hypothalamus - Answers Limbic system structure;
responsible for regulating drives( hunger, thirst, sex, aggression); helps govern endocrine system; linked
to emotion and reward.
thalamus - Answers Limbic system structure; brain's sensory switchboard.
hippocampus - Answers limbic system structure; involved in memory.
hindbrain - Answers Lower-level structures .pone and medulla oblongata
pone - Answers involved with respiration,movement,waking,sleep,and dreaming
cerebellum - Answers coordinates voluntary muscle movement,balance, and some perception and
cognition
medulla - Answers responsible for vital automatic functions( respiration, heartbeat)
midbrain - Answers collection of brain structures in the middle of the brain responsible for coordinating
movement patterns, sleep, and arousal.
reticular formation - Answers helps screen incoming sensory information and helps control arousal.
forebrain - Answers collection of upper level brain structures including the
thalamus,hypothalamus,limbic system, and cerebral cortex.
cerebral cortex - Answers thin outer layer responsible for most complex behaviors and higher mental
processes.
thalamus - Answers forebrain sturcture at the top of the brainstem; serves as the brain's switchboard
relaying sensory messages to the cerebral cortex.
hypothalamus - Answers small brain structure beneath the thalamus that helps govern drives( hunger,
thirst, sex, and aggression) and hormones.
limbic system - Answers interconnected group of forebrain structures involved with emotions, drives
and memory.
amygdala - Answers limbic system structure; influences aggression and fear.
hippocampus - Answers part of the limbic system involved in forming and retrieving memories.
midbrain - Answers helps coordinate movement patterns, sleep, and arousal.
brainstem - Answers responsible for automatic survival functions( heartbeat and respiration).