Chapter 2 MEDICAL DETECTIVES

After Greg's serious motorcycle accident, doctors detected damage to his cerebellum. Greg is most likely to have difficulty: 

• EXPERIENCING INTENSE EMOTIONS
• READING A BOOK
• PLAYING HIS GUITAR
• TASTING HIS FAVORITE FOODS

A loss of physical coordination and balance is most likely to result from damage to the:

• HYPOTHALAMUS

• CEREBELLUM

• CORPUS CALLOSUM

THE BRAIN AND THE SPINAL CHORD MAKE UP THE __________NERVOUS SYSTEM

• CENTRAL

• PERIPHERAL

The activity of the hypothalamus most directly influences: 

• MUSCULAR COORDINATION
• HUNGER AND THIRST
• ATTENTION AND MEMORY
• HEARTBEAT AND BREATHING

As the result of a stroke, a man has lost his ability to plan, make decisions, and set goals. Which lobe has been damaged?

• FRONTAL LOBE

• PARIETAL LOBE

• OCCIPITAL LOBE

Which part of the brain is #4? 

• Hypothalamus
• Frontal lobe
• Parietal lobe
• Temporal lobe

Which part of the brain is #5? 

• Brain stem
• Frontal lobe
• Cerebellum
• Temporal lobe

Which part of the brain is #6?

• Brain stem

• Temporal lobe

• Cerebellum

What part of the brain is this?

• Optic Nerve

• Cerebellum

• Brain stem

Which brain lobe is this?

• Frontal
• Occipital
• Parietal
• Temportal