MEDICAL PHYSIOLOGY

PHYSIOLOGY

CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which part of the brain controls senses, thinking, and memory?
A
cerebrum
B
cerebellum
C
medulla
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The cerebrum controls motor and sensory information, conscious and unconscious behaviors, feelings, intelligence, and memory. The left hemisphere controls speech and abstract thinking (the ability to think about things that are not present).

Detailed explanation-2: -The largest part of the brain, the cerebrum initiates and coordinates movement and regulates temperature. Other areas of the cerebrum enable speech, judgment, thinking and reasoning, problem-solving, emotions and learning. Other functions relate to vision, hearing, touch and other senses.

Detailed explanation-3: -The cerebrum is the thinking part of the brain and it controls your voluntary muscles-the ones that move when you want them to. So you need your cerebrum to dance or kick a soccer ball. You need your cerebrum to solve math problems, figure out a video game, and draw a picture.

Detailed explanation-4: -THE TEMPORAL LOBE helps process your hearing and other senses, and helps with language and reading. THE PARIETAL LOBE is involved with your senses, attention, and language. THE OCCIPITAL LOBE helps your eyes see, including recognition of shapes and colors.

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