Question 1

Explain how the primary visual cortex differs functionally from the visual association areas.

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The primary visual cortex is located in ...

Question 2

The corticospinal tracts are descending (motor)tracts located in the spinal cord.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Explain how the Broca's area and Wernicke's area contribute to language.

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Broca's area,in the frontal lobe,is resp...

Question 4

What functional brain system participates in memory,learning,emotion,and behavior?

Accepted Answer

A)  limbic system
B)  peripheral nervous system
C)  anterolateral system
D)  medial lemniscal system

Question 5

What part of the cerebral cortex is responsible for personality,the creation of an awareness of self,and the ability to recognize appropriate behavior?

Accepted Answer

A)  temporal association cortex
B)  parietal association cortex
C)  prefrontal cortex
D)  Wernicke's area

Question 6

What part of the motor pathway inhibits inappropriate movements?

Accepted Answer

A)  primary motor cortex
B)  occipital lobe
C)  cerebellum
D)  basal nuclei

Question 7

What type of fiber carries information from the frontal lobe of the right cerebral hemisphere to the occipital lobe of the same cerebral hemisphere?

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A)  association fibers
B)  corpus callosum
C)  projection fibers
D)  commissural fibers

Question 8

Detection of stimuli is a responsibility of the ________while perception of the stimuli is a responsibility of the________ .

Accepted Answer

A)  PNS; CNS
B)  CNS; PNS
C)  upper motor neuron; lower motor neuron
D)  second-order neuron; first-order neuron

Question 9

What is located in the postcentral gyrus of the parietal lobe?

Accepted Answer

A)  auditory association area
B)  primary visual cortex
C)  primary somatosensory cortex
D)  primary auditory cortex

Question 10

Which meninx touches the brain?

Accepted Answer

A)  subarachnoid space
B)  arachnoid mater
C)  pia mater
D)  dura mater

Question 11

The cerebellum functions in:

Accepted Answer

A)  homeostatic functions such as breathing and heart rate.
B)  the planning and coordination of movement.
C)  learning,memory,and personality.
D)  biological rhythms.

Question 12

An elevated ridge on the surface of the cerebrum is known as a:

Accepted Answer

A)  gyrus.
B)  furrow.
C)  sulcus.
D)  fissure.

Question 13

In 1848,Phineas Gage sustained a brain injury when an iron rod pierced through his left prefrontal cerebral cortex.What do you think was the result?

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A)  Gage was unable to move the right side of his body.
B)  Gage was unable to produce language.
C)  Gage's personality,behavior,and psychological state changed.
D)  Gage was unable to understand language.

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The corticospinal tracts are descending (motor)tracts located in the spinal cord.

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An elevated ridge on the surface of the cerebrum is known as a:

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What functional brain system participates in memory,learning,emotion,and behavior?

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Which meninx touches the brain?

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What part of the motor pathway inhibits inappropriate movements?

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In 1848,Phineas Gage sustained a brain injury when an iron rod pierced through his left prefrontal cerebral cortex.What do you think was the result?

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What type of fiber carries information from the frontal lobe of the right cerebral hemisphere to the occipital lobe of the same cerebral hemisphere?

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Detection of stimuli is a responsibility of the while perception of the stimuli is a responsibility of the .

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Explain how the Broca's area and Wernicke's area contribute to language.

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An elevated ridge on the surface of the cerebrum is known as a:

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What functional brain system participates in memory,learning,emotion,and behavior?

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Which meninx touches the brain?

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What is located in the postcentral gyrus of the parietal lobe?

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What part of the motor pathway inhibits inappropriate movements?

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The cerebellum functions in:

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In 1848,Phineas Gage sustained a brain injury when an iron rod pierced through his left prefrontal cerebral cortex.What do you think was the result?

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Detection of stimuli is a responsibility of the ________while perception of the stimuli is a responsibility of the________ .

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