Exam 2: Extension B: Brain and Behavior

Which of the following structures is NOT part of the hindbrain?

The _____ lobes are associated with higher mental abilities, and they play a role in your sense of self.

The limbic system is responsible for

A patient who has suffered brain damage to the left hemisphere is likely to experience diminished capacity for

Which of the following is NOT controlled by the hypothalamus?

Another term for "mindblindness" is

Visual agnosia is

You begin to doze off in class but suddenly come to awareness when your name is called.The brain part responsible for your sudden arousal is the

Damage to Wernicke's area causes great difficulty in

_____ is the hormone that is associated with fear and tends to arouse the body, while the _____ is a hormone that also arouses the body, but is linked with anger.

The _____ gland located in the neck, regulates the rate at which energy is produced and expended in the body.

Velishea has severe epileptic seizures that cannot be controlled by medication.Therefore, her doctor suggests that a surgery might help.The surgery would involve

The _____ is a network of fibers and cell bodies that lie inside the medulla and brainstem and is associated with attention, alertness, and some reflexes, such as sneezing and coughing.

One's reasoning and planning ability are centered within which lobes of the brain?

Marjorie is still able to speak, although she has great difficulty comprehending language.Damage was most likely to

In a study of person's with similar IQs, men's gray matter was split between their _____ lobes, while their white matter was concentrated mostly in the _____ lobes.

A karate chop to an area at the top of the neck could stop a person's heart and breathing by damaging the

The right hemisphere is especially adapted for handling perceptual skills, such as drawing a picture or recognizing melodies, while the left hemisphere is especially adapted for the production and understanding of speech.This is known as

Voluntary muscle movement originates in an area of the cortex called the _____, which is located on the _____ lobe.

The limbic system includes the