Module 1.4b - The Brain: Brain Regions and Structures
Quiz by Dan Koch
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- Q1
Damage to which of the following puts a person’s life in the most danger because it may cause breathing to stop?
Amygdala
Thalamus
Medulla
Hypothalamus
30s - Q2
A gymnast falls and hits her head on the floor. She attempts to continue practicing but has trouble maintain-ing balance. What part of her brain has probably been affected?
Reticular formation
Cerebellum
Amygdala
Medulla
30s - Q3
Stimulation of the amygdala is most likely to have which of the following effects?
Happiness
Aggression
Hunger
Loss of balance
30s - Q4
Brennan feels hungry. Which brain area is most responsible for his hunger?
Amygdala
Hypothalamus
Hippocampus
Brainstem
30s - Q5
Damage to which of the following brain structures would affect the processing of new explicit memories?
Cerebral cortex
Medulla
Hippocampus
Hypothalamus
30s - Q6
After being late to work for the fifth time, Hester declared, “My occipital lobes must not be working optimally! I have a hard time planning my day to be here on time!” If you were Hester’s boss, what might you say to her to modify her claim to make it more accurate?
“Hester, it’s your frontal lobes that are not working optimally.”
“Hester, it’s your temporal lobes that are not working optimally.”
“Hester, it’s your parietal lobes that are not working optimally.”
“Hester, it’s your somatosensory cortex that is not working optimally.”
45s - Q7
Stimulation of which of the following may cause a person to involuntarily move their arm?
Somatosensory cortex
Motor cortex
Glial cells
Visual cortex
30s - Q8
Which lobe of the brain is the arrow pointing to?
Occipital
Parietal
Frontal
Temporal
30s
