Match each part of the brain's anatomy with its proper function 1. Amygdala:
2. Cerebellum:
3. Cerebral cortex:
4. Corpus callosum:
5. Hippocampus:
6. Hypothalamus:
7. Limbic system:
8. Medulla:
9. Pituitary gland:
10. Reticular formation:
11. Thalamus:

Column B

a. This is a group of three structures linked to emotions, memory, and drives/urges (hunger, sex, etc.).

b. As part of the limbic system, this neural structure is involved in body maintenance functions (hunger, thirst, body temperature, etc.), seeking pleasurable rewards, and control of the endocrine system (especially the pituitary gland by stimulating it to release hormones. The sex drive is also is connected to this structure, which in turn triggers other parts of the brain and body to be ready.

c. As part of the limbic system. it is a seahorse-shaped structure which processes conscious memories and decreases in size as we age. This can lead to a decrease in forming new memories; damage to it can lead to a loss of memory from around the time of injury.

d. Attached to the rear of the brainstem, it looks like two wrinkly baseballs. It coordinates muscle movement and balance, and helps process sensory information. It also allows for nonverbal learning and skill memory, judgment of time, emotional regulation, and discrimination of sounds and textures.

e. Part of the brainstem (evolutionarily, the oldest part of the brain and most responsible for automatic survival functions), it controls breathing and heartbeat.

f. Acts as the "master gland" of the endocrine system, which produces hormones (chemical switches that travel mainly through the bloodstream) that trigger various functions throughout the body.

g. Sitting above the brainstem as a pair of egg-shaped structures, it is the brain's sensory control center. It receives information about sight, hearing, taste, and touch (not smell!), and sends it to higher brain functions to deal with it. Think of it like a major airport that controls the flow of air traffic in and out of a city.

h. This is a wide band of axon fibers which connect the two hemispheres of the cerebrum and carry messages between them. Because scientists experimented with this area by sometimes damaging or cutting it so the cerebrum was split in half, we know that the right side processes sensory information for the left side of the body and is better at visual perception, reasoning and emotion recognition; the left side processes information for the right side of the body and is better at language, art, etc. Because of this structure, though, our two halves usually prevent one side from taking over the other (imagine if it were removed or cut: you might be able to draw two different things with each hand at the same time...).

i. As part of the limbic system, this neural structure is involved in our natural fear and aggression responses. It looks like two lima beans.

j. Part of the brainstem (evolutionarily, the oldest part of the brain and most responsible for automatic survival functions), it sites between your ears and filters incoming stimuli, relays information to other brain areas, and affects arousal (wakefulness). Multitasking can happen because of this.

k. Evolutionarily speaking, this is a newer structure and quite advanced in humans. It is most responsible for our increased ability to adapt, learn, think, problem-solve, etc. It consists of two hemispheres, each with a frontal, parietal, temporal, and occipital lobe. They all associate with each other to integrate information and provide advanced mental activity and coordination.