The Limbic System

Question 1

What is the primary function of the limbic system?

Answer 1

To regulate emotions and memory

Question 2

Which limbic structure forms new memories?

Answer 2

Hippocampus

Question 3

Alzheimer’s disease primarily damages which structure?

Answer 3

Hippocampus

Question 4

Which brain structure acts as a sensory relay station except for smell?

Answer 4

Thalamus

Question 5

If sensory information is not reaching to cortex, which structure is involved?

Answer 5

Thalamus

Question 6

Which limbic structure is associated with fear and emotional response?

Answer 6

Amygdala

Question 7

Which limbic structure controls stress response and hormones?

Answer 7

Hypothalamus

Question 8

Key roles of the hypothalamus include:

Answer 8

water balance, hunger, appetite, temperature, hormones. libido, circadian rhythm