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
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