Brain Quiz

important for helping us be aware and alert

short term memory formation

This part of the brain would help a ballerina with balance and coordination

area associated with physiological responses to stress and panic

stem-like base of the brain that extends from the spinal cord into the brain

regulates hunger, thirst, and sex drives

Relays information for all sensory information... except smell

This part of the brain helps with the initiation of smooth movement

The body's biological clock

When this area is damaged a person can speak, but language cannot be understood

This part of the brain has a striped appearance and helps with the initiation of movements

controls autonomic functions such as breathing and heart rate.

This area is on the left side of the brain and if damaged then speech suffers and is broken up

connects the hemispheres of the brain

important in memory and emotion and FEAR