Major Parts
Sulci, Gyri and Fissures
Lobes
Internal Structures
Functions
100
This is what you call the left and right sides of the brain.
What is the left and right hemispheres.
100
These are the bumps all over the brain.
What are gyri?
100
This is the number of lobes that make up the brain.
What is 4?
100
This is the part of the brain that connects the two hemispheres of the brain, highlighted in green.
What is the corpus callosum?
100
This is the part of the brain stem responsible for visual reflexes and eye movements.
What is the midbrain?
200
These are the 3 major parts of the brain.
What are the cerebrum, cerebellum and brain stem.
200
A shallow groove in the brain is called a ______________, while a deep grove is called a __________________.
What is a sulcus and a fissure.
200
This lobe is responsible for writing, sense-making and math.
What is the parietal lobe?
200
These structures at the top of the brain stem in purple, which controls sensory information and blue, which controls homeostasis and behavior.
What are the thalamus and hypothalamus?
200
This is the part of the brain stem that relays sensory information and is involved in motor control.
What is the pons?
300
This is the wrinkly part of the brain that is responsible for higher mental functions and solving problems.
What is the cerebrum?
300
The shallow groove pictured here.
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what is the central sulcus?
300
This lobe is responsible for emotional response and executive functioning.
What is the frontal lobe?
300
This is the structure in the diagram that is red in color and responsible for endocrine hormones.
What is the pituitary gland?
300
This is the location where the optic nerves cross over each other.
What is the chiasma?
400
This is the part of the brain responsible for balance and coordination.
What is the cerebellum?
400
This is the fissure shown here.
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What is the longitudinal fissure?
400
This is the lobe responsible for visual perception.
What is the occipital lobe?
400
This is the bottom-most part of your brain where your brain and spinal cord connect, making it a key conduit for nerve signals to and from your body. It also helps control vital processes like your heartbeat, breathing and blood pressure.
What is the medulla oblongata?
400
This "sea horse" is responsible for storage and retrieval of memories.
What is the hippocampus?
500
This is the part of the brain responsible for visceral function (autonomic nervous system).
What is the brain stem?
500
This is the fissure shown here in green.
What is the transverse fissure?
500
This lobe is responsible for speech, hearing, and memory.
What is the temporal lobe?
500
These are the 3 main parts of the brain stem in order from top to bottom (blue, green purple).
What are the midbrain, pons, and the medulla oblongata?
500
This is part of the limbic system that is responsible for the storage of memories associated with emotion, fear and aggression. It is located under the hypothalamus and behind the pituitary gland.
What is the amygdala?