Quiz: Brain Anatomy

1. Which of the following is not a part of a neuron?
dendrite
axon
myelin
pons

2. Which part of the brain is responsible for processing visual information?
temporal lobe
occipital lobe
parietal lobe
medulla

3. Which letter on the image indicates the corpus collosum?
A
B
C
D

brain

4. Which letter on the image indicates the cerebellum?
A
B
C
D

5. Which part of the brain is responsible for hearing and memory?
occipital lobe
cerebellum
temporal lobe
frontal lobe

6. A person with an injury to her frontal lobe may have difficulty:
remembering past events
reasoning and making decisions
seeing
sleeping

7. Axons:
receive messages
send messages
process information
insulate neurons

8. Which part of the nervous system controls voluntary movement?
autonomic
sympathetic
parasympathetic
somatic

9. The central nervous system consists of the:
brain and peripheral nerves
autonomic and somatic nervous system
brain and spinal cord
pons and frontal lobe

10. Which of the following is NOT part of the limbic system
amygdala
hippocampus
hypothalamus
cerebellum

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