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Brain Organization and Function - The Amazing Human Brain and Human Development Quiz
| 1. There is only one medically recognized method for organizing the brain. |
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False |
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Remember how complex the brain is? You will now recall that there are many different perspectives around which to organize models of the brain. |
| 2. The brain consists of homogenous neuronal tissue. |
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False |
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The brain has a complex and hierarchical organization and is anything but homogenous. |
| 3. The Triune Brain model recognizes the lower, less complex areas of the brain as similar in structure and function to the reptilian brain. |
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True |
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That's why Paul MacLean uses the term R-complex (think R, as in reptile.) |
| 4. The brain has a hierarchical organization, from top to bottom, becoming more complex in the lowest regions of the brain. |
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False |
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Exactly the opposite is true; the brain has a hierarchical organization, from bottom to top, becoming more complex in the highest regions of the brain. |
| 5. Different brain areas and systems mediate different functions. |
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True |
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Different brain areas and systems do mediate different functions. (That's what this lesson is primarily about.) |
| 6. There are three cerebral lobes: the frontal, parietal, and temporal lobes. |
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False |
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There are four cerebral lobes: the frontal, parietal, temporal, and occipital lobes. Don't forget that last lobe, critical to the vision that you are using to view this Web page. |
| 7. Various functions, such as hearing, vision, speech, and executive function, are all associated with the cerebral lobes. |
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True |
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Various functions, such as hearing, vision, speech, and executive function, are all associated with the cerebral lobes. |
| 8. The temporal lobe is involved in complex aspects of learning and memory recall. |
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True |
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The temporal lobe is involved in complex aspects of learning and memory recall. |
| 9. The thalamus, located in the diencephalons, is of great importance in both sensory and motor systems. |
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True |
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The thalamus, located in the diencephalon, is of great importance in both sensory and motor systems. |
| 10. The brainstem is the "lowest" part of the brain and is divided into the midbrain, the pons, and the medulla. |
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True |
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The brainstem is the "lowest" part of the brain and is divided into the midbrain, the pons, and the medulla. |
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