2.6-2.10 [From the Bottom Up: The Structures of the Brain]

What part of the brain can sometimes be referred to as the "rind" or outer covering? a.) Thalamus b.) Medulla c.) Cortex d.) Corpus callosum

c.) Cortex

Which brain structure relays incoming sensory information? a.) Reticular formation b.) Pons c.) Thalamus d.) Hypothalamus

c.) Thalamus

If you were to develop a rare condition in which you were not able to remember to be afraid of certain situations, animals, or events, which part of the brain would most likely be damaged? a.) Thalamus b.) Cingulate cortex c.) Hypothalamus d.) Amygdala

d.) Amygdala

You have a dream in which you wake up to find that people around you are using words that make no sense. What's more, your friends don't seem to understand you when you speak. At one point in your dream, your mom tells you that you almost forgot your tree limb today. When you give her a puzzled look, she holds up your lunchbox and repeats, "You know, your tree limb." Your predicament in your dream is most like which of the following disorders? a.) Apraxia b.) Wernicke's aphasia c.) Spatial neglect d.) Broca's aphasia

b.) Wernicke's aphasia

In which of the following lobes of the cortex would you find the primary visual cortex? a.) Parietal b.) Temporal c.) Frontal d.) Occipital

d.) Occipital