Exam 5: Functional Neuroanatomy

Ten of the twelve cranial nerves originate in the ____________________.

The ____________________ are cauliflower-like projections that serve as pathways for the re-entry of CSF into the blood stream.

The two vertebral arteries join together at the brainstem to form the ____________________ artery.

A disorder characterized by the underdevelopment of the cortical gyri in the 11^th to 13^th week of development is called:

Rostral is to caudal as:

____________________ involves the elimination of dendrites and neurons.

Which of the following is not a component of the basal ganglia?

What is the term for the openings between the bony plates in newborn skulls,which allow for the increasing size of the developing brain?

Mr.Sprat cannot control his appetite.All he wants to do is eat and no matter how much he eats,he still feels hungry.His weight is approaching 400 pounds and he constantly wants to eat.His physician says the problem is due to a disorder in a specific center of the brain.That brain center is most likely the:

The hypothalamus is involved in the regulation of endocrine activity of the pituitary gland.