Frontal, Parietal, Occipital and Temporal Lobes
You're playing basketball and go for a shot. The _______, located in the frontal lobe, is controlling your voluntary movement.
Motor Cortex
You're sleeping soundly, and your brain is cycling through REM sleep. The ________ helps regulate your sleep cycle and controls dreams during REM.
Pons
You see a huge spider crawling on your bed, and you instantly feel fear. Your___________ is triggering your emotional response.
Amygdala
You're feeling super hungry and realize it’s because you skipped lunch. Your ________ is regulating hunger, thirst, and other bodily needs.
Hypothalamus
You're watching a movie and simultaneously understanding the plot, recognizing faces, and connecting emotions. The ________ combines information from different senses and help with higher-level thinking.
Assosiation Areas
You’re jogging in the park, and without thinking, your heart keeps beating and your lungs keep breathing. The _______ is automatically managing your heart rate and respiration.
Medulla
You're giving someone directions to a bagel store, remembering which turns to take. The _________ helps you recall those spatial and memory-based details.
Hippocampus
You're walking in a busy street and still able to focus on your friend’s voice despite all the noise. The _______ is iltering your sensory input.
Thalamus
You’re telling a story to your friends and forming sentences smoothly, the ________, in your frontal lobe, is helping you produce clear speech.
Brocas Area
You accidentally touch a hot stove and instantly pull your hand back. That quick reflex doesn't even go to your brain; it’s the ______ that processes and executes that reflex.
Spinal Cord
It’s a hot day, and you’re sweating while also feeling super thirsty. The __________ is regulating your body temperature and thirst to maintain balance in your body.
Hypothalamus
You’re writing an essay, listening to music, and thinking about dinner plans, all at once. Your ________ is managing this multitasking.
Cerebral Cortex
You're having a conversation and understanding everything the other person says, the ________, in the temporal lobe, is helping you comprehend language.
Wernicks Area
You're in a boring class, starting to doze off, but a loud noise immediately wakes you up. Your ________ jumps in to maintain your alertness and attention.
Reticular Formation
You're eating your favorite ice cream and feel instant satisfaction at the first taste. The _________ lights up as part of the reward system, releasing dopamine in your brain.
Nucleus Accumbens
You’re going through puberty, experiencing rapid growth and hormone changes. The ________, controlled by the hypothalamus, is releasing growth hormones and regulating your endocrine system.
Pituitary Gland
You pet a dog and feel how soft it is. The __________, in the parietal lobe, processes that sense of touch.
Somatosensory Cortex
You're alive and functioning, breathing, digesting, and regulating your heartbeat. The _______ is constantly keeping your body running without needing conscious thought.
Brain Stem
You're riding a bike after not doing it for a year, and surprisingly, it feels natural, you don’t have to consciously think about balancing or pedaling. That’s your _______ managing learned motor skills and habits through muscle memory.
Basal Ganglia
You unlock your phone using a pattern you've done a thousand times without thinking. The _________ help automate these repeated learned movements.
Basal Ganglia