The portion of the cerebral cortex lying at the top of the head and toward the rear; receives sensory input for touch and body position.

• A. Occipital Lobes
• B. Parietal Lobes
• C. Frontal Lobes
• D. Cerebral Cortex

Answer: (B)

You're being tested on where touch and body position information is processed in the brain. The parietal lobes sit near the top and toward the back of the head and contain the primary somatosensory cortex, which receives sensory input from the skin and joints. Signals from the opposite side of the body are mapped here, helping us feel touch, temperature, and proprioception—the sense of where our body parts are in space. This contrasts with the occipital lobes, which handle vision and sit at the very back of the head, and the frontal lobes, which are involved in planning, decision-making, and voluntary movement. Calling the broader cerebral cortex would miss the specific region tied to somatosensory processing. So, the parietal lobes best fit the description.