The Brain Our Control Center Quiz
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Jack fell off of his bike and hit his head. He sat up and his vision was quite blurred. Identify the area of the brain he may have injured.
A. frontal lobe
B. temporal lobe
C. occipital lobe
D. parietal lobe
The most complex part of the human brain is the:
A. cerebrum
B. thalamus
C. hypothalamus
Language comprehension. Located on the Left Temporal Lobe
A. Primary Auditory Cortex
B. Primary Olfactory Cortex
C. Wernicke’s Area
D. Central Sulcus
What region receives information from the visual and auditory senses?
A. Midbrain
B. Reticular Formation
C. Cerebrum
D. Thalamus
Which part of the brain is involved in the maintenance of basic life functions?
A. limbic system
B. peripheral system
C. medulla
D. amygdala
What is the outer layer of the cerebrum called? It’s responsible for information processing.
A. hypothalamus
B. thalamus
C. cerebral cortex
The occipital lobe controls __________.
A. Vision
B. Problem Solving
C. Memory
D. Arithmetic & Spelling
Maria is having difficulty with speech. She wants to say she ‘needs milk from the store’, but what she does say is ‘mint go from stair’. Maria is likely to be suffering from which disorder?
A. Wernicke’s aphasia
B. Geschwind’s territory aphasia
C. Spatial neglect
D. Broca’s aphasia
Split brain surgery is a rare but effective treatment for extreme…
A. Stroke
B. Memory loss
C. Parkinson’s Disease
D. Epilepsy
A tumor on the temporal lobe would most affect the career of
A. an architect
B. a musician
C. a professor
D. a researcher
Lobe that plays a major role in the following functions/actions -Senses and integrates sensation(s) -Touch, pressure, temperature and pain; Spatial awareness and perception
A. Frontal
B. Parietal
C. Temporal
D. Occipital
Makes decisions, plans, reasons, and carries out behaviors
A. Frontal Lobe
B. Parietal Lobe
C. Occipital Lobe
D. Temporal Lobe
The classic case of railroad worker Phineas Gage best illustrated that frontal lobe damage can
A. prevent REM rebound.
B. enhance moral reasoning skills.
C. alter one’s personality.
D. facilitate neurogenesis.
A person has difficulty speaking possibly due to a stroke.
A. Broca’s Aphasia
B. Wernicke’s Aphasia
C. Visual Agnosia
D. Neglect Syndrome
The set of neural fibres that connect the two hemispheres is known as:
A. the cerebral cortex.
B. the corpus callosum.
C. the cerebrum.
D. the thalamus.