Lobes of the Brain and their function

When Dominic was at the Edgy on Wednesday night he fell down the stairs he sustained serious head injuries and was unconscious for several hours. When he regained consciousness he was unable to move his left leg. Which Cortex and Hemisphere has suffered damage?

• Primary Motor Cortex, Left Hemisphere

• Primary Somatosensory Cortex, Left Hemisphere

• Primary Somatosensory Cortex, Right Hemisphere

• Primary Motor Cortex, Right Hemisphere

Kyle, an even tempered and sociable 24 year old electrician, was working on site one day when he fell off his ladder and his head on the concrete floor. When his workmates found him, Kyle was unconscious. In the weeks following this accident, Kyle’s workmates noticed changes in his behaviour. Kyle now experience sudden mood swings, he was easily frustrated and was often verbally and physically abusive. He also had difficulty concentrating and he was generally insensitive in his social interaction. Which Lobe of the Brain has been damaged?

• Frontal Lobe

• Parietal Lobe

• Occipital Lobe

• Temporal Lobe

Following a stroke, Harold was able to describe his family member’s facial features and list their names and approximate ages, but he was not able to recognise them. Which lobe of the brain has been damaged?

 

• Frontal Lobe

• Parietal Lobe

• Occipital Lobe

• Temporal Lobe

During a netball game, Debbie was unconscious for a few minutes after she fell and hit her head hard on the court. In the weeks that followed, Debbie found that she was unable to complete her favourite jigsaw puzzles, she had difficulty painting and sculpting creatively and she no longer enjoyed listening to or writing music. Which Hemisphere of the brain has been damaged?

• Right Hemisphere

• Left Hemisphere

When Jeremy was giving a speech at his 18th birthday party, he could only speak in short disjointed sentences. He tended not to use adjectives or conjunctives. He also experienced difficulty pronouncing words. His speech difficulties began after he was hit by a car when he was 15. Which association area of the brain has been damaged?

• Broca's Area

• Wernicke's Area

Following an accident in which she sustained severe head injuries, Magda appeared to ignore stimuli on the left side of her body. Which Lobe and Hemisphere has been damaged?

• Parietal Lobe, Left Hemisphere

• Parietal Lobe, Right Hemisphere

• Occipital Lobe, Left Hemisphere

• Occipital Lobe, Right Hemisphere

When he was surfing at Big Left, Curtis wiped out and hit his head on the reef. Now he suffers from blurred vision, although medical tests have revealed that his eyes have not been damaged. Identify the Lobe and Cortex that have been damaged.

• Occipital Lobe, Primary Visual Cortex

• Occipital Lobe, Primary Auditory Cortex

• Temporal Lobe, Primary Visual Cortex

• Temporal Lobe, Primary Auditory Cortex

When Filipe was about to dive into the swimming pool, he slipped and hit his head on the side of the pool. After resting for a while, Fillipe decided to return to the pool for a swim. When he tried to walk he noticed that he had very little control over his right leg. Identify the hemisphere and cortex that has been damaged.

• Right Hemisphere, Primary Motor Cortex

• Left Hemisphere, Primary Motor Cortex

• Right Hemisphere, Primary Somatosensory Cortex

• Left Hemisphere, Primary Somatosensory Cortex

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Conrad would often take his young sister, Abbey, to the park to play. One day when he was not looking, Abbey fell off the slide. Although Abbey did not break any bones or cut herself, in the following weeks Conrad noticed that Abbey was not making sense when she spoke and seemed to have difficulty finding ordinary everyday words. Identify the Hemisphere, lobe and association area that has been damaged.

• Right Hemisphere, Parietal Lobe, Wernicke's area

• Left Hemisphere,

  Parietal Lobe, Broca's Area

• Left Hemisphere, Temporal Lobe, Wernicke's Area

• Right Hemisphere, Temporal Lobe, Broca's Area

Eighty year old Edith suffered a stroke. Since this even, Edith has had difficulty understanding what people are saying to her, even thought she can hear them clearly. Also, when Edith talks, she had difficulty constructing meaningful sentences and others have difficulty understanding her even thought she enunciates clearly. Which structure in the brain has likely been damaged

• Wernicke's area

• Broca's Area

• Primary Motor Cortex

• Primary Somatosensory Cortex