John has decided to start to learn how to wrestle. On his first day at practice, a seasoned wrestler slams the back of his head to the mat. John was shaken and reported to the trainer that he "saw stars" after he hit his head. As a result of "seeing stars," John's ______ was temporarily affected as a result of the slam.
A) corpus callosum
B) occipital lobe
C) parietal lobes
D) somatosensory cortex

Question

John has decided to start to learn how to wrestle. On his first day at practice, a seasoned wrestler slams the back of his head to the mat. John was shaken and reported to the trainer that he "saw stars" after he hit his head. As a result of "seeing stars," John's ______ was temporarily affected as a result of the slam.
A) corpus callosum
B) occipital lobe 
C) parietal lobes 
D) somatosensory cortex

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

The occipital lobe is responsible for processing visual information. "Seeing stars" is often associated with a temporary disruption in vision, which suggests that the blow to the back of John's head may have affected his occipital lobe. The other options are not as directly related to vision or visual processing.

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