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COGSCI 180 MIDTERM EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
VERIFIED UPDATE
Terms in this set (81)
Right Inferior Connects the parietal and frontal brain
Fronto-Occipital areas that mediate own body perception
Tract
Anterior Located near or toward the front
Posterior Located near or toward the back
Dorsal In a direction toward the top of the head
or the back
Ventral In a direction toward the bottom of the
skull or the front surface of the body
Lateral Toward the side of the body, away from
the middle
Medial Toward the middle of the body, away
from the side
A slice through the brain parallel to the
forehead
Coronal or Frontal
Section
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A slice through the
brain perpendicular
Sagittal or Lateral to the ground and
Section parallel to the
temporal lobes
A slice through the brain parallel to the
ground
Transverse or Axial
Section
The phylogenetically
newest cortex
Neocortex composed of the four
lobes: frontal lobe,
parietal lobe, occipital
lobe, and temporal
lobe
Involved in speaking
and muscle
Frontal Lobe movements, in
making plans and
judgments, and in
emotional control
Posterior part of
frontal lobe that
Primary Motor controls voluntary
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Cortex movements
Anterior part of
frontal lobe that is
Prefrontal Cortex involved in
formulating plans
and making
judgments
Includes the primary somatosensory cortex
(anterior part of
Parietal Lobe parietal lobe):
surface of the body is
"mapped" on the
surface of the brain
Includes the primary
visual cortex
Occipital Lobe (posterior part of
occipital lobe), which
receives visual
information from the
opposite visual field
Includes the primary
auditory cortex
Temporal Lobe (superior part of
temporal lobe), which
receives auditory
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COGSCI 180 MIDTERM EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
VERIFIED UPDATE
Terms in this set (81)
Right Inferior Connects the parietal and frontal brain
Fronto-Occipital areas that mediate own body perception
Tract
Anterior Located near or toward the front
Posterior Located near or toward the back
Dorsal In a direction toward the top of the head
or the back
Ventral In a direction toward the bottom of the
skull or the front surface of the body
Lateral Toward the side of the body, away from
the middle
Medial Toward the middle of the body, away
from the side
A slice through the brain parallel to the
forehead
Coronal or Frontal
Section
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23
,10/15/25, 8:30
AM
A slice through the
brain perpendicular
Sagittal or Lateral to the ground and
Section parallel to the
temporal lobes
A slice through the brain parallel to the
ground
Transverse or Axial
Section
The phylogenetically
newest cortex
Neocortex composed of the four
lobes: frontal lobe,
parietal lobe, occipital
lobe, and temporal
lobe
Involved in speaking
and muscle
Frontal Lobe movements, in
making plans and
judgments, and in
emotional control
Posterior part of
frontal lobe that
Primary Motor controls voluntary
2/
23
, 10/15/25, 8:30
AM
Cortex movements
Anterior part of
frontal lobe that is
Prefrontal Cortex involved in
formulating plans
and making
judgments
Includes the primary somatosensory cortex
(anterior part of
Parietal Lobe parietal lobe):
surface of the body is
"mapped" on the
surface of the brain
Includes the primary
visual cortex
Occipital Lobe (posterior part of
occipital lobe), which
receives visual
information from the
opposite visual field
Includes the primary
auditory cortex
Temporal Lobe (superior part of
temporal lobe), which
receives auditory
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