Functional Neuroanatomy

The Central Nervous System includes the...

• Cerebellum and Brainstem

• The Spinal Cord and Brain

• The Spine and the Lungs

• The Pre-Frontal Cortex and the Limbic System

The axons of most neurons are coated in...

• Electrical tape

• A spongy gray matter

• Myelin (fat)

• Dendrites

The tree-like branches of the neuron that receive messages from other neurons are called?

• Axons

• Dendrites

• Cell Bodies

• Synapses

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-3

Phineas Gage sustained injury to his...

• Skull

• Left eye

• Left Frontal Lobe

• Personality

• All of the above

What neuroanatomical structure is responsible for decision-making, impulse control, and executive functioning skills?

• Frontal Lobe

• Temporal Lobe

• Limbic Lobe

• Pre-Frontal Cortex

Answer explanation

The Pre-Frontal Cortex, located within the Frontal Lobe is responsible for all executive functioning skills including decision making, planning, organization, time management, and task initiation.

Prosopagnosia is the inability to...

• Remember your name

• Recognize vegetables

• Control your breathing

• Recognize faces

The Occipital Lobe is responsible for...

• Visual attention

• Breathing

• Walking and posture

• Language and memory

Adolescents have a prolonged developmental period of which neuroanatomical structure?

• Limbic Lobe

• Occipital Lobe

• Pre-Frontal Cortex

• Frontal Lobe

What neuroanatomical structure is responsible for interpreting touch?

• Frontal Lobe

• Parietal Lobe

• Occipital Lobe

• Temporal Lobe

Your brainstem is responsible for...

• breathing and heart rate

• visual attention

• motor control

• executive functioning skills