Unit III Additional Activity Quiz

The central sulcus falls between:

• precentral gyrus & postcentral gyrus

• prefrontal cortex & premotor area

• postcentral gyrus & somatosensory association area

• primary olfactory area & prefrontal cortex

If you are looking at the premotor area, what lobe are you examining?

• occipital

• temporal

• parietal

• frontal

The term LATERALIZATION refers to:

• sensory input traveling to the opposite side of the body

• motor output traveling to the contralateral side of the body

• one side of the cerebrum being more efficient at a task than the contralateral side

• the corpus callosum

The basal nuclei are part of the _________.

• frontal cortex

• parietal cortex

• occipital cortex

• temporal cortex

• None of the above

Broca’s area is important in coordinating muscles involved in _______.

• eye movements

• breathing

• speech

• piano playing

This region of the brain could be described as the Grand Central Station of sensory input.

• Substantia nigra

• Cerebellum

• Hippocampus

• Thalamus

Remembering how to roller skate involves the:

• Primary auditory area

• Primary olfactory area

• Premotor area

• Prefrontal cortex

To understand what we see and hear we use areas of the brain called __________.

• association areas

• primary sensory areas

• arbor vitae

• basal nuclei

This area allows you to determine what something is “by feel” (not looking):

• Visual association area

• Primary somatosensory area

• Somatosensory association area

• Prefrontal cortex

Outermost layer of gray matter in the brain, where conscious perception takes place.

• Cerebral Cortex
• Unipolar
• Nucleus
• Integration