Which one of the following types of memory is affected by an injury to the hippocampus?

A. Memory of how to ride a bicycle
B. Memory of names and events
C. Memory of how to tie shoe laces
D. Both A and B
E. A, B, and C


ANS: B
Rationale: The hippocampus, located in the temporal lobe, is essential for processing memories that are easily verbalized. For example, the hippocampus is important in remembering names and events (declarative memory) but not in remembering how to perform motor acts (procedural memory; riding a bicycle and tying shoe laces are examples of procedural memory).

Health & Biomechanics

You might also like to view...

As an undergraduate who is interested in working in the subdiscipline of biomechanics, you might want to place significant emphasis on studying which academic discipline?

A. Physics B. Epidemiology C. Chemistry D. Biostatistics

Health & Biomechanics

A/An ____________________ is a medication that prevents or reduces the body's normal immune response.?

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

Health & Biomechanics

Health education became increasingly more important under the No Child Left Behind Mandates.

Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)

Health & Biomechanics

Disk-shaped blood cells without nuclei are called:

A) leukocytes. B) platelets. C) erythrocytes. D) thrombocytes.

Health & Biomechanics