Test what each brain region really does

Exercise and reference answers

Questions

1. Statement is true

   Yes

   Statement

   The left hemisphere controls the right half of the body.

2. Statement is true

   Yes

   Statement

   Broca's area lies in the frontal lobe and is needed to produce speech.

3. Statement is true

   No

   Statement

   The occipital lobe at the back of the brain is where hearing is processed.

4. Statement is true

   Yes

   Statement

   Someone with damage to Wernicke's area can speak but cannot understand language.

5. Statement is true

   Yes

   Statement

   Every sense except smell is routed through the thalamus first.

6. Statement is true

   No

   Statement

   The corpus callosum keeps the two hemispheres from sharing information.

Instructions

Tap true or false for each claim about the brain and what its parts do.

Explanation