Quiz in the normal function of the brain

1. Ascending tracts carry impulses to the brain.

a. sensory
b. motor
c. threshold
d. reflex
2. The part of the brain that controls higher mental activities, such as reasoning is the:
a. cerebellum
b. medulla oblongata
c. temporal lobe
d. frontal lobe
3. What connects the two hemispheres of the brain?
a. pia mater
b. corpus callosum
c. diencephalon
d. pons
4. The pons, midbrain, and medulla oblongata all make up the:
a. white matter
b. corpus callosum
c. brain stem
d. cerebrum
5. The part of the brain that controls emotional experiences:
a. limbic system
b. medulla oblongata
c. hypothalamus
d. pia mater
6. The web-like membrane between the outer and inner meninges is called the:
a. dura mater
b. gray matter
c. arachnoid mater
d. ventricle
7. Fluid filled cavities within the brain are called:
a. maters
b. ventricles
c. meninges
d. cavities
8. The lobe at the back of the head that controls vision and visual processing is the lobe.
a. parietal
b. temporal
c. frontal
d. occipital
9. The part of the brain that controls coordination and balance is the:
a. cerebellum
b. pons
c. hypothalamus
d. temporal lobe
10. Damage to the hippocampus may result in:
a. loss of balance
b. inability to regulate body temperature
c. loss of memory
d. inability to speak or use language
11. The lobe of the brain important for vision is called: occipital lobe
12. The lobe of the brain important for the sense of touch is called: temporal lobe
13. The lobe of the brain important for hearing is called: parietal lobe
14. The lobe of the brain important for reasoning and problem-solving is called: frontal lobe

15. 15.The lobe of the brain most important for vision ...
a. Occipital
b. Temporal
c. Parietal
16. The lobe of the brain most important for hearing...
a. Occipital
b. Temporal
c. Frontal
17.The lobe of the brain most important for touch ...
a. Occipital
b. Parietal
c. Frontal
18. The lobe of the brain most important for reasoning and planning...
a. Frontal
b. Temporal
c. Parietal
19.The largest lobe of the human brain is the...
a. Temporal
b. Occipital
c. Frontal
20.The human brain weighs about ...
a. 1 pound
b. 3 pounds
c. 5 pounds
21. What is the Medulla's primary function?
a. Hearing, memory, perception, etc.
b. Judgement, short-term memory, Speech,etc
c. Sleeping, walking, dreaming, etc.
d. Chewing, breathing, heart rate, etc.
22. Locate in the Left Frontal Lobe, what is the Broca's Area?
a. Involved in the storage of new information in memory
b. In charge of the cognitive process
c. Involved in comprehension of speech
d. Controls the ability to talk
23. What is the Thalamus's primary function?
a. Contributes to sense of balance, coordination, and balance
b. Relays sensory messages to the cerebral cortex
c. Involved in emotional reactions with motivated behavior
d. Regulates body temperature- it is associated with drives vital to survival, such as fear,
hunger, and reproduction
24. What is the Pons's primary function?
a. Sleeping, walking, dreaming, etc.
b. Chewing, breathing, heart rate, etc.
c. Hearing, memory, perception, etc.
d. Judgement, short-term memory, speech, etc.
25. What is the Cerebrum's primary function?
a. In charge of the cognitive process
b. Involved in comprehension of speech
c. Controls the ability to talk
d. Involved in the storage of new information in memory
26. What is the Pituitary Gland's primary function?
a. Involved in emotional reactions with motivated behavior
b. Contributes to sense of balance, coordination, and balance
c. Releases hormones and regulates endocrine glands
d. Relays sensory messages to the cerebral cortex
27. What is the Hypothalamus's primary function?
a. Regulates body temperature- it is associated with drives vital to survival, such as
fear, hunger, and reproduction
b. Involved in emotional reactions with motivated behavior
c. Relays sensory messages to the cerebral cortex
d. Contributes to sense of balance, coordination, and balance
28. What is the Hippocampus' primary function?
a. Involved in the storage of new information in memory
b. In charge of the cognitive process
c. Controls the ability to talk
d. Involved in comprehension of speech
29. What is the Limbic System's primary function?
a. Relays sensory messages to the cerebral cortex
b. Involved in emotional reactions with motivated behavior
c. Releases hormones and regulates endocrine glands
d. Contributes to sense of balance, coordination, and balance
30. Locate in the Left Temporal Lobe, what is the Wernicke's Area?
a. Controls the ability to talk
b. In charge of the cognitive process
c. Involved in comprehension of speech
d. Involved in the storage of new information in memory