Deck 58: Cerebral Cortex, Intellectual Functions of the Brain, Learning, and Memory

Question 1

The two hemispheres of the brain are connected by which nerve fibers or pathways?

A)Lateral lemniscus
B)Corticofugal fibers
C)Corpus callosum
D)Arcuate fasciculus

Answer 1

C

Question 2

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Which of the following best describes the main function of Broca's area of the cortex?

A)Recognizing a sound pattern as a word
B)Interpreting the sound as a word and the underlying intellectual meaning that is expressed by the word
C)Controlling the thinking mind
D)Activating and controlling the motor programs used in the vocalization of words

Answer 2

D

Question 3

The creation of memory can be interrupted by which of the following?

A)Phosphorylation of a potassium channel to block its activity
B)Activation of adenylate cyclase
C)An unnatural loss of consciousness
D)Enhancing protein synthesis

Answer 3

C

Question 4

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Which area of the brain contributes to understanding the spatial coordinates of the body and its surroundings?

A)A
B)B
C)C
D)E

Question 5

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Which structure connects brain areas D and B?

A)Medial forebrain bundle
B)Corpus callosum
C)Dorsal longitudinal fasciculus
D)Arcuate fasciculus

Question 6

Long-term memory differs from other types of memory in which of the following ways?

A)It is not destroyed by temporary cessation of consciousness
B)It can last for months or years
C)It requires a period of consolidation
D)All of the above

Question 7

Which of the following structures provides the connection between Wernicke's area and Broca's area in the cerebral cortex?

A)Medial lemniscus
B)Medial forebrain bundle
C)Corpus callosum
D)Arcuate fasciculus

Question 8

How are thalamic structures involved in memory?

A)Creation of memory
B)Drive to consolidate memory
C)Recalling memories
D)Determining which sensory experiences are important and which ones are not

Question 9

Damage to the hippocampus may result in which of the following?

A)Inability to form new memories (i.e., anterograde amnesia)
B)Deficit in the sense of smell
C)Inability to recall past memories (i.e., retrograde amnesia)
D)Dysdiadochokinesia

Question 10

A 76-year-old man sustains a stroke that severely impairs his speech. Which area of the brain has most likely been damaged?

A)Primary motor cortex
B)Premotor area
C)Broca's area
D)Cerebellum

Question 11

Retrograde amnesia is usually the result of damage to or dysfunction of which of the following structures?

A)Hippocampus
B)Subthalamus
C)Hypothalamus
D)Thalamus

Question 12

Damage to Broca's area on the dominant side of the brain results in which of the following neurological symptoms?

A)Anterograde amnesia
B)Intension tremor
C)Ataxia
D)Aphasia

Question 13

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Which brain area is associated with verbal and symbolic intelligence?

A)A
B)B
C)D
D)E

Question 14

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Which brain area is associated with elaboration of thought?

A)A
B)C
C)D
D)E

Question 15

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Which type of memory is thought to involve the potentiation of synaptic transmission through the accumulation of calcium in the presynaptic membrane?

A)Immediate memory
B)Short-term memory
C)Lifelong memory
D)Long-term memory