7.3A Quizizz: CNS: Functional Anatomy of the Brain (242-246)

In which cerebral lobe is the primary somatic sensory cortex located?

• parietal

• frontal

• temporal

• occipital

What fissure separates the two cerebral hemispheres of the brain?

• transverse fissure

• longitudinal fissure

• sagittal fissure

• tentorium cerebelli

The large fiber tract that allows communication between the two cerebral hemispheres is called the ________.

• corpus callosum

• fornix

• pons

• thalamus

Which of the following indicates damage to the primary motor area?

• inability to form complex memories

• inability to say words properly

• inability to recognize patterns and faces

• inability to voluntarily move skeletal muscles

• inability to involuntarily move smooth muscles

A stroke in the primary motor area has caused Don to lose control over his skeletal muscles on the right side of his body. What lobe of his brain was damaged?

• occipital lobe

• temporal lobe

• frontal lobe

• parietal lobe

• pyramidal tract

Sally has a brain injury; she knows what she wants to say but can't vocalize the words. The part of her brain that deals with the ability to say words properly is the ________.

• longitudinal fissure

• gyrus

• central sulcus

• Broca's area

• primary motor area

The primary motor area allows us to consciously move our skeletal muscles.

• TRUE

• FALSE