Samuel Suffered Damage to His Temporal Lobes During an Operation

question 318

Multiple Choice

Samuel suffered damage to his temporal lobes during an operation to remove tumors from his brain. He is likely to have problems with his:

• A) vision.
• B) ability to smell and taste.
• C) hearing.
• D) ability to process somatosensory information.

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Definitions:

Impulses

Electrical signals that travel along the nervous system, enabling communication between neurons.

Neuron

A neuron is the fundamental unit of the nervous system, tasked with conveying information across the body.

Axon

A narrow, elongated extension of a neuron, or nerve cell, that usually carries electrical signals from the cell's main body outward.

Dendrites

are the branched extensions of a neuron that receive signals from other neurons and transmit them toward the cell body.