Chapter 12 part 2 1/2

Specific motor and sensory functions are localized in specific areas called domains, whereas memory and language have overlapping domains.

True

The three basic regions of the cerebrum are the cerebral cortical gray matter, internal white matter, and the superior and inferior colliculi.

False

In most people, the left cerebral hemisphere has greater control over language abilities, math, and logic.

True

Projection fibers in the brain mainly connect the right and left hemispheres.

False

The primary visual cortex contains a map of visual space.

True

Which brain structure functions to control the autonomic nervous system and to regulate body temperature?

hypothalamus

Injury to the hypothalamus may result in all of the following EXCEPT ________.

loss of fine motor control

What connects the hypothalamus to the pituitary gland?

infundibulum

The ________ includes the thalamus, hypothalamus, and epithalamus.

diencephalon

Sorting of sensory information and relaying it to the appropriate cerebral sensory area occurs in the hypothalamus.

False