Jane, a 79-year-old woman, has been diagnosed with a tumor in the brain. She has lost some sensory and motor functions associated with the face, like control of facial muscles for emotion and various sensory functions like taste. In addition, she has some hearing loss and balance problems. The location of the tumor is likely to be the

A) cerebellum.

B) cerebrum.

C) medulla.

D) thalamus.

E) pons.

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Biology

James Burns

30 May, 00:01

Jane, a 79-year-old woman, has been diagnosed with a tumor in the brain. She has lost some sensory and motor functions associated with the face, like control of facial muscles for emotion and various sensory functions like taste. In addition, she has some hearing loss and balance problems. The location of the tumor is likely to be the

A) cerebellum.

B) cerebrum.

C) medulla.

D) thalamus.

E) pons.

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Dulce Huffman · Answer 1

The answer is B. Cerebrum.

Explanation:

The cerebral cortex or cerebrum comprises of four part namely, Parietal lobe, frontal lobe, temporal lobe and occipital lobe.

The parietal lobe is responsible for all the five senses, that is, sight, hear, touch, taste and smell.