Brain Parts
Brain Parts
Brain Parts
Sensors
Eyes
100

What is the largest and most important part of the nervous system?

Brain
100

What term refers to either of the halves of the cerebrum and cerebellum? 

Hemisphere

100

Which lobe of the brain contains the motor area? 

Frontal lobe

100

How many sensory receptors are found in your skin? 

Three

100

The part of the eye that is responsible for sight 

Retina

200

The part of the brain that connects to the spinal cord; it controls the involuntary muscles and autonomous nervous system.

Brain Stem 
200

What connects the cerebrum to the cerebellum; it also helps coordinates eye movements and facial expressions? 

Pons

200

Which lobe of the brain controls a persons vision? 

Occipital lobe

200

The name for the sensor that picks up extreme heat and mechanical stress

Pain receptor

200

The part of the eye responsible for seeing in color

Cones

300

What is the lower portion of the brain that helps control balance and coordination of muscle activity? 

Cerebellum

300

What is the lowest part of the brain stem, which monitors and regulates breathing, heartbeat, blood pressure and other vital functions? 

Medulla Oblongata

300

Which lobe of the brain is responsible for language and hearing? 

Temporal Lobe

300

The name for the sensor that senses changes in temperature 

Thermoreceptor

300

The part of the eye that allows us to see in the dark 

Rods

400

What is the name for the upper part of the brain that coordinates thought, memory, and learned behaviors? 

Cerebrum 

400

What network of neurons within the brain stem is the "master switch" of the cerebrum? 

Reticular formation

400

Which part of the brain processes factual memories and stores them? 

Hippocampus

400

The sensors that pick up touch and pressure

Mechanoreceptors 

400

The part of the eye that produces the clearest vision

Fovea

500

What structure located above the brain stem routes signals to the appropriate areas of the brain? 

Thalamus

500

What structure of the limbic system is the control unit for the body's automatic systems and is responsible for the physical effects of emotions? 

Hypothalamus

500

Which part of the brain helps generate emotions and process emotional memories? 

Amygdala

500

The sensors that pick up taste and smell and are found in the nose and tongue 

Chemoreceptors 

500

A common cause of blindness caused by excessive pressure in the eye

Glaucoma

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