The Brain

A person will most likely develop aphasia as a result of damage to which of the following parts of the brain?

• Wernicke’s area

• Occipital lobe

• Auditory cortex

• Parietal lobe

A person with damage to Broca's area would most likely demonstrate which of the following symptoms?

• Difficulty controlling balance and coordination

• Difficulty controlling emotions

• Difficulty with speech production

• Hearing difficulties

The area of the brain stem that is important in controlling breathing is the

• hippocampus

• medulla

• limbic system

• cerebellum

Significant damage to which of the following parts of the brain will most likely cause a person to fall into a deep coma from which the person will be unable to awaken?

• Hypothalamus

• Frontal lobe

• Amygdala

• Reticular formation

Brain damage that leaves a person capable of understanding speech but with an impaired ability to produce speech most likely indicates injury to which of the following?

• Broca’s area

• Wernicke’s area

• The inferior colliculi

• The basal ganglia

Brain lateralization refers to the

• aptitude of the brain to produce speech

• ability of the brain to control basic functions such as respiration and blood circulation

• inclination for certain cognitive processes to be specialized to one hemisphere of the brain or the other

• capacity of the brain to control basic motor movements

Which of the following provides information regarding brain function by monitoring the brain at work through metabolism of glucose?

• Positron emission tomography (PET)

• Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)

• Electroencephalography (EEG)

• Computed tomography (CT)

The brain scans of people with amnesia are most likely to show damage to the

• hippocampus

• hypothalamus

• medulla

• cerebellum

Ted is hiking along a mountain trail when he sees a large snake slithering across the path ahead of him.

Which of the following brain structures is most closely associated with Ted’s fear response?

• Medulla

• Hippocampus

• Amygdala

• Angular gyrus

Damage to which of the following brain structures may cause the inability to detect the emotional significance of facial expressions, especially those demonstrating fear?

• Hippocampus

• Cerebellum

• Hypothalamus

• Amygdala