CDIS 421 Final Exam Questions And 100%
Correct Answers
Plasticity - ANSWER the brain's capacity for modification, as evident in brain
reorganization following damage (especially in children) and in experiments on the
effects of experience on brain development
frontal lobe - ANSWER associated with reasoning, planning, parts of speech, movement,
emotions, and problem solving
Define/explain plasticity, including its significance - ANSWER the brain's capacity for
modification, as evident in brain reorganization following damage (especially in
children) and in experiments on the effects of experience on brain development
Identify lobes on the lateral surface of the brain - ANSWER frontal, parietal, occipital,
and temporal
List lobes that aren't visible on the lateral surface of brain - ANSWER limic lobe
Function of the frontal lobe - ANSWER associated with reasoning, planning, parts of
speech, movement, emotions, and problem solving
Function of the parietal lobe - ANSWER receives sensory input for touch and body
position
Function of the temporal lobe - ANSWER A region of the cerebral cortex responsible for
hearing and language
Function of the occipital lobe - ANSWER A region of the cerebral cortex that processes
visual information
,Function of the limbic lobe - ANSWER Located in the center of the brain beneath the
other four cerebral lobes; influences motivation, emotion, learning, and memory
frontal lobe boundaries - ANSWER central sulcus separates it from the parietal lobe
lateral fissure (sulcus) separates it from the temporal lobe
parietal lobe boundaries - ANSWER central sulcus separates it from the fontal lobe
parieto-occipital sulcus separates it from the occipital lobe
lateral sulcus (sylvan fissure) separates it from the temporal lobe
occipital lobe boundaries - ANSWER parieto-occipital sulcus separates it from the
parietal lobe
parieto-occipital separates it from the temporal lobe
temporal lobe boundaries - ANSWER lateral fissure (sulcus) separates it from the frontal
and parietal lobe
parieto-occipital separates it from the occipital lobe
Motor Cortex - lobe and gyri? - ANSWER PRE CENTRAL GYRUS - the section of the
frontal lobe that is responsible for voluntary movement
Somatosensory Cortex - lobe and gyri? - ANSWER POST CENTRAL GYRUS - area at the
front of the parietal lobes that registers and processes body touch and movement
, sensations
Visual Cortex - lobe and gyri? - ANSWER the visual processing area of cortex in the
occipital lobe
Auditory Cortex - lobe and gyri? - ANSWER HESCHL'S GYRUS - the area of the temporal
lobe responsible for processing sound information
Broca's area - ANSWER controls language expression - an area of the frontal lobe,
usually in the left hemisphere, that directs the muscle movement involved in speech
Werenicke's area - ANSWER controls language reception - a brain area involved in
language comprehension and expression; usually in the left temporal lobe
List structures of the brainstem - ANSWER midbrain, pons, medulla oblongata
Midbrain - ANSWER relay center for visual and auditory information, controls eye and
bodily movements
Pons - ANSWER bridge to connect medulla, midbrain, and cerebellum
Medulla Oblongata - ANSWER Part of the brainstem that controls vital life-sustaining
functions such as heartbeat, breathing, blood pressure, and digestion; pyramidal
decussation
Major structures of the Central Nervous System - ANSWER brain and spinal cord
Major components of the Peripheral Nervous System - ANSWER the sensory and motor
neurons that connect the central nervous system to the rest of the body
Correct Answers
Plasticity - ANSWER the brain's capacity for modification, as evident in brain
reorganization following damage (especially in children) and in experiments on the
effects of experience on brain development
frontal lobe - ANSWER associated with reasoning, planning, parts of speech, movement,
emotions, and problem solving
Define/explain plasticity, including its significance - ANSWER the brain's capacity for
modification, as evident in brain reorganization following damage (especially in
children) and in experiments on the effects of experience on brain development
Identify lobes on the lateral surface of the brain - ANSWER frontal, parietal, occipital,
and temporal
List lobes that aren't visible on the lateral surface of brain - ANSWER limic lobe
Function of the frontal lobe - ANSWER associated with reasoning, planning, parts of
speech, movement, emotions, and problem solving
Function of the parietal lobe - ANSWER receives sensory input for touch and body
position
Function of the temporal lobe - ANSWER A region of the cerebral cortex responsible for
hearing and language
Function of the occipital lobe - ANSWER A region of the cerebral cortex that processes
visual information
,Function of the limbic lobe - ANSWER Located in the center of the brain beneath the
other four cerebral lobes; influences motivation, emotion, learning, and memory
frontal lobe boundaries - ANSWER central sulcus separates it from the parietal lobe
lateral fissure (sulcus) separates it from the temporal lobe
parietal lobe boundaries - ANSWER central sulcus separates it from the fontal lobe
parieto-occipital sulcus separates it from the occipital lobe
lateral sulcus (sylvan fissure) separates it from the temporal lobe
occipital lobe boundaries - ANSWER parieto-occipital sulcus separates it from the
parietal lobe
parieto-occipital separates it from the temporal lobe
temporal lobe boundaries - ANSWER lateral fissure (sulcus) separates it from the frontal
and parietal lobe
parieto-occipital separates it from the occipital lobe
Motor Cortex - lobe and gyri? - ANSWER PRE CENTRAL GYRUS - the section of the
frontal lobe that is responsible for voluntary movement
Somatosensory Cortex - lobe and gyri? - ANSWER POST CENTRAL GYRUS - area at the
front of the parietal lobes that registers and processes body touch and movement
, sensations
Visual Cortex - lobe and gyri? - ANSWER the visual processing area of cortex in the
occipital lobe
Auditory Cortex - lobe and gyri? - ANSWER HESCHL'S GYRUS - the area of the temporal
lobe responsible for processing sound information
Broca's area - ANSWER controls language expression - an area of the frontal lobe,
usually in the left hemisphere, that directs the muscle movement involved in speech
Werenicke's area - ANSWER controls language reception - a brain area involved in
language comprehension and expression; usually in the left temporal lobe
List structures of the brainstem - ANSWER midbrain, pons, medulla oblongata
Midbrain - ANSWER relay center for visual and auditory information, controls eye and
bodily movements
Pons - ANSWER bridge to connect medulla, midbrain, and cerebellum
Medulla Oblongata - ANSWER Part of the brainstem that controls vital life-sustaining
functions such as heartbeat, breathing, blood pressure, and digestion; pyramidal
decussation
Major structures of the Central Nervous System - ANSWER brain and spinal cord
Major components of the Peripheral Nervous System - ANSWER the sensory and motor
neurons that connect the central nervous system to the rest of the body
