Question 1

What is the role of the red nuclei?

Accepted Answer

A) responding to loud noises and bright lights 
B) part of the auditory pathways in the CNS 
C) carries sensory information to the brain 
D) unconscious regulation and coordination of motor activities 
A) responding to loud noises and bright lights 
B) part of the auditory pathways in the CNS 
C) carries sensory information to the brain 
D) unconscious regulation and coordination of motor activities

Question 2

Which of the following is not a lobe of the cerebrum?

Accepted Answer

A) parietal 
B) frontal 
C) occipital 
D) sphenoidal 
E) temporal 
A) parietal 
B) frontal 
C) occipital 
D) sphenoidal 
E) temporal

Question 3

Which of the following feelings is NOT related to hypothalamic function?

Accepted Answer

A) fear of the unknown 
B) sexual pleasure 
C) feeling satiated after a meal 
D) feeling rested after flying to England 
E) road rage 
A) fear of the unknown 
B) sexual pleasure 
C) feeling satiated after a meal 
D) feeling rested after flying to England 
E) road rage

Question 4

Match the function with the correct lobe of the brain.
-frontal lobe

Accepted Answer

A) important in voluntary motor function 
B) fifth lobe of the brain 
C) plays an important role in memory 
D) reception and integration of visual input 
E) reception of most sensory input 
A) important in voluntary motor function 
B) fifth lobe of the brain 
C) plays an important role in memory 
D) reception and integration of visual input 
E) reception of most sensory input

Question 5

A patient with a traumatic head injury may exhibit vomiting as a result of irritation of nuclei in the

Accepted Answer

A) pons. 
B) cerebellum. 
C) medulla oblongata. 
D) corpora quadrigemina. 
E) midbrain. 
A) pons. 
B) cerebellum. 
C) medulla oblongata. 
D) corpora quadrigemina. 
E) midbrain.

Question 6

The interthalamic adhesion connects the two portions of the

Accepted Answer

A) thalamus. 
B) epithalamus. 
C) hypothalamus. 
D) subthalamus. 
E) corpus callosum. 
A) thalamus. 
B) epithalamus. 
C) hypothalamus. 
D) subthalamus. 
E) corpus callosum.

Question 7

What do the cavities of the neural tube become in the adult brain?

Accepted Answer

A) subarachnoid space 
B) ventricles 
C) auricles 
D) coelom 
A) subarachnoid space 
B) ventricles 
C) auricles 
D) coelom

Question 8

Which portion of the brainstem is continuous with the spinal cord?

Accepted Answer

A) medulla oblongata 
B) midbrain 
C) pons 
D) thalamus 
E) cerebral peduncles 
A) medulla oblongata 
B) midbrain 
C) pons 
D) thalamus 
E) cerebral peduncles

Question 9

Which of the following terms does NOT belong with the others?

Accepted Answer

A) medulla oblongata 
B) midbrain 
C) pons 
D) thalamus 
E) reticular formation 
A) medulla oblongata 
B) midbrain 
C) pons 
D) thalamus 
E) reticular formation

Question 10

The part of the brain that connects the medulla to the midbrain is the

Accepted Answer

A) cerebral peduncle. 
B) pons. 
C) cerebellum. 
D) thalamus. 
E) hypothalamus. 
A) cerebral peduncle. 
B) pons. 
C) cerebellum. 
D) thalamus. 
E) hypothalamus.

Question 11

Damage to pontine nuclei might affect

Accepted Answer

A) vision. 
B) talking. 
C) blood pressure. 
D) respiration. 
E) heart rate. 
A) vision. 
B) talking. 
C) blood pressure. 
D) respiration. 
E) heart rate.

Question 12

Which of the following is NOT part of the limbic system?

Accepted Answer

A) lateral geniculate nucleus of the thalamus 
B) cingulate gyrus of the cerebral cortex 
C) dentate gyrus of the hippocampus 
D) olfactory cortex 
A) lateral geniculate nucleus of the thalamus 
B) cingulate gyrus of the cerebral cortex 
C) dentate gyrus of the hippocampus 
D) olfactory cortex

Question 13

During an autopsy the brainstem was separated from the rest of the brain by a cut between the

Accepted Answer

A) medulla and pons. 
B) pons and midbrain. 
C) midbrain and diencephalon. 
D) thalamus and cerebrum. 
E) medulla and the spinal cord. 
A) medulla and pons. 
B) pons and midbrain. 
C) midbrain and diencephalon. 
D) thalamus and cerebrum. 
E) medulla and the spinal cord.

Question 14

The primary somatic sensory or general sensory area is located in

Accepted Answer

A) the postcentral gyrus. 
B) the precentral gyrus. 
C) the prefrontal gyrus. 
D) Wernicke's gyrus. 
E) the prefrontal cortex. 
A) the postcentral gyrus. 
B) the precentral gyrus. 
C) the prefrontal gyrus. 
D) Wernicke's gyrus. 
E) the prefrontal cortex.

Question 15

Which of the following cranial nerves has a parasympathetic component?

Accepted Answer

A) facial 
B) trochlear 
C) trigeminal 
D) hypoglossal 
E) accessory 
A) facial 
B) trochlear 
C) trigeminal 
D) hypoglossal 
E) accessory

Question 16

The reticular formation

Accepted Answer

A) is composed of nuclei scattered throughout the cerebellum. 
B) coordinates fine motor movements. 
C) is composed of nuclei scattered throughout the brain stem. 
D) is responsible for pain interpretation. 
E) is composed of nuclei scattered throughout the cerebrum. 
A) is composed of nuclei scattered throughout the cerebellum. 
B) coordinates fine motor movements. 
C) is composed of nuclei scattered throughout the brain stem. 
D) is responsible for pain interpretation. 
E) is composed of nuclei scattered throughout the cerebrum.

Question 17

Which of the following pairs is mismatched?

Accepted Answer

A) falx cerebri - longitudinal fissure 
B) tentorium cerebelli - base of brain 
C) falx cerebelli - between the cerebellar hemispheres 
D) pia mater - surface of the brain 
E) dural venous sinus - collects blood that returns from the brain 
A) falx cerebri - longitudinal fissure 
B) tentorium cerebelli - base of brain 
C) falx cerebelli - between the cerebellar hemispheres 
D) pia mater - surface of the brain 
E) dural venous sinus - collects blood that returns from the brain

Question 18

Match the function with the correct lobe of the brain.
-temporal lobe

Accepted Answer

A) important in voluntary motor function 
B) fifth lobe of the brain 
C) plays an important role in memory 
D) reception and integration of visual input 
E) reception of most sensory input 
A) important in voluntary motor function 
B) fifth lobe of the brain 
C) plays an important role in memory 
D) reception and integration of visual input 
E) reception of most sensory input

Question 19

From which embryonic brain region does the cerebellum form?

Accepted Answer

A) telencephalon 
B) diencephalon 
C) mesencephalon 
D) metencephalon 
E) myelencephalon 
A) telencephalon 
B) diencephalon 
C) mesencephalon 
D) metencephalon 
E) myelencephalon

Question 20

Sixteen year-old Jake is diagnosed with hydrocephaly.What will this do if left untreated?

Accepted Answer

A)  The brain will shrink and shrivel. 
B)  The excess fluid will exert pressure on his brain. 
C)  The cerebral cortex will absorb the excess fluid and swell. 
D)  Tthe choroid plexus will enlarge. 
E)  The arachnoid granulations will halt their function. 
A)  The brain will shrink and shrivel. 
B)  The excess fluid will exert pressure on his brain. 
C)  The cerebral cortex will absorb the excess fluid and swell. 
D)  Tthe choroid plexus will enlarge. 
E)  The arachnoid granulations will halt their function.

Exam 13: Brain and Cranial Nerves

What is the role of the red nuclei?

Which of the following is not a lobe of the cerebrum?

Which of the following feelings is NOT related to hypothalamic function?

Match the function with the correct lobe of the brain. -frontal lobe

A patient with a traumatic head injury may exhibit vomiting as a result of irritation of nuclei in the

The interthalamic adhesion connects the two portions of the

What do the cavities of the neural tube become in the adult brain?

Which portion of the brainstem is continuous with the spinal cord?

Which of the following terms does NOT belong with the others?

The part of the brain that connects the medulla to the midbrain is the

Damage to pontine nuclei might affect

Which of the following is NOT part of the limbic system?

During an autopsy the brainstem was separated from the rest of the brain by a cut between the

The primary somatic sensory or general sensory area is located in

Which of the following cranial nerves has a parasympathetic component?

The reticular formation

Which of the following pairs is mismatched?

Match the function with the correct lobe of the brain. -temporal lobe

From which embryonic brain region does the cerebellum form?

Sixteen year-old Jake is diagnosed with hydrocephaly.What will this do if left untreated?

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