Exam 13: The Central Nervous System

Cerebrospinal fluid is produced by choroid plexuses in all the following locations except the

This type of spinal cord damage is due to severe damage to the anterior horn or ventral motor roots.

A shallow groove on the surface of the cerebral cortex is called a

Which of these regions is the largest part of the diencephalon and forms the upper and lateral walls of the third ventricle?

Three "seeing/vision" nuclei that occupy the midbrain of humans are the

Which of the following is not part of the basal ganglia?

Describe the structure and functions of the thalamus.

Posterior gray horns of the spinal cord consist of

Which of these lobes of the cerebrum lies anterior to the central sulcus?

The axons in the inferior olivary nuclei relay sensory impulses for

The second largest region of the brain is the

The cell bodies located in the most posterior region of the spinal cord's gray matter belong to this group.

What types of sensory information are conveyed toward the brain in the lateral spinothalamic tracts?

Which of these is not among the mechanisms by which a TBI (traumatic brain injury) can damage neural tissue?

During the human embryonic and fetal periods, the brain grows rapidly, especially the

Describe the three meninges of the brain.

What is another term for the descending pyramidal tracts that relay motor impulses from the brain and down the spinal cord?

It is easy to confuse the terms sulcus and gyrus (on the cerebral cortex). The difference between these two terms is that

Which region of the cerebellum functionally sequences complex voluntary muscle contractions to adjust posture as body position changes?

Use the diagram above to answer the following questions. -Which letter indicates the superior sagittal sinus?