ALBERTA BIOLOGY 30 THE BRAIN QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
Name & describe the functions of the 4 lobes of the brain - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅✅frontal = controls voluntary movement, speech, intellect, personality,
conscious thought
occipital = receives visual information
temporal = receives auditory information
parietal lobe = receives information about Taste, Touch, Temperature, Pain, Pressure
What is the function of the cerebrum? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅receives & processes
sensory information, memory storage, complex thinking, personality.
What is the corpus callosum? (not curricular) - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅connects
hemispheres; allows them to communicate
What is the function of the medulla oblongata? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅connects PNS
& CNS; coordinates functions of autonomic nervous system (heart rate, breathing, coughing,
swallowing, etc).
What is the function of the pons? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅relay station between
hemispheres AND cerebellum/medulla; helps medulla regulate breathing
What is the function of the cerebellum? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅controls muscle
coordination and balance
What is the function of the hypothalamus? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅controls endocrine
system; regulates secretions of pituitary; produces ADH & oxytocin; controls body temperature;
allows us to feel hunger, thirst, aggression, rage, pleasure, etc.
ANSWERS
Name & describe the functions of the 4 lobes of the brain - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅✅frontal = controls voluntary movement, speech, intellect, personality,
conscious thought
occipital = receives visual information
temporal = receives auditory information
parietal lobe = receives information about Taste, Touch, Temperature, Pain, Pressure
What is the function of the cerebrum? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅receives & processes
sensory information, memory storage, complex thinking, personality.
What is the corpus callosum? (not curricular) - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅connects
hemispheres; allows them to communicate
What is the function of the medulla oblongata? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅connects PNS
& CNS; coordinates functions of autonomic nervous system (heart rate, breathing, coughing,
swallowing, etc).
What is the function of the pons? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅relay station between
hemispheres AND cerebellum/medulla; helps medulla regulate breathing
What is the function of the cerebellum? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅controls muscle
coordination and balance
What is the function of the hypothalamus? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅controls endocrine
system; regulates secretions of pituitary; produces ADH & oxytocin; controls body temperature;
allows us to feel hunger, thirst, aggression, rage, pleasure, etc.
