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1. Cerebral cortex
- ANS - Forebrain, known as the cerebrum; outer covering of the
cerebral hemispheres; contains 4 lobes: frontal, parietal, occipital,
and temporal
2. Frontal Lobe
- ANS - Forebrain; executive function, impulse control, long-term
planning (prefrontal cortex), motor function (primary motor
cortex), and speech production
3. Broca's area
- ANS - Forebrain; important for speech production, found in the
frontal lobe
4. Parietal Lobe
- ANS - Forebrain; sensation of touch, pressure, temperature and
, pain (somatosensory cortex); spatial processing, orientation, and
manipulation
5. somatosensory cortex
- ANS - Forebrain; found in the parietal lobe, important for touch,
pressure, temperature, and pain sensation
6. Occipital lobe
- ANS - Forebrain; visual processing
7. temporal lobe
- ANS - Forebrain; sound processing (auditory complex), speech
perception (Wernicke's area), memory, and emotion (limbic system)
8. Wernicke's area
- ANS - Forebrain; found in the temporal lobe; important for speech
perception
9. Basal ganglia
- ANS - Forebrain; coordinates muscle movement from cortex to the
rest of the brain and spinal cord; smooth movements and maintain
posture stability
,10. limbic system
- ANS - Forebrain; primarily associated with emotion and memory;
includes the septal nuclei, amygdala, hippocampus
11. Septal nuclei
- ANS - Forebrain; part of the limbic system; feelings of pleasure,
pleasure-seeking behavior, and addiction
12. Amygdala
- ANS - Forebrain; part of the limbic system, controls fear and
aggression
13. Hippocampus
- ANS - Forebrain; part of the limbic system; consolidates memories
and communicates with other parts of the limbic system through
the fornix
14. Thalamus
- ANS - Forebrain; sensory relay station for all incoming senses
EXCEPT smell; sorts, and transmits to proper areas of the cortex
, 15. Hypothalamus
- ANS - Forebrain; active during high-arousal, aggressive behavior,
and sexual behavior; controls endocrine functions and ANS;
maintains homeostasis
16. hypophyseal portal system
- ANS - connects hypothalamus to anterior pituitary; maintains
coordination of the endocrine system
17. Hindbrain
- ANS - "brain stem"; contains the cerebellum, medulla oblongata,
and reticular formation
18. Cerebellum
- ANS - part of the hindbrain; controls motor movement, and
balance
19. medulla oblongata
- ANS - part of the hindbrain; controls breathing, reflex control, and
maintains upright posture
Practice Exam 2026/2027 Updated
Verified Questions and Solutions A+
Pass Guaranteed
1. Cerebral cortex
- ANS - Forebrain, known as the cerebrum; outer covering of the
cerebral hemispheres; contains 4 lobes: frontal, parietal, occipital,
and temporal
2. Frontal Lobe
- ANS - Forebrain; executive function, impulse control, long-term
planning (prefrontal cortex), motor function (primary motor
cortex), and speech production
3. Broca's area
- ANS - Forebrain; important for speech production, found in the
frontal lobe
4. Parietal Lobe
- ANS - Forebrain; sensation of touch, pressure, temperature and
, pain (somatosensory cortex); spatial processing, orientation, and
manipulation
5. somatosensory cortex
- ANS - Forebrain; found in the parietal lobe, important for touch,
pressure, temperature, and pain sensation
6. Occipital lobe
- ANS - Forebrain; visual processing
7. temporal lobe
- ANS - Forebrain; sound processing (auditory complex), speech
perception (Wernicke's area), memory, and emotion (limbic system)
8. Wernicke's area
- ANS - Forebrain; found in the temporal lobe; important for speech
perception
9. Basal ganglia
- ANS - Forebrain; coordinates muscle movement from cortex to the
rest of the brain and spinal cord; smooth movements and maintain
posture stability
,10. limbic system
- ANS - Forebrain; primarily associated with emotion and memory;
includes the septal nuclei, amygdala, hippocampus
11. Septal nuclei
- ANS - Forebrain; part of the limbic system; feelings of pleasure,
pleasure-seeking behavior, and addiction
12. Amygdala
- ANS - Forebrain; part of the limbic system, controls fear and
aggression
13. Hippocampus
- ANS - Forebrain; part of the limbic system; consolidates memories
and communicates with other parts of the limbic system through
the fornix
14. Thalamus
- ANS - Forebrain; sensory relay station for all incoming senses
EXCEPT smell; sorts, and transmits to proper areas of the cortex
, 15. Hypothalamus
- ANS - Forebrain; active during high-arousal, aggressive behavior,
and sexual behavior; controls endocrine functions and ANS;
maintains homeostasis
16. hypophyseal portal system
- ANS - connects hypothalamus to anterior pituitary; maintains
coordination of the endocrine system
17. Hindbrain
- ANS - "brain stem"; contains the cerebellum, medulla oblongata,
and reticular formation
18. Cerebellum
- ANS - part of the hindbrain; controls motor movement, and
balance
19. medulla oblongata
- ANS - part of the hindbrain; controls breathing, reflex control, and
maintains upright posture
