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U2: Brain

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 4mins

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1.

A brain tumor caused extensive damage to Matias's hypothalamus. It is most likely that he may have problems with:

a)

visual perception

b)

muscular coordination

c)

perception of hunger

d)

language comprehension

e)

abstract thinking

2.

Which lobes of the brain receive the input that enables you to feel someone scratching you back?

a)

parietal

b)

occipital

c)

frontal

d)

temporal

e)

motor

3.

The corpus callosum is a wide band of axon fibers that

a)

enables the left hemisphere to control the right side of the body

b)

controls the glands and muscles of the internal organs

c)

transmits information between the cerebral hemispheres

d)

directs the muscle movements involved in speech

4.

After suffering an accidental brain injury, Kira has difficulty walking in a smooth and coordinated manner. It is most probable that she has suffered damage to her

a)

amygdala

b)

reticular formation

c)

cerebellum

d)

corpus callosum

e)

hypothalamus

5.

Your life would most immediately threatened if you suffered destruction of the

a)

medulla

b)

amygdala

c)

hippocampus

d)

thalamus

e)

occipital lobe

6.

Which network in the brainstem plays an important role in controlling alertness?

a)

hypothalamus

b)

cerebellum

c)

reticular formation

d)

medulla

e)

cortex

7.

After a sky-diving accident, Laurie was unable to make sense of other people’s speech. It is likely that her cortex was damaged in

a)

corpus callosum

b)

Broca’s area

c)

hippocampus

d)

Wernicke’s area

e)

hypothalamus

8.

If the amygdala of a laboratory rat were to be lesioned, it is most likely that the rat would become

a)

hungry

b)

highly attentive

c)

physically uncoordinated

d)

less aggressive

9.

The sensory cortex, which detects touch, is located in the _____ lobes.

a)

parietal

b)

temporal

c)

frontal

d)

occipital

10.

Dr. Frankenstein made a mistake during neurosurgery on his monster. After the operation, the monster “saw” with his ears and “heard” with his eyes. It is likely that Dr. Frankenstein “rewired” neural connections in the monter’s

a)

hypothalamus

b)

cerebellum

c)

amygdala

d)

thalamus

e)

hippcoampus

11.

Which lobe is this?

a)

occipital

b)

parietal

c)

temporal

d)

frontal

12.

A participant in a study of music perception listens to music with electrodes attached to her scalp while data are collected on the activity of her brain. This technique is called

a)

electroencephalography (EEG)

b)

computed tomography (CT)

c)

positron-emission tomography (PET)

d)

functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI)

e)

magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)