MEDICAL PHYSIOLOGY

PHYSIOLOGY

CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The occipital lobe ____
A
Mainly deals with vision
B
Mainly deals with conscious decisions
C
Mainly deals with speech
D
Mainly deals with proprioception
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The occipital lobe is the visual processing area of the brain. It is associated with visuospatial processing, distance and depth perception, color determination, object and face recognition, and memory formation.

Detailed explanation-2: -The occipital lobe, located at the back of the brain, is the smallest of the four lobes and enables visual processing and visual memory. Sitting behind both the temporal and parietal lobes, the occipital lobe is home to the primary and secondary visual cortices and is connected to the retinas of the eyes.

Detailed explanation-3: -The visual cortex is the primary cortical region of the brain that receives, integrates, and processes visual information relayed from the retinas. It is in the occipital lobe of the primary cerebral cortex, which is in the most posterior region of the brain.

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