Question

Umar has recently been involved in a very serious automobile accident and has sustained a head injury. The neurologist on the case informs his wife that there was severe damage to Umar's brain stem and that there is nothing that can be done to save Umar's life. Which of the following structures is not likely to have been affected in this accident?

Answer 1

Answer:

Amygdala.

Explanation:

Brain is one of the most important organ of the body and helps in the coordination of the body function. Brain is divided into three different parts - fore brain, mid brain and hind brain.

Uma has head injury and her brain stem has damaged and her life cannot be saved. The amygdala part of the Uma brain has not been affected in this experiment. The amygdala part is located within the temporal lobe and plaus an important role in memory modulation. Hence, the amygdala is not affected in the accident.

Thus, the answer is amygdala.