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Brain Anatomy 02

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Created on Friday, October 3 2008 by jdmiles

Last modified on Friday, October 3 2008.

The arcuate fasciculus connects which of the following areas?

 
        A) The left frontal lobe with the right frontal lobe
 
        B) The lateral geniculate nucleus and primary visual cortex
 
        C) The medial geniculate nucleus and primary visual cortex
 
        D) Wernicke's area and Broca's area
 
        E) Visual cortex and Wernicke's area
 

 


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A) The left frontal lobe with the right frontal lobe

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The arcuate fasciculus is a bidirectional connection between Broca's area and Wernicke's area.  (See References)

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B) The lateral geniculate nucleus and primary visual cortex

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The arcuate fasciculus is a bidirectional connection between Broca's area and Wernicke's area.  (See References)

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C) The medial geniculate nucleus and primary visual cortex

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The arcuate fasciculus is a bidirectional connection between Broca's area and Wernicke's area.  (See References)

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D) Wernicke's area and Broca's area

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The arcuate fasciculus is a bidirectional connection between Broca's area and Wernicke's area.  (See References)

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E) Visual cortex and Wernicke's area

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The arcuate fasciculus is a bidirectional connection between Broca's area and Wernicke's area.  (See References)

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References:

1. Kandel, E.R., Schwartz, J.H., and Jessel, T.M. (2000). Principles of Neural Science, 4th ed. McGraw-Hill, New York. (ISBN:0838577016)Advertising:
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Brain Anatomy 02
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Created: 10/03/2008
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