Brain Stories Brain parts and their functions Questions and Answers 2023/2024

Brain Stories Brain parts and their functions Questions and Answers 2023/2024 Module 1: Aneurysm correct answer A weak thin spot on a blood vessel that causes the vessel to dilate or balloon -Rupture of an aneurysm causes hemorrhage Axon correct answer A long, thin projection from a neuron that carries electrical impulses from the cell body Broadman’s areas correct answer a classification of areas of the cerebral cortex according to assigned numbers Cerebral Cortex correct answer the narrow zone of grey matter that lies at the surface of the cerebrum -the grey matter lies external to the white matter in the cerebrum -the reverse is true in the spinal cord Closed-head Injury correct answer a traumatic brain injury in which the skull is not pierced by the external force, thus stays intact Contusion correct answer a bruise that forms around the site of impact of a traumatic brain injury due to laceration of blood vessels Corpus Callosum correct answer the major connecting pathway between the right and left hemispheres CT scan correct answer -Computerized tomography An imaging technique that allows scientists to identify lesions in the brain of LIVE patients Diffuse Axonal Injury correct answer microscopic damage incurred diffusely throughout the brain, associated with traumatic brain injury, that includes the shearing of axons from their myelin sheath or tearing of the axons themselves Modularity Theory correct answer the notion that certain brain functions are mediated by specific anatomical areas of the brain Phrenology correct answer Put forward by Gall in 1796 and based on modularity of mind theory, the notion that PERSONALITY traits of a person can be derived from examination of the shape of the skull