Older Brain Structures

Question 1

What is the oldest part of the brain that begins where the spinal cord swells as it enters the skull and is responsible for automatic survival functions?

Answer 1

brainstem

Question 2

What is the base of the brainstem that controls heartbeat and breathing?

Answer 2

medulla

Question 3

What sits above the medulla and helps coordinate movement?

Answer 3

pons

Question 4

What is located on top of the brainstem and directs messages to sensory receiving areas in the cortex and transmits replies to medulla and cerebellum?

Answer 4

thalamus

Question 5

What is the nerve networks that travels through the brainstem and thalamus and is important in arousal?

Answer 5

reticular formation

Question 6

At the rear of the brainstem, what processes sensory input, coordinates movement output and balance, and enables nonverbal learning or memory?

Answer 6

cerebellum

Question 7

What neural system is located between the cerebral hemispheres and is associated with emotions and drives?

Answer 7

limbic system

Question 8

What part of the limbic system is two small neural clusters and is linked to aggression and fear?

Answer 8

amygdala

Question 9

What lies below the thalamus and directs several maintenance activities, governs the endocrine system, and is linked to emotion and reward?

Answer 9

hypothalamus