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• The cerebellum, attached to the rear of the brainstem, co- temporal. Each lobe performs many functions and inter-

CLOSE & ASSESS ordinates voluntary movement and balance and enables acts with other areas of the cortex.
nonverbal learning and memory. • The motor cortex, at the rear of the frontal lobes, controls

Exit Assessment 1.4-6 What are the limbic system’s structures and voluntary movements.

(20 minutes) Students should walk functions? • The somatosensory cortex, at the front of the parietal
lobes, registers and processes body touch and movement
away from Module 1.4b with a mas- • The limbic system is linked to emotions, memory, and drives. sensations.

tery of the material presented in • Its neural centers include the amygdala (involved in be- • Body parts requiring precise control (in the motor cortex)

Figure 1.4-11 on page 69. Provide havior and emotional responses, such as aggression and or those that are especially sensitive (in the somatosenso-

ry cortex) occupy the greatest amount of space.
fear), the hypothalamus (directs various bodily mainte-
students with a common scenario nance functions, helps govern the endocrine system, and • Most of the brain’s cortex — the major portion of each of

(such as playing cards or watching is linked to emotion and reward), the hippocampus (helps the four lobes — is devoted to uncommitted association
a movie) and ask them to explain process explicit, conscious memories), the thalamus, and areas, which integrate information involved in higher
mental functions such as learning, remembering, think-
the pituitary gland.
how each of the brain areas depicted • The hypothalamus controls the pituitary by stimulating it ing, and speaking.

in Figure 1.4-11 contributes to the to trigger the release of hormones. • Our mental experiences arise from coordinated brain

activity. activity.
Students need to practice iden- 1.4-7 What four lobes make up the cerebral cortex,
and what are the functions of the motor cortex,
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tifying each of the brain areas and its somatosensory cortex, and association areas?
influences on behavior. Remember: • The cerebral cortex has two hemispheres, and each hemi-

Take time to address any misinforma- sphere has four lobes: frontal, parietal, occipital, and
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tion that comes up.
ASSESS AP Practice Multiple Choice Questions
®
Answers to Module 1.4b AP ® 1. Damage to which of the following puts a person’s life in 3. Stimulation of the amygdala is most likely to have which

Practice Multiple Choice the most danger because it may cause breathing to stop? of the following effects?
Questions a. Amygdala a. Happiness
b. Thalamus b. Aggression
1. c (SP 1.A) 3. b (SP 1.A) c. Medulla c. Hunger
2. b (SP 1.A) 4. b (SP 1.A) d. Hypothalamus d. Loss of balance
2. A gymnast falls and hits her head on the floor. She 4. Brennan feels hungry. Which brain area is most responsi-

attempts to continue practicing but has trouble maintain- ble for his hunger?
ing balance. What part of her brain has probably been a. Amygdala
affected? b. Hypothalamus
a. Reticular formation c. Hippocampus
b. Cerebellum d. Brainstem
c. Amygdala
d. Medulla
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