Brain Scenarios Practice

If Phineas Gage is having trouble walking with his right leg, what area of his cortex might be damaged?

• Right Motor (frontal lobe)

• Left Motor (frontal lobe)

• Somatosensory

• Prefrontal

Billy was drunk. He got pulled over and failed a sobriety test ... couldn't walk straight or balance. What part of his brain helps him do these things while sober?

• Cerebrum

• The cortex

• Cerebellum

• Fusiform gyrus

Juan had encephalitis (a brain infection) while at summer camp. He can no longer store new long term memories. What part of his brain is damaged?

• Hippocampus

• Wernicke's Area

• Broca's Area

• Pons

Prozac works by increasing the availability of what neurotransmitter?

• Acetylcholine

• Norepinephrine

• Serotonin

• Dopamine

Consuelo was in a car accident and hit her head so hard she lost her vision. Which part of her brain is damaged?

• Temporal Lobe

• Fontal Lobe

• Parietal Lobe

• Occipital Lobe

Tommy got hit in the head with a golf ball and has lost sensory awareness in his left leg... what's damaged?

• Right Parietal Lobe

• Left Parietal Lobe

• Left Frontal

• Right Frontal

Which part of the brain is involved in seeing, hearing, tasting and touching?

• Thalamus

• Hypothalamus

• Pons

• Medulla

Jackson got a concussion and has had a difficult time with feeling alert. What's damaged?

• Medulla

• Hypothalamus

• Brain Stem (reticular formation/pons)

• Corpus Callosum

You just got in a fight. It takes 30 minutes for you to calm down. Which part of the nervous system is helping you calm down?

• Sympathetic

• Parasympathetic

• Autonomic

• Peripheral

Tyrone suffers from seizures in one part of the brain. They trigger extreme emotions: fear and rage. Which part of the brain is being affected?

• Hypothalamus

• Reticular Formation

• Pons

• Amygdala