Module 2 Review

Question 1

The major blood supply to Broca’s area is the ____ .

Answer 1

Middle Cerebral Artery

Question 2

The dorsal border of the diencephalon is the _____ .

Answer 2

Lateral ventricle

Question 3

Damage to Wernicke’s Area would result in ____ .

Answer 3

Loss of ability to comprehend speech

Question 4

Activation of the suprachiasmatic nucleus by light sensitiveretinal ganglion cells results in an increased release of melatonin from the pineal gland.

Answer 4

False – light activation of SCN cells results in inhibition of sympathetic neurons and decreased release of melatonin.

Question 5

A patient with a brain tumor uses a pair of scissors to eat his food as though it were a fork. The most likely site of the lesion is the ___ .

Answer 5

Association area of the parietal lobe

Question 6

A patient that can’t recognize a face has a lesion that involves the ____ .

Answer 6

Ventral part of the temporal lobe

Question 7

Which of the following statements is correct regarding the circuitry involved in processing
general sensations (i.e., Touch, pressure) from the face \_\_\_ .

Answer 7

Axons carrying this information terminate in the ventral posterior medial nucleus of the thalamus.