NEET PG DENTAL EXAM

EMBRYOLOGY

NERVOUS SYSTEM

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What is the purpose of your occipital lobe?
A
appetite control
B
Hearing
C
Body balance & movement
D
seeing
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: -This lobe is a part of the cerebral cortex. Call this the visual center. This area determines if you understand what you’re looking at. Damage to the occipital lobe could cause hallucinations, make objects appear larger or smaller then they are or make the colors look abnormal.

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