Major Structures of the Brain Psychology

The area of the frontal lobe that is devoted to the production of fluent speech is ______ area. 

• Broca’s
• Gall’s
• Wernicke’s
• Korsakoff’s

Which of the following is the section of the brain located at the rear and bottom of each cerebral hemisphere and contains the visual centers of the brain?

• occipital lobe
• parietal lobe
• temporal lobe
• frontal lobe

This area of the brain is responsible for keeping you awake and alert...and is also responsible for arousal.

• hypothalamus
• reticular activating system
• cerebellum
• medulla

Split brain operations are done to

• shrink tumors
• increase memory
• help speech disorders
• help stop seizures

Which of the following is NOT a neurotransmitter?

• dopamine
• norepinephrine
• acetycholine
• interneuron

Neurons that send signals from the brain to glands and muscles

• efferent
• afferent
• inter
• neurotransmitters

Speech that is jumbled and not understandable is a sign of:

• Wernicke's Aphasia
• a split brain operation
• Broca's aphasia
• sensory aphasia

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Area of the brain that gives us the opportunity to learn and store complex and abstract info. 

• corpus callosum
• ventricles
• premotor area
• cerebral cortex

• Cerebellum
• Brain Stem
• Occipital Lobe
• Temporal Lobe

• Corpus Callosum
• Amygdala
• Thalamus
• Hypothalamus