Brain Functions

Question 1

Controls movement (especially fine motor skills), balance, posture, and coordination

Answer 1

Cerebellum

Question 2

Controls breathing, reflexes, and swallowing reflexes.

Answer 2

Mid-Brain (mesencephalon)

Question 3

Serves as a bridge between different areas of the nervous system. An area important for attention.

Answer 3

Pons

Question 4

Information comes here before going to the hippocampus.

Answer 4

Entorhinal Cortex

Question 5

Four cavities inside the brain that house and produce fluid that protects, nourishes, and cleans up the brain.

Answer 5

Ventricles

Question 6

Controls the hormones of the endocrine system and helps to turn food to energy.

Answer 6

Pituitary Gland

Question 7

Directs movement by controlling muscle contraction.

Answer 7

Motor Cortex

Question 8

Plays an important role in controlling arousal and helps with multitasking.

Answer 8

Reticular Formation

Question 9

Large band of fibers that pass information between the two cerebral hemispheres.

Answer 9

Corpus Callosum

Question 10

Controls unconscious functioning such as breathing, blood pressure and circulation.

Answer 10

Medulla

Question 11

Controls sensory integration and motor integration.

Answer 11

Thalamus

Question 12

Nuclei that help control voluntary movement, habitual behavior, and emotions.

Answer 12

Basal Ganglia

Question 13

Controls body temperature, emotions, hunger, thirst, appetite, digestion and sleep.

Answer 13

Hypothalamus

Question 14

Responsible for helping us make complex and socially mindful decisions.

Answer 14

Prefrontal Cortex

Question 15

Controls growing and maturing. Also helps regulate the sleep-wake cycle by secreting melatonin

Answer 15

Pineal Gland

Question 16

Processes our sense of smell.

Answer 16

Olfactory Bulb

Question 17

This part of the limbic system controls emotions and regulates when one is happy or mad, as well as fear

Answer 17

Amygdala

Question 18

This front-most part of the limbic system forms and stores memories and is involved in learning.

Answer 18

Hippocampus

Question 19

The lobe responsible for problem-solving and reasoning, as well as motor control and movement.

Answer 19

Frontal Lobe

Question 20

This is the first part of the occipital lobe to receive visual information.

Answer 20

Visual Cortex

Question 21

This lobe integrates information from senses to focus attention on important things in the environment as well as helping with language and reading.

Answer 21

Parietal Lobe

Question 22

This lobe houses memories, emotions, and provides language comprehension

Answer 22

Temporal Lobe

Question 23

This lobe decodes visual signals.

Answer 23

Occipital Lobe

Question 24

Controls thinking, voluntary movements, language, reasoning, and perception.

Answer 24

Cerebral Cortex (cerebrum)

Question 25

This part of the brain allows us to comprehend language, both written and spoken.

Answer 25

Wernicke’s Area

Question 26

This part of the brain registers and processes body touch and movement sensations.

Answer 26

Somatosensory Cortex

Question 27

This part of the brain permits language production.

Answer 27

Broca’s Area

Question 28

Cerebellum

Answer 28

Controls movement (especially fine motor skills), balance, posture, and coordination

Question 29

Mid-Brain (mesencephalon)

Answer 29

Controls breathing, reflexes, and swallowing reflexes.

Question 30

Pons

Answer 30

Serves as a bridge between different areas of the nervous system. An area important for attention.

Question 31

Entorhinal Cortex

Answer 31

Information comes here before going to the hippocampus.

Question 32

Ventricles

Answer 32

Four cavities inside the brain that house and produce fluid that protects, nourishes, and cleans up the brain.

Question 33

Pituitary Gland

Answer 33

Controls the hormones of the endocrine system and helps to turn food to energy.

Question 34

Motor Cortex

Answer 34

Directs movement by controlling muscle contraction.

Question 35

Reticular Formation

Answer 35

Plays an important role in controlling arousal and helps with multitasking.

Question 36

Corpus Callosum

Answer 36

Large band of fibers that pass information between the two cerebral hemispheres.

Question 37

Medulla

Answer 37

Controls unconscious functioning such as breathing, blood pressure and circulation.

Question 38

Thalamus

Answer 38

Controls sensory integration and motor integration.

Question 39

Basal Ganglia

Answer 39

Nuclei that help control voluntary movement, habitual behavior, and emotions.

Question 40

Hypothalamus

Answer 40

Controls body temperature, emotions, hunger, and sleep.

Question 41

Prefrontal Cortex

Answer 41

Responsible for helping us make complex and socially mindful decisions.

Question 42

Pineal Gland

Answer 42

Controls growing and maturing. Also helps regulate the sleep-wake cycle by secreting melatonin

Question 43

Olfactory Bulb

Answer 43

Processes our sense of smell.

Question 44

Amygdala

Answer 44

This part of the limbic system controls emotions and regulates when one is happy or mad, as well as fear

Question 45

Hippocampus

Answer 45

This front-most part of the limbic system forms and stores memories and is involved in learning.

Question 46

Frontal Lobe

Answer 46

The lobe responsible for problem-solving and reasoning, as well as motor control and movement.

Question 47

Visual Cortex

Answer 47

This is the first part of the occipital lobe to receive visual information.

Question 48

Parietal Lobe

Answer 48

This lobe integrates information from senses to focus attention on important things in the environment as well as helping with language and reading.

Question 49

Temporal Lobe

Answer 49

This lobe houses memories, emotions, and provides language comprehension

Question 50

Occipital Lobe

Answer 50

This lobe decodes visual signals.

Question 51

Cerebral Cortex (cerebrum)

Answer 51

Controls thinking, voluntary movements, language, and perception.

Question 52

Wernicke’s Area

Answer 52

This part of the brain allows us to comprehend language, both written and spoken.

Question 53

Somatosensory Cortex

Answer 53

This part of the brain registers and processes body touch and movement sensations.

Question 54

Broca’s Area

Answer 54

This part of the brain permits language production.