Question 1

-Identify the structure labeled "h."

Accepted Answer

A) Hypothalamus 
B) Thalamus 
C) Epithalamus 
D) Lateral ventricle 
A) Hypothalamus 
B) Thalamus 
C) Epithalamus 
D) Lateral ventricle B

Question 2

-Identify letter "b."

Accepted Answer

A) Lateral ventricle 
B) Fourth ventricle 
C) Third ventricle 
D) Interventricular foramen 
A) Lateral ventricle 
B) Fourth ventricle 
C) Third ventricle 
D) Interventricular foramen A

Question 3

What are the eyes doing when the desynchronization of the alpha rhythm occurs?

Accepted Answer

A) The pupils are unevenly dilating. 
B) The eyes begin to focus on two different objects. 
C) The eyes are opening. 
D) The eyes are closing. 
A) The pupils are unevenly dilating. 
B) The eyes begin to focus on two different objects. 
C) The eyes are opening. 
D) The eyes are closing. C

Question 4

Which structure is a "large tract" that connects the two hemispheres?

Accepted Answer

A) Septum pellucidum 
B) Corpus callosum 
C) Pons 
D) Basal nuclei 
A) Septum pellucidum 
B) Corpus callosum 
C) Pons 
D) Basal nuclei

Question 5

What is the connective tissue "bag" that holds or surrounds the mammalian brain called?

Accepted Answer

A) Meninges 
B) Arachnoid mater 
C) Mucosa 
D) Cranial cavity 
A) Meninges 
B) Arachnoid mater 
C) Mucosa 
D) Cranial cavity

Question 6

There is a disorder termed aphasia that interferes with a patient's ability to organize words in the proper way, and as a result, the patient's speech is fluid but nonsensical. What part of the brain is affected by this form of aphasia?

Accepted Answer

A) Broca's Area 
B) Wernike's Area 
C) Frontal lobe 
D) Precentral gyrus 
A) Broca's Area 
B) Wernike's Area 
C) Frontal lobe 
D) Precentral gyrus

Question 7

What term is used to describe the lateral extensions of the pia mater that anchor the spinal cord to the vertebral foramen walls?

Accepted Answer

A) Denticulate ligament 
B) Conus medullaris 
C) Cauda equine 
D) Filum terminale 
A) Denticulate ligament 
B) Conus medullaris 
C) Cauda equine 
D) Filum terminale

Question 8

-Identify the structure labeled "c."

Accepted Answer

A) Corpus callosum 
B) Arbor vitae 
C) Midbrain 
D) Pons 
A) Corpus callosum 
B) Arbor vitae 
C) Midbrain 
D) Pons

Question 9

How does the beta rhythm react when the eyes are open?

Accepted Answer

A) Cycles per second decrease, but the peaks (amplitude)get higher. 
B) Cycles per second increase and become more variable, and the peaks (amplitude)decrease. 
C) Cycles per second and the peaks (amplitude)both decrease. 
D) Cycles per second increase and become predictable, and the peaks (amplitude)also increase. 
A) Cycles per second decrease, but the peaks (amplitude)get higher. 
B) Cycles per second increase and become more variable, and the peaks (amplitude)decrease. 
C) Cycles per second and the peaks (amplitude)both decrease. 
D) Cycles per second increase and become predictable, and the peaks (amplitude)also increase.

Question 10

Where is the arbor vitae located?

Accepted Answer

A) Cerebellum 
B) Medulla oblongata 
C) Brain stem 
D) Diencephalon 
A) Cerebellum 
B) Medulla oblongata 
C) Brain stem 
D) Diencephalon

Question 11

How does the delta rhythm react when the eyes open?

Accepted Answer

A) They increase in amplitude. 
B) They increase in frequency. 
C) They diminish or disappear. 
D) They diminish in strength but increase in frequency. 
A) They increase in amplitude. 
B) They increase in frequency. 
C) They diminish or disappear. 
D) They diminish in strength but increase in frequency.

Question 12

The alpha rhythm of the EEG ________.

Accepted Answer

A) occurs in people who are concentrating or are stressed 
B) is abnormal in awake adults 
C) occurs in awake adults whose eyes are closed 
D) is only detected in people during deep sleep 
A) occurs in people who are concentrating or are stressed 
B) is abnormal in awake adults 
C) occurs in awake adults whose eyes are closed 
D) is only detected in people during deep sleep

Question 13

Which structure clings to the gray matter of the cerebrum?

Accepted Answer

A) Arachnoid mater 
B) Pia mater 
C) Superior sagittal sinus 
D) Arachnoid villus 
A) Arachnoid mater 
B) Pia mater 
C) Superior sagittal sinus 
D) Arachnoid villus

Question 14

The inability of the cerebrospinal fluid to flow from the third ventricle to the fourth ventricle could be caused by a narrowing of which structure?

Accepted Answer

A) Interventricular foramen 
B) Cerebral aqueduct 
C) Arachnoid villi 
D) Central canal 
A) Interventricular foramen 
B) Cerebral aqueduct 
C) Arachnoid villi 
D) Central canal

Question 15

Which is a component of the brain stem?

Accepted Answer

A) Choroid plexus 
B) Cerebellum 
C) Thalamus 
D) Pons 
A) Choroid plexus 
B) Cerebellum 
C) Thalamus 
D) Pons

Question 16

Which structure connects the third and fourth ventricles?

Accepted Answer

A) Cerebral aqueduct 
B) Arachnoid villus 
C) Spinal canal 
D) Apertures 
A) Cerebral aqueduct 
B) Arachnoid villus 
C) Spinal canal 
D) Apertures

Question 17

-Identify the structure labeled "d."

Accepted Answer

A) Posterior horn 
B) Anterior median sulcus 
C) Anterior horn 
D) Central canal 
A) Posterior horn 
B) Anterior median sulcus 
C) Anterior horn 
D) Central canal

Question 18

Which structure is the outermost, strongest layer of the meninges?

Accepted Answer

A) Pia mater 
B) Arachnoid mater 
C) Dura mater 
D) Cerebral mater 
A) Pia mater 
B) Arachnoid mater 
C) Dura mater 
D) Cerebral mater

Question 19

Which is the correct order of the meninges from most superficial to deepest?

Accepted Answer

A) Arachnoid, pia, and dura 
B) Dura, pia, and arachnoid 
C) Pia, arachnoid, and dura 
D) Dura, arachnoid, and pia 
A) Arachnoid, pia, and dura 
B) Dura, pia, and arachnoid 
C) Pia, arachnoid, and dura 
D) Dura, arachnoid, and pia

Question 20

What term describes the bundle of spinal nerves that extend from the inferior end of the spinal cord?

Accepted Answer

A) Conus medullaris 
B) Cauda equina 
C) Filum terminale 
D) Denticulate ligament 
A) Conus medullaris 
B) Cauda equina 
C) Filum terminale 
D) Denticulate ligament

Exam 15: The Central Nervous System: Brain and Spinal Cord

-Identify the structure labeled "h."

-Identify letter "b."

What are the eyes doing when the desynchronization of the alpha rhythm occurs?

Which structure is a "large tract" that connects the two hemispheres?

What is the connective tissue "bag" that holds or surrounds the mammalian brain called?

There is a disorder termed aphasia that interferes with a patient's ability to organize words in the proper way, and as a result, the patient's speech is fluid but nonsensical. What part of the brain is affected by this form of aphasia?

What term is used to describe the lateral extensions of the pia mater that anchor the spinal cord to the vertebral foramen walls?

-Identify the structure labeled "c."

How does the beta rhythm react when the eyes are open?

Where is the arbor vitae located?

How does the delta rhythm react when the eyes open?

The alpha rhythm of the EEG ________.

Which structure clings to the gray matter of the cerebrum?

The inability of the cerebrospinal fluid to flow from the third ventricle to the fourth ventricle could be caused by a narrowing of which structure?

Which is a component of the brain stem?

Which structure connects the third and fourth ventricles?

-Identify the structure labeled "d."

Which structure is the outermost, strongest layer of the meninges?

Which is the correct order of the meninges from most superficial to deepest?

What term describes the bundle of spinal nerves that extend from the inferior end of the spinal cord?

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