Patient HM

question 58

Multiple Choice

Patient H.M. developed ________ following bilateral damage to his ________.

• A) confabulation; amygdala
• B) anterograde amnesia; medial temporal lobe
• C) retrograde amnesia; amygdala
• D) Korsakoff's syndrome; amygdala
• E) retrograde amnesia; medial temporal lobe

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Definitions:

Azoospermia

A medical condition where a man's semen contains no sperm, leading to infertility.

Prostatectomy

Surgical removal of all or part of the prostate gland.

Hypospadias

A birth defect in males where the opening of the urethra is not located at the tip of the penis.

Congenital Defect

A physical or biochemical abnormality that is present from birth and can result in physical or mental disability.