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Which lobe of the cerebrum contains the primary motor area and prefrontal area?

Frontal Lobe

What is the walnut shaped structure found inferior and posterior to the cerebrum

cerebellum

Which lobe contains the primary auditory area?

Temporal Lobe

Which lobe of the brain contains the sensory speech area, called Wernicke's area

Temporal Lobe

What part of the brain sits at the base of the brain stem where it connects the brain to the spinal cord

Medulla Oblongata

Which lobe of the cerebrum contains the primary taste aread

Parietal

Which lobe of the cerebrum contains the primary visual area

occipital

Which lobe of the cerebrum contains the visual association area

occipital

Which lobe of the cerebrum contains the somatosensory area?

Parietal

What part of the brains contains sensors that control constriction of blood vessels

medulla oblongata

Which lobe contains the primary auditory association area?

Temporal

Above which part of the brainstem is the midbrain found

The pons

Which part of the brain is found below the thalamus

hypothalamus

What part of the brain helps control internal temperature?

Hypothalamus

What part of the brain contains neurons that control basic drives such as thirst and hunger, and emotions such as fear, rage, and pleasure

Hypothalamus

What part of the brain coordinates actions of the pituitary gland by producing and regulating certain hormones?

hypothalamus

What part of the brain is divided into two hemispheres?

cerebrum

The corpus callosum, made of white matter, sends messages between two halves of what part of the brain

cerebrum

Which lobe of the cerebrum contains Broca's area?

frontal

What is called the little brain?

cerebellum

what part of the brain is involved in unconscious control of posture

cerebellum

What part of the brain is involved in reflexes, unconscious body movements, and fine motor skills?

cerebellum

What part of the brain receives signals from the proprioceptors located within the skeletal muscles and joints?

cerebellum

which lobe of the cerebrum contains the primary somatosensory area?

parietal lobe

which part of the brain controls involuntary responses such as heart rate?

Hypothalamus

Which lobe of the cerebrum contains the premotor area

frontal

What part of the brain contains centres that control blood pressure

medulla oblongata

what part of the brain control the rate of breathing, swallowing, and coughing

medulla oblongata

what parts of the brain make up the hindbrain?

cerebellum, medulla oblongata, pons

What part of the brain serves as a relay area between neurons of the left and right hemispheres of the cerebrum, cerebellum and the rest of the brain?

corpos callosum

what part of the brain contains nerves that control blood pressure and heart rate

hypothalamus

What part of the brain is a major link between the nervous system and endocrine system?

hypothalamus

What part of the brain contains centres for intellect, consciousness, and memory?

Frontal

What part of the brain interprets and controls responses to sensory information

frontal

norepinephrine is used in the...

parasympathetic division

epinephrine is used in the...

sympathetic division

How many pairs of lumbar nerves

5

how many pairs of sacral nerves

5

how many pairs of thoracic nerves

12

how many pairs of cervical nerves

8