Chapter 12, Problem 4RQ

Choose the correct term from the key to respond to the statements describing various brain areas. Key:

a. cerebellum

b. corpora quadrigemina

c. corpus callosum

d. striatum

e. hypothalamus

f. medulla

g. midbrain

h. pons

i. thalamus

______(1) basal nuclei involved in fine control of motor activities

______(2) region where there is a crossover of fibers of descending pyramidal tracts

______(3) control of temperature, autonomic nervous system reflexes, hunger, and water balance

______(4) houses the substantia nigra and cerebral aqueduct

______(5) relay stations for visual and auditory stimuli input; found in midbrain

______(6) houses vital centers for control of the heart, respiration, and blood pressure

______(7) brain area through which all the sensory input is relayed to get to the cerebral cortex

______(8) brain area most concerned with equilibrium, body posture, and coordination of motor activity