Name __________________________
1. The largest: a. medulla
Brain Parts Practice
b. hippocampus c. amygdala
2. Limbic system includes: a. medulla
b. hippocampus
3. Coordination:
a. medulla
b. hippocampus
4. Sensory integration: a. medulla
b. hippocampus
5. Sight: a. frontal
c. temporal
b. occipital
6. Master gland: a. thyroid
b. pituitary
7. Spinal cord: a. central nervous system
d. cerebellum
c. frontal lobe d. cerebellum
c. thalamus
d. cerebellum
c. thalamus d. cerebellum
d. parietal
c. medulla
d. hypothalamus
b. peripheral nervous system
c. limbic system
Matching
A. medulla
B. cerebellum C. frontal
D. occipital
E. temporal
F. parietal
G. amygdala H. hippocampus
I. hypothalamus
J. thalamus
K. reticular
formation
L. Broca’s area M. Wernicke’s area
N. cerebral cortex
_____8. balance
_____11. memory
_____13. wrinkled
_____12. connects to spinal
cord
_____14. fear and anger
_____9. speech
_____10. hearing
Multiple Choice:
15. “Playboy philosophers” who value pleasurable sensory delights will be interested especially in
the function of the:
A. reticular formation B. cerebellum C. limbic system
D. association areas of the
cerebral cortex
16. A student complains, “I can recall facts that I already know but I have trouble learning new
material.” If this student’s memory problem were the result of brain injury, then the injury is
probably localized in the
A. brainstem B. thalamus
C. motor cortex
D. limbic system
17. Higher mental functions that distinguish humans from other species are localized in the brain’s:
A. limbic system
B. thalamus and hypothalamus C. cerebral cortex
D. cerebellum
18. If you were to sleep on your back, then the brain’s ________________ lobe would be closest to
the pillow.
A. occipital
B. frontal
C. parietal
D. temporal
19. Damage to the Broca’s area in the left cerebral hemisphere on the brain would likely result in
which of the following?
A. a loss of ability to speak
B. an inability to solve verbal problems
C. a loss of the ability to comprehend speech
20. Veronica is having a hard time balancing as she walks, and her muscles seem to have lost strength
and tone.
A neuroanatomist looking into her condition would most likely suspect a problem with the
____________A. Medulla Oblongata B. Cerebellum C. Occipital lobe
21. Paralysis of the right arm might be explained by a problem in the
A. Motor Cortex in the frontal lobe in the left hemisphere
B. Motor Cortex in the frontal lobe in the right hemisphere
C. Motor Cortex in the occipital lobe in the right hemisphere
22. Blindness can be a result of damage to which cortex and lobe of the brain?
A. Visual Cortex in the occipital lobe
B. Visual Cortex in the temporal lobe
C. Visual Cortex in the frontal lobe
23. Though there is no single “control center” for emotions, their regulation is primarily attributed to
the brain region known as the ________________
A. limbic system
B. brainstem
C. cerebellum
24. Research has found that the amount of representation in the motor cortex reflects the
____________
A. size of the body parts
B. sensitivity of the body region
C. precise control required by each of the parts represented
25. Jessica experienced difficulty keeping her balance after receiving a blow to the back of the head.
It is likely that she injured her_________
A. medulla
B. cerebellum
C. thalamus
Matching. Answers can be used only once.
_____26. The brain structure located at the front
center of the cortex, containing major motor and
speech and reasoning centers
_____27. The structures of the brain lying behind
the temporal lobes; includes the visual cortex
_____28. The area within the cortex corresponding
to the sense of touch.
_____29. One of the major areas of the brain, the
site of higher mental processes, such as thought,
language, memory and speech.
_____30. The “new brain”, responsible for the
most sophisticated information processing in the
brain; contains the lobes.
_____31. The portion of the brain located beneath
the frontal and parietal lobes; includes the auditory
sensory areas.
_____32. One of the major areas of the brain,
responsible for voluntary movement of particular
body parts.
_____33. The part of the brain located outside the
“new brain” that controls eating, aggression, and
reproduction.
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
F.
G.
H.
limbic system
cerebral cortex
frontal lobes
temporal lobes
occipital lobes
motor cortex
sensory cortex
association area