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  1. Which lobe of the brain controls body movements?

    a) frontal lobe
    b) occipital lobe
    c) parietal lobe
    d) temporal lobe
  2. Which lobe of the brain deals with the reception and analysis of visual stimuli?

    a) frontal lobe
    b) occipital lobe
    c) parietal lobe
    d) temporal lobe
  3. Which lobe of the brain deals with sensations of touch and pressure?

    a) frontal lobe
    b) occipital lobe
    c) parietal lobe
    d) temporal lobe
  4. Which lobe of the brain deals with the formation of personality traits?

    a) frontal lobe
    b) occipital lobe
    c) parietal lobe
    d) none of the above
  5. The malformation of which part of the brain is associated with schizophrenia?

    a) thalamus
    b) amygdala
    c) fornix
    d) hippocampus
  6. Which part of the brain connects two hemispheres?

    a) cerebellum
    b) hypothalamus
    c) corpus collosum
    d) putamen
  7. LeDoux's research on which part of the brain is presented on this website?

    a) medulla
    b) caudate nucleus
    c) amygdala
    d) mamillary bodies
  8. The septum and cingulate gyrus are structures in... ?

    a) basal ganglia
    b) limbic system
    c) substantia nigra
    d) none of the above
  9. The degeneration of the basal ganglia results in what disorder?

    a) Huntington's chorea
    b) Parkinson's disease
    c) Korsaoff's syndrome
    d) Schizophrenia
  10. The condition in which a patient cannot understand language is called...?

    a) expressive aphasia
    b) receptive aphasia
    c) auditory malfunction
    d) none of the above
  11. Which cortex controls our most delicate motions?

    a) motor cortex
    b) somatosensory cortex
    c) somesthetic cortex
    d) premotor cortex
  12. Where is the hippocampus located?

    a) temporal lobe
    b) limbic system
    c) basal ganglia
    d) hindbrain
  13. What does the reticular formation do?

    a) controls levels of arousal
    b) regulates emotions
    c) relays auditory signals
    d) stores memory
  14. Which area is associated with expressive language?

    a) Wernicke's area
    b) Broca's area
    c) temporal lobe
    d) parietal lobe
  15. The pituitary gland...?

    a) is a small oval sack
    b) is referred to as the "master gland of the body"
    c) influences growth and metabolism
    d) all of the above
  16. The deep canyonlike crevices in the brain's surface are called what?

    a) clefts
    b) fissures
    c) cerebral refts
    d) ruptures



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