Question 1

If an individual's right cerebral hemisphere is completely destroyed by disease, that person is unable to see anything

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A)  with his or her right eye. 
B)  with his or her left eye. 
C)  in his or her right field of vision. 
D)  in his or her left field of vision. 
A)  with his or her right eye. 
B)  with his or her left eye. 
C)  in his or her right field of vision. 
D)  in his or her left field of vision. D

Question 2

The cortical regions that are NOT directly involved in sensory or motor functions are known as

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A)  the cerebellum. 
B)  frontal lobes. 
C)  association areas. 
D)  parietal lobes. 
A)  the cerebellum. 
B)  frontal lobes. 
C)  association areas. 
D)  parietal lobes. C

Question 3

Direct stimulation of the motor cortex would most likely result in

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A)  feelings of anger. 
B)  acceleration of heartbeat. 
C)  a sensation of being touched on the arm. 
D)  movement of the mouth and lips. 
A)  feelings of anger. 
B)  acceleration of heartbeat. 
C)  a sensation of being touched on the arm. 
D)  movement of the mouth and lips. D

Question 4

The sensory cortex is located in the ________ lobes.

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A)  parietal 
B)  temporal 
C)  frontal 
D)  occipital 
A)  parietal 
B)  temporal 
C)  frontal 
D)  occipital

Question 5

Nerve cells in the brain receive life-supporting nutrients and insulating myelin from

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A)  glial cells. 
B)  neurotransmitters. 
C)  motor neurons. 
D)  sensory neurons. 
A)  glial cells. 
B)  neurotransmitters. 
C)  motor neurons. 
D)  sensory neurons.

Question 6

What will most likely happen as a neurosurgeon sedates the entire right cerebral hemisphere of a right-handed patient who is asked to count aloud with both arms extended upward?

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A)  The patient's left arm will fall limp and he will become speechless. 
B)  The patient's right arm will fall limp and he will become speechless. 
C)  The patient's left arm will fall limp but he will continue counting aloud. 
D)  The patient's right arm will fall limp but he will continue counting aloud. 
A)  The patient's left arm will fall limp and he will become speechless. 
B)  The patient's right arm will fall limp and he will become speechless. 
C)  The patient's left arm will fall limp but he will continue counting aloud. 
D)  The patient's right arm will fall limp but he will continue counting aloud.

Question 7

The process of comparing currently experienced visual input with past visual memories takes place in

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A)  the thalamus. 
B)  the cerebellum. 
C)  association areas. 
D)  the corpus callosum. 
A)  the thalamus. 
B)  the cerebellum. 
C)  association areas. 
D)  the corpus callosum.

Question 8

Research on left-handedness indicates that

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A)  twice as many women as men are left-handed. 
B)  left-handers typically have a smaller corpus callosum than right-handers. 
C)  left-handers are less likely than right-handers to process speech primarily in their left hemisphere. 
D)  left-handers generally demonstrate less mathematical competence than right-handers. 
A)  twice as many women as men are left-handed. 
B)  left-handers typically have a smaller corpus callosum than right-handers. 
C)  left-handers are less likely than right-handers to process speech primarily in their left hemisphere. 
D)  left-handers generally demonstrate less mathematical competence than right-handers.

Question 9

Alana suffered a brain disease that destroyed major portions of her temporal lobes. Alana is most likely to suffer some loss of

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A)  auditory perception. 
B)  hunger and thirst. 
C)  pain sensations. 
D)  muscular coordination. 
A)  auditory perception. 
B)  hunger and thirst. 
C)  pain sensations. 
D)  muscular coordination.

Question 10

Phineas Gage underwent a dramatic personality change after a tamping iron inflicted massive damage to his ________ lobes.

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A)  parietal 
B)  temporal 
C)  occipital 
D)  frontal 
A)  parietal 
B)  temporal 
C)  occipital 
D)  frontal

Question 11

Plasticity refers to the brain's capacity to

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A)  automatically regulate heartbeat and breathing. 
B)  generate a sense of conscious awareness. 
C)  build new neural pathways. 
D)  transmit information between the two cerebral hemispheres. 
A)  automatically regulate heartbeat and breathing. 
B)  generate a sense of conscious awareness. 
C)  build new neural pathways. 
D)  transmit information between the two cerebral hemispheres.

Question 12

Neurogenesis refers to

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A)  the initiation of an action potential. 
B)  the formation of new neurons. 
C)  the release of neurotransmitters into the synaptic gap. 
D)  the reabsorption of neurotransmitters by a sending neuron. 
A)  the initiation of an action potential. 
B)  the formation of new neurons. 
C)  the release of neurotransmitters into the synaptic gap. 
D)  the reabsorption of neurotransmitters by a sending neuron.

Question 13

When Stoyka was a child, a brain disease required the surgical removal of her left cerebral hemisphere. Stoyka is now a successful college student who lives a normal life. Her success best illustrates the importance of

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A)  cognitive neural prosthetics. 
B)  reuptake. 
C)  glial cells. 
D)  plasticity. 
A)  cognitive neural prosthetics. 
B)  reuptake. 
C)  glial cells. 
D)  plasticity.

Question 14

Left-handers are more numerous than usual among those with

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A)  reading disabilities. 
B)  musical disabilities. 
C)  artistic disabilities. 
D)  mathematical disabilities. 
A)  reading disabilities. 
B)  musical disabilities. 
C)  artistic disabilities. 
D)  mathematical disabilities.

Question 15

Association areas are located

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A)  only in the frontal lobes. 
B)  only in the frontal lobes and temporal lobes. 
C)  only in the frontal, temporal, and parietal lobes. 
D)  in the frontal, temporal, occipital, and parietal lobes. 
A)  only in the frontal lobes. 
B)  only in the frontal lobes and temporal lobes. 
C)  only in the frontal, temporal, and parietal lobes. 
D)  in the frontal, temporal, occipital, and parietal lobes.

Question 16

Visual information processing in the temporal lobe of deaf people whose native language is sign best illustrates

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A)  cognitive neural prosthetics. 
B)  the split brain. 
C)  plasticity. 
D)  hemispherectomy. 
A)  cognitive neural prosthetics. 
B)  the split brain. 
C)  plasticity. 
D)  hemispherectomy.

Question 17

Teaching a patient to regain use of an impaired limb by limiting his or her use of the good limb is called

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A)  functional magnetic resonance imaging. 
B)  constraint-induced therapy. 
C)  cognitive neural prosthetics. 
D)  lateralization. 
A)  functional magnetic resonance imaging. 
B)  constraint-induced therapy. 
C)  cognitive neural prosthetics. 
D)  lateralization.

Question 18

After Terry lost a finger in an industrial accident, the area of his sensory cortex devoted to receiving input from that finger gradually became very responsive to sensory input from his adjacent fingers. This best illustrates

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A)  neural transmission. 
B)  neurogenesis. 
C)  plasticity. 
D)  hemispherectomy. 
A)  neural transmission. 
B)  neurogenesis. 
C)  plasticity. 
D)  hemispherectomy.

Question 19

The thin surface layer of interconnected neural cells that covers the cerebrum is called the

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A)  cerebellum. 
B)  corpus callosum. 
C)  association areas. 
D)  cerebral cortex. 
A)  cerebellum. 
B)  corpus callosum. 
C)  association areas. 
D)  cerebral cortex.

Question 20

One stroke patient was put to work cleaning tables, with his good arm and hand restrained. Slowly, the bad arm recovered its skills. He gradually learned to write again and even to play tennis. This best illustrates the value of

Accepted Answer

A)  hemispherectomy. 
B)  the split brain. 
C)  plasticity. 
D)  cognitive neural prosthetics. 
A)  hemispherectomy. 
B)  the split brain. 
C)  plasticity. 
D)  cognitive neural prosthetics.

Exam 6: A: the Cerebral Cortex and Our Divided Brain

If an individual's right cerebral hemisphere is completely destroyed by disease, that person is unable to see anything

The cortical regions that are NOT directly involved in sensory or motor functions are known as

Direct stimulation of the motor cortex would most likely result in

The sensory cortex is located in the ________ lobes.

Nerve cells in the brain receive life-supporting nutrients and insulating myelin from

What will most likely happen as a neurosurgeon sedates the entire right cerebral hemisphere of a right-handed patient who is asked to count aloud with both arms extended upward?

The process of comparing currently experienced visual input with past visual memories takes place in

Research on left-handedness indicates that

Alana suffered a brain disease that destroyed major portions of her temporal lobes. Alana is most likely to suffer some loss of

Phineas Gage underwent a dramatic personality change after a tamping iron inflicted massive damage to his ________ lobes.

Plasticity refers to the brain's capacity to

Neurogenesis refers to

When Stoyka was a child, a brain disease required the surgical removal of her left cerebral hemisphere. Stoyka is now a successful college student who lives a normal life. Her success best illustrates the importance of

Left-handers are more numerous than usual among those with

Association areas are located

Visual information processing in the temporal lobe of deaf people whose native language is sign best illustrates

Teaching a patient to regain use of an impaired limb by limiting his or her use of the good limb is called

After Terry lost a finger in an industrial accident, the area of his sensory cortex devoted to receiving input from that finger gradually became very responsive to sensory input from his adjacent fingers. This best illustrates

The thin surface layer of interconnected neural cells that covers the cerebrum is called the

One stroke patient was put to work cleaning tables, with his good arm and hand restrained. Slowly, the bad arm recovered its skills. He gradually learned to write again and even to play tennis. This best illustrates the value of

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