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Neurolinguistics - - The Brain

Total questions: 11

Worksheet time: 6mins

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Class
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1.

What is neurolinguistics?

a)

the study of how language is represented in the brain.

b)

the language of neurons.

c)

A and B are correct.

2.

Any language-specific dysfunction in the brain brought on by some sort of trauma to the brain is called...

a)

aphasia

b)

contralateral control

c)

lateralization

d)

localization of function

3.

What lobe is orange in this picture?

a)

Frontal

b)

Parietal

c)

Temporal

d)

Occipital

4.

What lobe is green in this picture?

a)

Frontal

b)

Parietal

c)

Temporal

d)

Occipital

5.

What is the temporal lobe mainly responsible for?

a)

movement

b)

visual perception

c)

auditory perception

6.

What are the functions of the nervous system?

a)

reception of stimuli

b)

transmission of nerve impulses

c)

activation of muscle mechanism

d)

all the answers are correct

7.

The brain is a part of...

a)

the central nervous system

b)

spinal cord

c)

peripheral nervous system

8.

What is the basic function of the autonomic nervous system?

a)

reasoning and thinking

b)

regulation of involuntary bodily functions

c)

control over emotions

9.

Lateralisation means...

a)

men and women's brains work differently.

b)

our brain hemispheres have different functions on each side.

c)

the north-south co-ordinates on the earth's surface.

d)

Broca's area is responsible for speech.

10.

Pick the two true statements

a)

Broca's area is responsible for spatial awareness.

b)

The hemispheres are connected by the cerebrum.

c)

Broca's area is responsible for speech.

d)

The hemispehres are connected by the corpus callosum.

11.

Where would you find Wernicke's area?

a)

right frontal lobe

b)

left frontal lobe

c)

right temporal lobe

d)

left temporal lobe