After a Head Injury a Person Reports That She Is

question 26

Multiple Choice

After a head injury a person reports that she is unable to see, although her eyes are uninjured. A doctor would suspect an injury in the __________ lobe.

• A) occipital
• B) parietal
• C) temporal
• D) frontal

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Definitions:

Blood Clot

Coagulated phase of blood.

Multipolar Neuron

One of three categories of neurons consisting of a neuron cell body, an axon, and two or more dendrites.

Dendrite

The branched projections of a neuron that act to propagate the electrochemical stimulation received from other neural cells to the cell body, or soma, of the neuron.

Nucleus Of Neuron

The central part of a neuron containing the cell's genetic material and involved in regulating the cell's metabolism and protein synthesis.