Mr. Jones suffered a "stroke" as a result of a brain injury. Although he can still move the fingers on his right hand, he has lost sensation in these parts. Of the following, the site of damage to his brain is most likely in the

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Greyson Roach

14 August, 10:10

Mr. Jones suffered a "stroke" as a result of a brain injury. Although he can still move the fingers on his right hand, he has lost sensation in these parts. Of the following, the site of damage to his brain is most likely in the

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Albert Charles · Answer 1

The options are:

A) Right Frontal Lobe

B) Right Temporal Lobe

C) Left Frontal Lobe

D) Left Parietal Lobe

E) Hypothalamus

Answer:

The correct answer is D) Left Parietal Lobe

Explanation:

Parental lobe plays an important role in combining and interpreting sensory information coming from various body parts. It process information which allows individuals to know about the position of his body parts.

The damage in the left parietal lobe will affect the right side of the body and cause numbness and impaired sensation in the right side of the body. So the individual who has damaged left parietal lobe will not able to sense any stimulus in his right hand but can still move his fingers. So the right answer is D.

Kolton Macias · Answer 2

Answer: Left Parietal Lobe

Explanation:

The left parietal lobe of the brain has been damaged because of that the left part of the body is not being functional.

The parietal lobe of the brain plays an important role in sensory information from the various parts of the body and knowledge of numbers and relations.

If these functions of the body is affected then the left parietal lobe of the body is affected.