Functional Anatomy of the brain

Question 1

What are the four lobes of the cerebral hemispheres

Answer 1

Frontal lobe
Parietal lobe
temporal lobe
occipital lobe

Question 2

What is meant by dysphasia

Answer 2

loss/impairment of language caused by brain damage

Question 3

Where is the site of control for phonation

Answer 3

Higher centres
brain stems 
Peripheral nerves 
Neuro-muscular junction 
muscles 
Vocal cords

Question 4

What is dysarthria

Answer 4

When the patient is unable to articulate their words

Question 5

What is meant by dysphonia

Answer 5

unable to produce language

Question 6

What are the dorsal regions resopsonsible for

Answer 6

Producing speech

Question 7

What are the ventral regions responsible for

Answer 7

perceiving/understanding

Question 8

How does MRI scanning differ from functional MRI scanning?

Answer 8

MRI- generates images through radiofrequency activation of a magnetic field
fx MRI- uses blood oxygen level detection