Author Question: Pure alexia is produced by damage to pathways that carry ________ information to ________. A) ... (Read 118 times)

drink

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 554
Pure alexia is produced by damage to pathways that carry ________ information to ________.
 
  A) auditory; Broca's area
  B) visual; the right extrastriate cortex
  C) visual; the left extrastriate cortex
  D) auditory; the right striate cortex
  E) auditory; Wernicke's area

Question 2

A key difference between visual agnosia and pure alexia is that
 
  A) a person with visual agnosia can still read.
  B) alexia disrupts spelling but not reading.
  C) pure alexia impairs the ability to recognize objects.
  D) a person with visual agnosia is unable to read.
  E) pure alexia impairs the ability to name objects.



macagn

  • Sr. Member
  • ****
  • Posts: 345
Answer to Question 1

Answer: C

Answer to Question 2

Answer: A
Rationale: A key difference between visual agnosia and pure alexia is that a person with visual agnosia can still read.



Related Topics

Need homework help now?

Ask unlimited questions for free

Ask a Question


 

Did you know?

Illness; diuretics; laxative abuse; hot weather; exercise; sweating; caffeine; alcoholic beverages; starvation diets; inadequate carbohydrate consumption; and diets high in protein, salt, or fiber can cause people to become dehydrated.

Did you know?

Oliver Wendell Holmes is credited with introducing the words "anesthesia" and "anesthetic" into the English language in 1846.

Did you know?

Fungal nail infections account for up to 30% of all skin infections. They affect 5% of the general population—mostly people over the age of 70.

Did you know?

In the ancient and medieval periods, dysentery killed about ? of all babies before they reach 12 months of age. The disease was transferred through contaminated drinking water, because there was no way to adequately dispose of sewage, which contaminated the water.

Did you know?

The toxic levels for lithium carbonate are close to the therapeutic levels. Signs of toxicity include fine hand tremor, polyuria, mild thirst, nausea, general discomfort, diarrhea, vomiting, drowsiness, muscular weakness, lack of coordination, ataxia, giddiness, tinnitus, and blurred vision.

For a complete list of videos, visit our video library