Deck 14: Extension: C - The Parietal Lobes

Question 1

A patient shaves only one side of his face, reads only half of compound words, and dresses and uses only half of his body. Collectively, this patient is exhibiting symptoms of _____.

A) topographic disability
B) anosagnosia
C) constructional apraxia
D) contralateral neglect

Answer 1

contralateral neglect

Question 2

The close anatomical relationship between the parietal lobe and the prefrontal cortex is thought to be related to _____.

A) the elaboration of motor programs
B) grammatical constructions
C) spatially guided behavior
D) dissociation

Answer 2

spatially guided behavior

Question 3

The task to test for simultaneous extinction presents:

A) visual stimuli to the right visual field.
B) tactile stimuli one at a time to the right hand.
C) two tactile stimuli simultaneously, one to each hand.
D) two visual stimuli simultaneously, both in the right visual field.

Answer 3

two tactile stimuli simultaneously, one to each hand.

Question 4

The _____ is used to test for apraxia.

A) Kimura Box Test
B) two-point discrimination test
C) Seguin-Goddard Form Board test
D) Token Test
Answer Key

Question 5

In Brodmann's mapping system, areas 5 and 7 correspond to von Economo's area _____.

A) PE
B) PF
C) PG
D) PH

Question 6

The inability to recognize objects by touch is called _____.

A) afferent paresis
B) simultaneous extinction
C) blind touch
D) astereognosis

Question 7

Contralateral neglect is commonly found after damage to _____.

A) areas PE and PG in the left hemisphere
B) area PG in the right hemisphere
C) area PE
D) areas PE and PF

Question 8

Apraxia is commonly found after damage to _____.

A) area PE
B) areas PF and PG in the left hemisphere
C) the cingulate gyrus
D) area PG in the right hemisphere

Question 9

Which is more likely after right parietal damage?

A) more errors in Weigl's Sorting Test
B) Wernicke's aphasia
C) dressing disability
D) dyscalculia

Question 10

Which is NOT one of the classic symptoms of Gerstmann syndrome?

A) finger agnosia
B) apraxia
C) agraphia
D) acalculia

Question 11

The lateral aspect of the parietal lobe is demarcated ventrally by the _____.

A) central fissure
B) cingulate gyrus
C) Sylvian fissure
D) parietal-occipital fissure

Question 12

The ability to point to a touched area of the body without actually being able to feel the touch at a conscious level is called _____.

A) afferent paresis
B) blind touch
C) spooky
D) autopagnosia

Question 13

Which is NOT one of the symptoms associated with Balint's syndrome?

A) the inability to fixate on specific visual stimuli
B) the field of attention being limited to one object at a time
C) the inability to name colors
D) the inability to make visually guided movements

Question 14

Which is more likely after left parietal damage?

A) unilateral neglect
B) cube counting
C) dressing disability
D) more errors in Weigl's Sorting Test

Question 15

A denial of illness is called _____.

A) autopagnosia
B) anosognosia
C) stubbornness
D) afferent denial