Answer
a. corpus callosum
b. amygdala... limbic
c. cerebral cortex; cerebrum
d. cerebellum
e. reticular... hypothalamus
Work Step by Step
a. If the ___corpus callosum___ is severed, the right and left cerebral hemispheres cannot communicate.
b. The __amygdala__ and the hippocampus are two components of the ___limbic___ system that help store memories.
c. Accounting for most of the weight of your brain is the highly folded ___cerebral cortex___ ; it is the outer region of the ___cerebrum___.
d. The ____cerebellum____ is responsible for hand-eye coordination.
e. The ______reticular_______ formation keeps you alert, but the ______hypothalamus______ , with its sleep-inducing center and internal timekeeping region, counteracts alertness.
