Phineas Gage

Phineas Gage

7th Grade

15 Qs

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Phineas Gage

Phineas Gage

Assessment

Quiz

English

7th Grade

Easy

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15 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

3 mins • 1 pt

What is the significance of the brain stem?

It controls basic life functions such as breathing, heartbeat, and blood pressure.

It is responsible for higher cognitive functions like thinking and reasoning.

It regulates the body's immune response and hormone production.

It serves as the primary site for memory storage and retrieval.

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

3 mins • 1 pt

What is the cerebellum responsible for?

Coordination, balance, and fine motor skills.

Memory and learning processes.

Emotional regulation and response.

Vision and auditory processing.

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

3 mins • 1 pt

What are Wholebrainers in the context of brain function?

Scientists who believe that all parts of the brain work together to control functions.

Researchers who focus solely on the left hemisphere of the brain.

Experts who study the brain's individual parts in isolation.

Professionals who advocate for the use of technology in brain research.

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

3 mins • 1 pt

What did Carl Wernicke discover about the brain?

An area in the brain that controls the ability to understand speech.

A region responsible for motor control and coordination.

A part of the brain that regulates emotions and memory.

An area that processes visual information.

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

3 mins • 1 pt

What is the function of the cerebral cortex?

It regulates heart rate and blood pressure.

It is involved in higher brain functions such as thought, memory, and voluntary movement.

It controls reflex actions and involuntary movements.

It is responsible for the production of hormones.

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

3 mins • 1 pt

What are the main parts of the brain?

Cerebellum, brain stem, corpus callosum, cerebral cortex

Thalamus, hypothalamus, amygdala, hippocampus

Frontal lobe, occipital lobe, temporal lobe, parietal lobe

Medulla oblongata, pons, midbrain, spinal cord

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

3 mins • 1 pt

How did Phineas Gage's accident contribute to neuroscience?

It demonstrated the importance of the occipital lobe in vision.

It provided early evidence for the role of the frontal lobes in personality and behavior.

It showed that the brain has no role in behavior.

It confirmed that the cerebellum is responsible for emotional regulation.

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