Brain Lobes and Functions

1. Which of the following best describes the Frontal Lobe?

• It is believed that this part of the brain is responsible for abstract thought and emotional control. This area also includes Broca’s Area.

• One of the major functions of this area is to interpret messages from our eyes.

• The function of this lobe is to process sound sensed by the ears

• This area receives incoming touch sensations from the rest of the body

Which of the following best describes the Parietal lobe?

• It is believed that this part of the brain is responsible for abstract thought and emotional control. This area also includes Broca’s Area.

• One of the major functions of this area is to interpret messages from our eyes.

• The function of the these lobes is to process sound sensed by the ears

• This area receives incoming touch sensations from the rest of the body

Which of the following best describes the Temporal lobe?

• It is believed that this part of the brain is responsible for abstract thought and emotional control. This area also includes Broca’s Area.

• One of the major functions of this area is to interpret messages from our eyes.

• The function of this lobe is to process sound sensed by the ears

• This area receives incoming touch sensations from the rest of the body

Which of the following best describes the Occipital Lobe?

• This area receives incoming touch sensations from the rest of the body

• The function of these lobes is to process sound sensed by the ears

• One of the major functions of this area is to interpret messages from our eyes.

• It is believed that this part of the brain is responsible for abstract thought and emotional control. This area also includes Broca’s Area.

Which of the following ways of studying the brain detects brain waves by recording electrical voltages?

• Positron Emission Tomography (PET) Scan

• MRI-Magnetic Resonance Imaging

• EEG- electroencephalogram

• CAT-Computerized Axial Tomography scan

Which of the following ways of studying the brain allows researchers to see what areas of the brain are the most active during certain tasks?

• Positron Emission Tomography (PET) Scan

• MRI-Magnetic Resonance Imaging

• EEG- electroencephalogram

• CAT-Computerized Axial Tomography scan

Which of the following is the term used to describe the genes that are passed along to you by your parents when you were conceived?

• nurture

• plasticity

• adoption studies

• nature