Ch. 44: Brain Function/disorders

Question 1

What lobe controls the motor control?

Answer 1

frontal

Question 2

what lobe is in charge of auditory processing/hearing?

Answer 2

temporal

Question 3

What is the brainstem in charge of?

Answer 3

involuntary responses

Question 4

what is an example of an involuntary response?

Answer 4

breathing, cardiac function

Question 5

what is in charge of balance and coordination?

Answer 5

cerebellum

Question 6

what lobe is in charge of problem-solving?

Answer 6

frontal

Question 7

What lobe is the Wernicke’s area found in?

Answer 7

temporal

Question 8

what is the Wernicke’s area?

Answer 8

language comprehension

Question 9

what lobe is sight processed in?

Answer 9

occipital

Question 10

what lobe is the Broca’s area found in?

Answer 10

frontal

Question 11

what is the Broca’s area?

Answer 11

Speech production

Question 12

what lobe is memory and information retrieved?

Answer 12

temporal

Question 13

in what lobe does touch perception occur?

Answer 13

parietal

Question 14

what is the normal range of intracranial pressure in adults?

Answer 14

0 - 15 mm Hg

Question 15

What is the Glasgow coma scale used for?

Answer 15

assess level of consciousness (LOC)

Question 16

what is a brain abscess?

Answer 16

collection of pus within the brain parenchyma

Question 17

what is used to determine if a pT can have meningitis?

Answer 17

Kernig’s sign