Major Anatomical Divisions
Cerebral Lobes
Match the Function
Location Challenge
Our PBL
100

I am the largest part of the brain and am responsible for conscious thought, movement and sensation. Who am I?

Cerebrum

100

I contain the primary motor cortex. Which lobe am I?

Frontal lobe

100

Which lobe is responsible for:

  • voluntary movement
  • personality
  • planning

Frontal lobe

100

I lie posterior to the brainstem and inferior to the occipital lobes. I coordinate movement but do not initiate it. What am I?

Cerebellum

100

quote list:

"WRONG"

"THINK"

"USE YOUR BRAINS"

"everything you said today, and all of your understanding is wrong" - said at the end of a 2 hr discussion

"SUITCASE"

My pal, Japsal

200

I relay almost all sensory information before it reaches the cerebral cortex. Who am I?

Thalamus

200

I contain the primary somatosensory cortex. Which lobe am I?

Parietal lobe

200

Which lobe is responsible for:

  • touch
  • pain
  • proprioception

Parietal lobe

200

I lie inferior to the thalamus, forming the floor of the third ventricle, and regulate homeostasis and endocrine function. What am I?

Hypothalamus

200

I never leave the library. I wear the same vest everyday actually, because i dont go home to shower. I still don't know if CO2 dilates the bronchi or constricts them.

Mahad

300

I maintain homeostasis and regulate the autonomic and endocrine systems. Who am I?

Hypothalamus

300

A patient can hear sounds normally but cannot understand spoken language. Which cerebral lobe is most likely affected?

Temporal lobe - Wernicke's Area!

300

Which lobe is responsible for:

  • hearing
  • language comprehension

Temporal lobe

300

I lie immediately superior to the pons and inferior to the diencephalon. I contain nuclei involved in visual and auditory reflexes and form the upper part of the brainstem. Who am I?

Midbrain

300

I have blue waffle and the huuuuuuuugest larynx.

Jack (Jake)

400

I coordinate movement, posture and balance, but I do not initiate movement. Who am I?

Cerebellum

400

IA patient has normal vision, but cannot recognise familiar objects by sight. Which cerebral lobe is most likely affected?

Occipital lobe (visual association cortex)

400

Which cerebral lobe is primarily responsible for recognising familiar faces?

Temporal lobe

400

I lie between the cerebral hemispheres and connect the left and right sides of the brain. What am I?

Corpus callosum

400

when asked to write their name for the roll, they wrote "the pretty one". super stuck up. Also wayyyy too many facebook posts.

Madison 

500

Starting at the cerebrum and moving inferiorly, list all major CNS divisions in order and state one key function of each.

Cerebrum = Conscious thought, perception, voluntary movement and higher cognitive functions.

Diencephalon = Relays sensory information (thalamus) and regulates homeostasis/endocrine function (hypothalamus).

Midbrain (Mesencephalon)= Visual and auditory reflexes; motor pathway relay.

Pons = Relay between cerebrum and cerebellum; helps regulate respiration.

Medulla oblongata = Autonomic control of cardiovascular and respiratory function.

Spinal cord = Conducts ascending sensory and descending motor pathways; mediates spinal reflexes.

500

A patient presents with all of the following deficits:

  • Difficulty planning and making decisions
  • Weakness of the right arm
  • Difficulty producing speech

Which cerebral lobe is affected, and which three functional cortical areas are likely involved?

  • Left frontal lobe
  • Prefrontal cortex (planning/executive function)
  • Primary motor cortex (right arm weakness)
  • Broca's area (speech production)
500

Which cerebral lobe is primarily involved in forming new long-term memories?

Temporal lobe

(Hippocampus.)

500

I lie deep within each cerebral hemisphere. I consist of white matter fibres that carry information between the cerebral cortex, brainstem and spinal cord. Damage to me commonly causes profound motor deficits. Who am I?

Internal capsule

500

This member of our PBL has the worst posture in the room, spends most sessions slumped over, and has never answered a question. 

Skeleton