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Questions and Answers
What is the function of the sensory area?
What is the function of the sensory area?
- Maintaining balance and coordination
- Regulating motor functions
- Controlling emotional responses
- Processing sensory information such as touch, temperature, and pain (correct)
Which lobe of the brain contains the primary sensory area?
Which lobe of the brain contains the primary sensory area?
- Frontal lobe
- Parietal lobe (correct)
- Temporal lobe
- Occipital lobe
What is the term for the specific areas within the sensory area that correspond to different parts of the body?
What is the term for the specific areas within the sensory area that correspond to different parts of the body?
- Motor homunculus
- Sensory integration
- Somatotopic organization (correct)
- Cortical mapping
Flashcards
Sensory Area Function
Sensory Area Function
Processes sensory input like touch, temperature, and pain.
Lobe Containing Primary Sensory Area
Lobe Containing Primary Sensory Area
The parietal lobe.
Somatotopic Organization
Somatotopic Organization
The arrangement of sensory areas corresponds to specific body parts.
