Describe what happens in the nervous system when you duck your head to avoid an object flying toward it. 2. what protects the brain and spinal cord from injuries? 3. what does the cerebrum control? 4. name the lobes of the cerebral cortex, and identify a function of each lobe. 5. how does the brain control the endocrine system? critical thinking questions 1. explain how the case of phineas gage influenced the development of psychology. 2. give examples of activities or processes that are controlled by the somatic nervous system. 3. an elderly person suffered from a stroke that damaged part of his brain. he can speak easily, but his sentences make no sense. explain which area of his brain was most likely damaged. 4. assume that a pet scan was made of the brain of a person speaking and of the brain of a person smelling a flower. describe how you would expect the pet scan of each person's brain to look. 5. why is a home heating system a good model for the way that the thyroid gland is controlled by the pituitary gland and hypothalamus? describe how each system is controlled.