Malcolm Had Been a Professional Hockey Player with a Great

question 92

Multiple Choice

Malcolm had been a professional hockey player with a great sense of his position in space. Even after retiring from professional hockey Malcom continued to play in seniors' hockey leagues. During one of those seniors games, John (a player on the opposite team) knocked Malcolm to the ice and Malcolm hit his head hard enough to acquire brain damage. After the accident, John developed an enormous amount of guilt, which prompted him to enrol in Introduction to Psychology to learn more about brain function and neuroscience.
-Malcolm relies on his ______ to help him balance on his skates.

• A) cerebellum
• B) corpus callosum
• C) cerebrum
• D) spinal cord

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Definitions:

Meissner

Refers to Meissner's corpuscles, which are sensory receptors that respond to light touch and are located in the dermal papillae of the skin.

Ménière

A disorder of the inner ear that causes episodes of vertigo, tinnitus, hearing loss, and a feeling of fullness or congestion in the ear.

Neural Messages

The information that is transmitted throughout the nervous system via neurons, using electrical and chemical signals.

Transduction

The conversion of one form of energy into another form, in psychology, the process by which sensory signals are transformed into neural impulses.