Parietal Lobes

Question 1

areas 1, 2, and 3 is?

Answer 1

Anterior Parietal Cortex

Question 2

area that receives connections from primary somatosensory cortex and sends outputs to primary motor and supplementary motor and premotor. Plays role in guiding movements by providing info regarding limb position.

Answer 2

Area PE

Question 3

3 categories of spatial processing

Answer 3

body centered space, egocentric space, and allocentric space

Question 4

within this domain we can identify the sense of the body surface as a three dimensional space.

Answer 4

Body centered space

Question 5

Refers to the perception of spatial location outside the body but with reference to it.

Answer 5

egocentric space

Question 6

refers to representations of space that is independent of the observer, of body centered space

Answer 6

Allocentric space

Question 7

two systems for object recognition and spatial processing

Answer 7

the where system and what systemm

Question 8

The “where” system is a _____ pathway.

Answer 8

dorsal

Question 9

the what system is a _____ pathway.

Answer 9

ventral

Question 10

the what system is on the _____

Answer 10

left

Question 11

the where system is in the _____

Answer 11

right

Question 12

this system has projections from visual area (V1) to the temporal lobe.

Answer 12

what system

Question 13

This system has projections from visual area (V1) to area PG in parietal lobe.

Answer 13

“where” system

Question 14

what side of the parietal lobe is dominant for attention?

Answer 14

right

Question 15

What side of parietal lobe is responsible for neglect?

Answer 15

left

Question 16

left side of parietal lobe perceives (neg or pos)

Answer 16

negative

Question 17

right side of parietal lobe perceives (neg or pos)

Answer 17

positive

Question 18

_____ lobes are expressive and ____ lobes are perceptive

Answer 18

frontal parietal

Question 19

lesions to what produce abnormally high sensory thresholds?

Answer 19

postcentral gyrus

Question 20

Inability to recognize the nature of an object by touch.

Answer 20

Astereognosis

Question 21

the loss of knowledge about one’s own body or bodily condition

Answer 21

asomatognosia

Question 22

Gerstmann syndrome due to lesion where?

Answer 22

left parietal lobe

Question 23

can’t name or recognize finger of either hand

Answer 23

finger agnosia

Question 24

a disorder of movement characterized by loss of skilled movement

Answer 24

apraxia

Question 25

disorder where patients are unable to copy movements or make gestures.

Answer 25

Ideomotor apraxia

Question 26

disorder where spatial organization is disturbed. patients cannot assemble a puzzle, build tree house, draw or copy pictures.

Answer 26

constructional apraxia

Question 27

apraxia of psychologist

Answer 27

constructional apraxia

Question 28

Area with many connections with primary somatosensory cortex through input from area PE. Receives input from motor and premotor cortex and some visual input from area PG. provides some elaboration of information for motor systems.

Answer 28

Area PF

Question 29

Area that receives more complex connections from visual areas, auditory, vestibular, cingulate, somaesthetic, proprioceptive, and oculomotor. Has been called the parietal-temporal-occipital crossroads. has a role in controlling spatial guided behavior and integrates senses.

Answer 29

Area PG

Question 30

postcentral gyrus,supermarginal gyrus, and the angular gyrus make up the

Answer 30

inferior parietal lobe

Question 31

________ involved in discrimination of line orientation

Answer 31

right parietal lobe

Question 32

Ventral pathway involves information from _____, which is important for visual acuity

Answer 32

fovea

Question 33

progressive degenerative disease. has motor features of parkinsonism, visuospatial and constructional functions affected, and pronounced variation in alertness and attentiveness.

Answer 33

Lewy Body dementia

Question 34

Frontotemporal lobar degeneration often have focal atrophy of frontal and temporal lobes. Frontal temporal dementia doesn’t ________

Answer 34

inhibit back of brain

Question 35

Lobes that are not affected in FTLD

Answer 35

posterior parietal and temporal lobes

Question 36

depressed people look

Answer 36

down to the right