Yvette Was Diagnosed with Lyme Disease and Is Having Difficulty

question 272

Multiple Choice

Yvette was diagnosed with Lyme disease and is having difficulty with balance,walking a straight line,and simple motor movements.Which of the following areas of her brain would you suspect is being affected by the disease and causing the above mentioned symptoms?

• A) the cerebellum
• B) the reticular formation
• C) the hippocampus
• D) the corpus callosum

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Definitions:

Median Plane

An anatomical reference plane that divides the body into equal left and right halves.

Frontal

Pertaining to the front part of something, especially the frontal bone or frontal lobe of the brain.

Transverse

Positioned or extending across something; crossing from side to side or perpendicular to the long axis.

Opisthokont

Opisthokonts are a group of eukaryotes, including animals, fungi, and several other closely related groups, characterized by the posterior location of their single flagellum in motile cells.