Author Question: Which statement concerning the areas of the brain is true? a. The cerebellum is the center for ... (Read 46 times)

nummyann · **on:** Jun 25, 2018

Which statement concerning the areas of the brain is true?

a. The cerebellum is the center for speech and emotions.
b. The hypothalamus controls body temperature and regulates sleep.
c. The basal ganglia are responsible for controlling voluntary movements.
d. Motor pathways of the spinal cord and brainstem synapse in the thalamus.

Question 2

The wife of a 65-year-old man tells the nurse that she is concerned because she has noticed a change in her husband's personality and ability to understand. He also cries very easily and becomes angry. The nurse recalls that the cerebral lobe responsible

for these behaviors is the __________ lobe.
a.
Frontal
b.
Parietal
c.
Occipital
d.
Temporal

coyin · **Reply #1 on:** Jun 25, 2018

Answer to Question 1

ANS: B
The hypothalamus is a vital area with many important functions: body temperature controller, sleep center, anterior and posterior pituitary gland regulator, and coordinator of autonomic nervous system activity and emotional status. The cerebellum controls motor coordination, equilibrium, and balance. The basal ganglia control autonomic movements of the body. The motor pathways of the spinal cord synapse in various areas of the spinal cord, not in the thalamus.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: A
The frontal lobe has areas responsible for personality, behavior, emotions, and intellectual function. The parietal lobe has areas responsible for sensation; the occipital lobe is responsible for visual reception; and the temporal lobe is responsible for hearing, taste, and smell.