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Parts of the Brain Quiz


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Part of the brain stem responsible for breathing.

A. Pons

B. Midbrain

C. Limbic system

D. Medulla oblongata


Located deep in the temporal lobe; responsible for memory and learning.

A. Hypothalamus

B. Hippocampus

C. Amygdala

D. Olfactory bulbs


Responsible for emotional responses, especially those related to survival, as well as long term memory. Made up of the amygdala, the hippocampus, and the hypothalamus.

A. The limbic system

B. The midbrain

C. The cerebrum

D. The cerebellum


Part of the brain stem responsible for eye movement and auditory and visual processing.

A. Pons

B. Medulla oblongata

C. Midbrain

D. Thalamus


Inferior to the cerebrum, made up of the midbrain, pons, and medulla oblongata.

A. Brain stem

B. Cerebrum

C. Cerebellum

D. Spinal cord


Part of the frontal lobe responsible for speech production. Anterior to the motor cortex.

A. Broca’s area

B. Wernicke’s area

C. Amygdala

D. Hippocampus


Part of the temporal lobe responsible for understanding speech. Sometimes called the “language center.”

A. Broca’s area

B. Wernicke’s area

C. Hippocampus

D. Thalamus


Part of the limbic system responsible for feelings of happiness and the “fight or flight” response.

A. Amygdala

B. Hypothalamus

C. Hippocampus

D. Motor cortex


Part of the cerebrum responsible for reasoning, logic, facial movement, and “higher level thinking.”

A. Frontal lobe

B. Parietal lobe

C. Temporal lobe

D. Occipital lobe


Responsible for feelings of hunger and thirst, regulates heart rate, and maintains stable body temperature.

A. Hypothalamus

B. Parietal lobe

C. Olfactory bulbs

D. Sensory cortex


Responsible for your sense of smell. Located inferior to the frontal lobe and anterior to the temporal lobe.

A. Olfactory bulbs

B. Hypothalamus

C. Occipital lobe

D. Cerebellum


Responsible for relaying information from sense receptors to the parietal lobe, maintains consciousness and alertness.

A. Hypothalamus

B. Thalamus

C. Hippocampus

D. Amygdala


Part of the frontal lobe responsible for coordinating and controlling voluntary movements.

A. Wernicke’s area

B. Broca’s area

C. Motor cortex

D. Sensory cortex


Lobe of the cerebrum responsible for receiving and interpreting sensory information. Posterior to the frontal lobe.

A. Parietal lobe

B. Temporal lobe

C. Occipital lobe

D. Brain stem


Controls balance, walking, and standing. Posterior to the temporal lobe and inferior to the occipital lobe.

A. Cerebrum

B. Cerebellum

C. Brain stem

D. Cranium


Part of the brain stem responsible for transmitting signals from the spinal cord to the brain. Also responsible for heartbeat and respiration.

A. Pons

B. Midbrain

C. Medulla oblongata

D. Frontal lobe


Lobe of the cerebrum responsible for processing auditory (sound) information and encoding long term memories. Deep to the ears.

A. Frontal

B. Temporal

C. Occipital

D. Parietal


Lobe of the cerebrum responsible for vision. Most posterior lobe.

A. Frontal

B. Temporal

C. Occipital

D. Parietal


Part of the parietal lobe responsible for coordinating and processing information about touch, pain, and temperature. Posterior to the motor cortex.

A. Sensory cortex

B. Wernicke’s area

C. Pons

D. Cerebellum


All four lobes of the brain

A. Cerebrum

B. Cerebellum

C. Brain stem

D. Cranium




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