Exam 1 Part 5

Question 1

Representation of the amount of surface area within the motor strip dedicated to the control of each body part

Answer 1

Homunculus

Question 2

More surface area is dedicated to parts with ____ motor movement than _____ motor movement

Answer 2

Fine, gross

Question 3

Lobe that primarily functions in sensory processing

Answer 3

Parietal lobe

Question 4

First gyrus of the parietal lobes, receives tactile/proprioceptive information

Answer 4

Primary sensory cortex

Question 5

Left sensory cortex receives sensory info from the ___ side of the body

Answer 5

Right

Question 6

Right sensory cortex receives sensory info from the ____ side of the body

Answer 6

Left

Question 7

Why is the parietal lobe important for speech and language?

Answer 7

Sensory information is being processed

Question 8

Lobe responsible for memory production and storage

Answer 8

Temporal

Question 9

Part of the brain that moves experiences from short-term memory to long-term memory

Answer 9

Hippocampus

Question 10

Receives neural impulses of sound form ears

Answer 10

Primary auditory cortex

Question 11

Functions as auditory comprehension of verbal language

Answer 11

Left primary auditory cortex

Question 12

Functions as comprehension of environmental sounds and music

Answer 12

Right primary auditory cortex

Question 13

Lobe primarily responsible for vision

Answer 13

Occipital

Question 14

Area of the brain the receives information from the eyes, receives and processes information from contralateral visual field

Answer 14

Primary visual cortex

Question 15

The primary visual cortex transmits visual information anteriorly to ______ for processing

Answer 15

Visual association (parieto-occiptal)