The Site in the Cerebral Cortex Where Hearing Registers Is

question 73

Multiple Choice

The site in the cerebral cortex where hearing registers is

• A) the primary auditory cortex.
• B) Broca's area
• C) Wernicke's area.
• D) the somatosensory cortex.

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Definitions:

Visual-Form Agnosia

A brain disorder where the person cannot identify objects even though their vision is intact.

Optic Nerve

A paired nerve that transmits visual information from the retina to the brain.

Lateral Geniculate Nucleus

A part of the thalamus in the brain responsible for processing and relaying visual information from the retina to the visual cortex.

Corpus Callosum

A large band of neural fibers that connects the left and right cerebral hemispheres, facilitating inter-hemispheric communication.