Patients with damage to Wernicke's area have difficultya. coordinating limb movement.b. generating speech.c. recognizing faces.d. understanding language.

The corpus callosum connects the __________.

In humans, the part of the brain that increases in size and complexity most significantly during the second and third month of embryonic development is derived from the embryonic __________.

Activation of the parasympathetic branch of the autonomic nervous systema. increases heart rate.b. enhances digestion.c. triggers release of epinephrine.d. causes conversion of glycogen to glucose.

Which of the following structures or regions is incorrectly paired with its function?a. limbic system—motor control of speechb. medulla oblongata—homeostatic controlc. cerebellum—coordination of movement and balanced. amygdala—emotional memory

Fill in the blanks to match some brain structures with their associated functions.a. If the ___________ is severed, the right and left cerebral hemispheres cannot communicate.b. The ___________ system helps store emotional memories.c. Accounting for most of the weight of your brain is the highly folded ___________ ; it is the outer region of the ___________ .d. The ___________ is responsible for hand-eye coordination.e. The ___________ contains a cluster of neurons that function as the biological clock.

The cerebral cortex plays a major role in(A)emotional memory.(B)hand-eye coordination.(C)circadian rhythm.(D)breath holding.

The cerebral cortex does not play a major role ina. short-term memory.b. long-term memory.c. circadian rhythm.d. breath holding.

Which of the following brain regions is responsible for formation of new memories?a. brainstemb. cerebellumc. frontal lobed. hippocampus