Damage to the ventromedial region of the hypothalamus would most likely result in ______________?

Related Mcqs:

1. Which, if any, of the following are true? 1: Each region of the neocortex may contain more specialized modules. 2: Damage to a given volume of neocortical tissue tends to be more profoundly disabling than damage to the same volume of the subcortex. 3: Functional neuro-imaging methods allow us to observe which brain regions are active.

   A. 1 & 2
   B. 2 & 3
   C. 1 & 3
   D. None

2. After Rauf’s serious snow-skiing accident, doctors detected damage to his cerebral cortex in Wernicke’s area. Because of the damage, Rauf is most likely to experience difficulty in:

   A. understanding what others are saying
   B. recognizing familiar faces
   C. pronouncing words correctly
   D. controlling voluntary muscles

3. Damage to the cerebellum would most likely result in:

   A. heart stoppage or respiratory failure
   B. a loss of hearing ability
   C. a loss of muscular coordination
   D. a reduction in emotional response

4. In speech impairment from brain damage, damage has occurred in ____________?

   A. right cerebral hemisphere
   B. left cerebral hemisphere
   C. regular formation
   D. corpus collosum

5. Severe anoxia at birth will result in damage to the ______________?

   A. brain
   B. lungs
   C. heart
   D. liver

6. Damage to hippocampus would result in difficulty ____________?

   A. understanding language
   B. producing language
   C. encoding new information into long-term memory
   D. processing sensory information

7. After he suffered a stroke, Mr. Salim’s physical coordination skills and responsiveness to sensory stimulation quickly returned to normal unfortunately, however, he began to experience unusual difficulty figuring out how to find his way to various locations in his neighborhood. it most likely that Mr. Salim suffered damage to his:

   A. cerebellum
   B. autonomic nervous system
   C. thalamus
   D. association areas

8. In a recent car accident, Taimor sustained damage to his right cerebral hemisphere. This injury is most likely to reduce Tamior’s ability to:

   A. facially express emotions
   B. solve arithmetic problems
   C. understand simple verbal requests
   D. process information in an orderly sequence

9. Release of corticotrophin releasing factor from hypothalamus is controlled by levels of_______in blood:

   A. Thyroxine
   B. Cortisone
   C. Prolactin
   D. Steroids

10. If the lateral hypothalamus is destroyed a rat will:

    A. drink more water than biologically needed
    B. refuse to drink until forced to do so
    C. eat until it becomes obese
    D. refuse to eat until force fed