Open QuestionThe two cerebral hemispheres are functionally different, even though anatomically they appear the same. (a) true, (b) false.
Open QuestionWhat kinds of problems are associated with the presence of lesions in the Wernicke's area and the Broca's area?
Open QuestionA patient has suffered a cerebral hemorrhage that has caused dysfunction of the precentral gyrus of his right cerebral cortex. As a result,a. he cannot voluntarily move his left arm or leg,b. he feels no sensation on the left side of his body,c. he feels no sensation on his right side.
Open QuestionClarence, an elderly man with a history of TIAs, complained to his daughter that he had a severe headache. Shortly thereafter, he lapsed into a coma. At the hospital, he was diagnosed as having a brain hemorrhage. Which part of the brain was damaged by the hemorrhage?
Multiple ChoiceThe occipital lobe is found at the ________ of the brain, while the parietal lobe is found at the ________.
Multiple ChoiceA spinal reflex is a rapid, involuntary response to a stimulus. Tala has an issue with motor areas of her brain. Will her spinal reflexes still function?
Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following body parts would you expect to have the greatest size difference between its area on the motor homunculus and its area on the sensory homunculus?