The terms frontal lobe, parietal lobe, occipital lobe, and temporal lobe refer to parts of which organ?

• A. Heart
• B. Liver
• C. Brain
• D. Kidney

Answer: (C)

These terms name major regions of the brain. The frontal, parietal, occipital, and temporal lobes are the main sections of the cerebrum, the largest part of the brain housed inside the skull. They sit toward the forehead (frontal), the top/back (parietal), the back of the head (occipital), and the temples (temporal). Each lobe contains areas that handle different functions—planning and voluntary movement (frontal), sensory processing (parietal), vision (occipital), and hearing and memory (temporal). Because these lobes are features of the brain, the correct answer is the brain. The other organs listed—heart, liver, kidney—do not have these lobes.