Psych 1 Study Brain parts

Which of the following should one expect if their cerebellum was damaged?

• heart and respiratory failure

• loss of hearing

• loss of muscle coordination

• loss of vision

A soldier on the battle field incurred damage to the medulla oblongata. What will happen?

• paralyzed

• coma

• death

• speech impairment

Your kind elderly neighbor recently had a stroke and she is now experiencing trouble with her vision. What part of the brain is damaged

• frontal lobe

• occipital lobe

• parietal lobe

• temporal lobe

While walking to your car one night, you hear cats knock over some trash cans. As a result you get scared. What structure of your brain is responsible for this response

• hippocampus

• hypothalamus

• amygdala

• cerebellum

What part of the brain is where language is comprehended

• thalamus

• brocas area

• temporal lobe

• wernicke's area

This part of the brain controls breathing and hear rate

• medulla

• pons

• amygdala

• cerebellum

Located in the hindbrain, this structure is responsible for coordinated movement and balance

• cerebellum
• medulla
• pons
• brain stem

When this area of the brain is damaged, patients loose the ability to speak fluently.

• Broca's area
• Hypothalamus
• Amygdala
• Occipital lobe

You actually do 'have eyes in the back of your head' because this region of the brain responsible for visual processing is right above the cerebellum!

• temporal lobe
• sensory cortex
• occipital lobe
• gyri

The red portion is the ________

• Cerebrum
• Cerebellum
• Brain Stem
• Diencephalon