Brain Functions

Question 1

Spinal Cord

Answer 1

Simple reflexes, tendon reflexes; controls primitive processes such as walking, urination, and sex organ function

Question 2

Medulla

Answer 2

Involuntary functions, autonomic processes such as blood pressure, blood flow, heart rate, respiratory rate, swallowing and vomiting; controls reflex reactions such as coughing and sneezing; relays sensory information cerebellum and thalamus

Question 3

Pons

Answer 3

Relay station and balance; controls antigravity posture and balance, connects the spinal cord and medulla with upper regions of the brain; relays information to the cerebellum and thalamus

Question 4

Cerebellum

Answer 4

Movement coordination; Integrating center, coordination of complex movement, balance and posture, muscle tone, spatial equilibrium

Question 5

Midbrain

Answer 5

Eye movement; integration of visual and auditory information, visual and auditory reflexes, wakefulness and consciousness, coordinates information on posture and muscle tone

Question 6

Thalamus

Answer 6

Integrating center and relay station for somatic (conscious) sensation; relays information between spinal cord and cerebral cortex

Question 7

Hypothalamus

Answer 7

Homeostasis and behavior; hormone regulation, primitive emotions, pituitary gland

Question 8

Basal Nuclei

Answer 8

Movement; regulate body movement and muscle tone, coordination of learned movement patterns, general pattern of rhythm movements, subconscious adjustments of conscious movements

Question 9

Limbic System

Answer 9

Emotion, memory, and learning; links conscious and unconscious portions of brain; helps with memory storage and retrieval

Question 10

Cerebral Cortex

Answer 10

Perception, skeletal muscle movement, memory, attention, thought, language, and consciousness

Question 11

Corpus Callosum

Answer 11

Connection of left and right cerebral hemispheres