Lisa Has Recently Suffered a Brain Injury

question 18

Multiple Choice

Lisa has recently suffered a brain injury. Her symptoms include deficits in coordination and interpretation of pain. Which structure is MOST likely damaged?

• A) primary motor area
• B) midbrain
• C) forebrain
• D) hindbrain

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Definitions:

Corpus Callosum

A large bundle of nerve fibers that connects the left and right hemispheres of the brain, facilitating interhemispheric communication.

Lateralization

The tendency for some neural functions or cognitive processes to be more dominant in one hemisphere of the brain than the other.

Calcium

A chemical element crucial for building bones and teeth, and necessary for the functioning of muscle movement and nerve signaling.

Myelination

The process of forming a myelin sheath around the nerves to increase the speed at which electrical impulses are conducted.