Brain Structures Quiz

Your life would be most immediately threatened if you suffered destruction of the

• amygdala.

• hippocampus.

• angular gyrus.

• corpus callosum.

• medulla.

Which of the following structures in the brainstem helps coordinate movements and lies above the medulla?

• reticular formation

• hippocampus

• pons

• thalamus

• hypothalamus

The reticular formation is located in the

• brainstem.

• limbic system.

• sensory cortex.

• motor cortex.

• cerebellum.

Which region of your brainstem plays a role in arousing you to a state of alertness when someone nearby mentions your name?

• reticular formation

• cerebellum

• hypothalamus

• amygdala

• medulla

Which brain structure relays information from the eyes to the visual cortex?

• thalamus

• amygdala

• medulla

• hippocampus

• cerebellum

The “little brain” attached to the rear of the brainstem is called the

• limbic system.

• corpus callosum.

• cerebellum.

• reticular formation.

• thalamus.

Which of the following is the component of the limbic system that plays an essential role in the processing of new memories?

• hypothalamus

• thalamus

• hippocampus

• medulla

• cerebellum

To demonstrate that brain stimulation can make a rat violently aggressive, a neuroscientist should electrically stimulate the rat's

• reticular formation.

• cerebellum.

• medulla.

• amygdala.

• thalamus.

The thin surface layer of interconnected neural cells that covers the cerebrum is called the

• cerebellum.

• corpus callosum.

• reticular formation.

• cerebral cortex.

• sensory cortex.

Which neural center in the limbic system plays a central role in emotions such as aggression and fear?

• amygdala

• thalamus

• cerebellum

• medulla

• dendrite