Parts in the Limbic System

Question 1

Limbic System

Answer 1

helps regulate functions like memory, fear, aggression, hunger, and thirst; ring of structures at the border of the brainstem and the cerebral cortex

Question 2

Hypothalamus

Answer 2

regulates hunger, thirst, body temperature, and the “fight-or-flight” reaction to stress and sexual behaviors; links brain, endocrine system, and emotion; controls pituitary gland; 5 F’s: fight, flight, feed, fornication, Fahrenheit

Question 3

Hippocampus

Answer 3

processes memories for permanent storage; consolidation of memories

Question 4

Amygdala

Answer 4

controls emotional responses, especially emotions like fear and anger (road rage); plays a role in perception of emotions and processing emotional memories

Question 5

Pituitary Gland

Answer 5

known for the ability to release a growth hormone; involved in hormone stages during puberty; controlled by the hypothalamus; “master gland”