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Phineas Gage Chapter 4 Review

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Where is Phineas's skull now?
a)
Vermont
b)
Harvard University
c)
New York City
d)
University of Iowa
2.

This part of the brain controls automatic functions

a)

brain stem

b)

Cerebellum

c)

Cortex

d)

nose

3.

Without your ___________, you could not stand upright.

a)

Cerebellum

b)

Cortex

c)

Brain Stem

d)

Nose

4.
What does Broca's area of the brain do?
a)
It controls the ability to understand math.
b)
It controls the ability to understand speech.
c)
It controls the ability to speak.
d)
It controls the ability to balance.
5.
What does Wernicke's are of the brain do?
a)
It controls the ability to understand speech.
b)
It controls the ability to speak.
c)
It controls the ability to understand math
d)
It controls the ability to balance.
6.

Executive functions control your ability to ________.

a)

Predict

b)

Decide

c)

Interact socially

d)

All of these

7.

The two halves of the brain that meet in the forehead is the ______.

a)

Microorganism

b)

Neurotransmitter

c)

Synapse

d)

Frontal cortex

8.

How do the Damasio's study "modern day Phineases"?

a)

X-rays of the skull

b)

CT and MRI scans of the brain

c)

Daguerreotype photographs

d)

Surgery on the cortex

9.

Where was the damage to Phineas' brain located?

a)

cerebellum

b)

brain stem

c)

occipital lobe

d)

frontal lobe

10.

What is Brainvox?

a)

A brain diagram that scientists study

b)

A medicine for improving brain function

c)

A computer program that makes 3D models of the brain

d)

A hospital where Phineas received treatment

11.

Why was Phineas' closest companion an iron rod?

a)

He traveled too frequently.

b)

He was determined to work with metal.

c)

He loved horses and animals.

d)

He lost the ability to be social.

12.

According to Fleischman, is Phineas lucky or unlucky?

a)

lucky

b)

unlucky