WorksheetsU2: Brain
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 4mins
A brain tumor caused extensive damage to Matias's hypothalamus. It is most likely that he may have problems with:
visual perception
muscular coordination
perception of hunger
language comprehension
abstract thinking
Which lobes of the brain receive the input that enables you to feel someone scratching you back?
parietal
occipital
frontal
temporal
motor
The corpus callosum is a wide band of axon fibers that
enables the left hemisphere to control the right side of the body
controls the glands and muscles of the internal organs
transmits information between the cerebral hemispheres
directs the muscle movements involved in speech
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
amygdala
reticular formation
cerebellum
corpus callosum
hypothalamus
Your life would most immediately threatened if you suffered destruction of the
medulla
amygdala
hippocampus
thalamus
occipital lobe
Which network in the brainstem plays an important role in controlling alertness?
hypothalamus
cerebellum
reticular formation
medulla
cortex
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
corpus callosum
Broca’s area
hippocampus
Wernicke’s area
hypothalamus
If the amygdala of a laboratory rat were to be lesioned, it is most likely that the rat would become
hungry
highly attentive
physically uncoordinated
less aggressive
The sensory cortex, which detects touch, is located in the _____ lobes.
parietal
temporal
frontal
occipital
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
hypothalamus
cerebellum
amygdala
thalamus
hippcoampus
Which lobe is this?
occipital
parietal
temporal
frontal
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
electroencephalography (EEG)
computed tomography (CT)
positron-emission tomography (PET)
functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI)
magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)
