Question 1

Which of the following is a motor area for vision?

Accepted Answer

A)  primary visual cortex 
B)  visual association area 
C)  frontal eye field 
D)  premotor cortex 
A)  primary visual cortex 
B)  visual association area 
C)  frontal eye field 
D)  premotor cortex

Question 2

The pituitary gland (hypophysis) is connected to the hypothalamus and receives regulatory impulses that control the secretion of hormones.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

The telencephalon develops into what adult brain structure?

Accepted Answer

A)  hypothalamus 
B)  cerebrum 
C)  cerebellum 
D)  thalamus 
A)  hypothalamus 
B)  cerebrum 
C)  cerebellum 
D)  thalamus

Question 4

Spinal nerve pairs in the cervical region of the spinal cord are found inferior to the vertebral bodies of the same number.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Which of these regions lies between the optic chiasma and the posterior border of the mammillary bodies?

Accepted Answer

A)  hypothalamus 
B)  cerebrum 
C)  cerebellum 
D)  thalamus 
A)  hypothalamus 
B)  cerebrum 
C)  cerebellum 
D)  thalamus

Question 6

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

Accepted Answer

A)  pain and temperature 
B)  equilibrium 
C)  visual senses 
D)  discriminative touch 
A)  pain and temperature 
B)  equilibrium 
C)  visual senses 
D)  discriminative touch

Question 7

Damage to the ventral root causes spastic paralysis, whereas damage to the descending tracts causes flaccid paralysis.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

The axons in the inferior olivary nuclei relay sensory impulses for

Accepted Answer

A)  smell. 
B)  proprioception. 
C)  sound. 
D)  vision. 
A)  smell. 
B)  proprioception. 
C)  sound. 
D)  vision.

Question 9

There are three types of white matter in the cerebrum. These include the association fibers, projection fibers, and .

Accepted Answer

The answer of There are three types of white matter...

Question 10

The cell bodies located in the posteriormost region of the spinal cordʹs gray matter belong to this group.

Accepted Answer

A)  visceral sensory 
B)  visceral motor 
C)  somatic sensory 
D)  somatic motor 
A)  visceral sensory 
B)  visceral motor 
C)  somatic sensory 
D)  somatic motor

Question 11

The cauda equina

Accepted Answer

A)  describes the radiating patterns of projection fibers. 
B)  is a series of nerve roots in the lumbar and sacral region. 
C)  is confined to the thoracic and cervical segments of the spinal cord. 
D)  consists of hair like the tail of a horse. 
A)  describes the radiating patterns of projection fibers. 
B)  is a series of nerve roots in the lumbar and sacral region. 
C)  is confined to the thoracic and cervical segments of the spinal cord. 
D)  consists of hair like the tail of a horse.

Question 12

During the human embryonic and fetal periods, the brain grows rapidly, most noticeably the growth of what structure?

Accepted Answer

A)  hypothalamus 
B)  cerebrum 
C)  cerebellum 
D)  thalamus 
A)  hypothalamus 
B)  cerebrum 
C)  cerebellum 
D)  thalamus

Question 13

A lesion to the inferior olivary nucleus in the medulla would interfere with the function of which other structure(s)?

Accepted Answer

A)  the limbic system 
B)  spinal motor neurons 
C)  the cerebellum 
D)  the reticular formation 
A)  the limbic system 
B)  spinal motor neurons 
C)  the cerebellum 
D)  the reticular formation

Question 14

The only one of the meninges that follows the brain surface into a cerebral sulcus is the

Accepted Answer

A)  pia mater. 
B)  alma mater. 
C)  dura mater. 
D)  arachnoid mater. 
A)  pia mater. 
B)  alma mater. 
C)  dura mater. 
D)  arachnoid mater.

Question 15

Which of the following is not a hindbrain structure?

Accepted Answer

A)  medulla 
B)  pons 
C)  fourth ventricle 
D)  basal nuclei 
A)  medulla 
B)  pons 
C)  fourth ventricle 
D)  basal nuclei

Question 16

After someone faints, smelling salts of ammonia may be placed under the personʹs nose. The person breathes the ammonia vapors, which deliver a sharp jolt to the nasal membranes, and the person wakes up. This illustrates

Accepted Answer

A)  the function of the hypothalamus in controlling sleep. 
B)  how smells elicit memories of being awake, causing the person to awaken. 
C)  how smells bring about emotions. 
D)  the function of sensory input to the reticular activating system. 
A)  the function of the hypothalamus in controlling sleep. 
B)  how smells elicit memories of being awake, causing the person to awaken. 
C)  how smells bring about emotions. 
D)  the function of sensory input to the reticular activating system.

Question 17

Figure 13.1
Use the diagram above to answer the following questions.
-Which letter indicates the primary somatosensory cortex?

Accepted Answer

A)  A 
B)  B 
C)  C 
D)  D 
E)  E 
A)  A 
B)  B 
C)  C 
D)  D 
E)  E

Question 18

Which of the following is a descending motor spinal tract?

Accepted Answer

A)  pyramidal pathway 
B)  spinocerebellar pathway 
C)  dorsal column pathway 
D)  spinothalamic pathway 
A)  pyramidal pathway 
B)  spinocerebellar pathway 
C)  dorsal column pathway 
D)  spinothalamic pathway

Question 19

The function of the blood-brain barrier is to

Accepted Answer

A)  keep neurons from innervating blood vessels. 
B)  provide an impenetrable barrier between blood and brain, because the brain gets all its nourishment from the cerebrospinal fluid. 
C)  prevent all contact between bloodborne molecules and brain tissue. 
D)  help protect the central nervous system. 
A)  keep neurons from innervating blood vessels. 
B)  provide an impenetrable barrier between blood and brain, because the brain gets all its nourishment from the cerebrospinal fluid. 
C)  prevent all contact between bloodborne molecules and brain tissue. 
D)  help protect the central nervous system.

Question 20

Figure 13.2
Use the diagram above to answer the following questions.
-Which letter indicates the medulla oblongata, the functional neural connection between the pons and the spinal cord?

Accepted Answer

A)  A 
B)  B 
C)  C 
D)  D 
E)  E 
A)  A 
B)  B 
C)  C 
D)  D 
E)  E

Exam 13: The Nervous System: Neural Tissue

Which of the following is a motor area for vision?

The pituitary gland (hypophysis) is connected to the hypothalamus and receives regulatory impulses that control the secretion of hormones.

The telencephalon develops into what adult brain structure?

Spinal nerve pairs in the cervical region of the spinal cord are found inferior to the vertebral bodies of the same number.

Which of these regions lies between the optic chiasma and the posterior border of the mammillary bodies?

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

Damage to the ventral root causes spastic paralysis, whereas damage to the descending tracts causes flaccid paralysis.

The axons in the inferior olivary nuclei relay sensory impulses for

There are three types of white matter in the cerebrum. These include the association fibers, projection fibers, and .

The cell bodies located in the posteriormost region of the spinal cordʹs gray matter belong to this group.

The cauda equina

During the human embryonic and fetal periods, the brain grows rapidly, most noticeably the growth of what structure?

A lesion to the inferior olivary nucleus in the medulla would interfere with the function of which other structure(s)?

The only one of the meninges that follows the brain surface into a cerebral sulcus is the

Which of the following is not a hindbrain structure?

After someone faints, smelling salts of ammonia may be placed under the personʹs nose. The person breathes the ammonia vapors, which deliver a sharp jolt to the nasal membranes, and the person wakes up. This illustrates

Figure 13.1 Use the diagram above to answer the following questions. -Which letter indicates the primary somatosensory cortex?

Which of the following is a descending motor spinal tract?

The function of the blood-brain barrier is to

Figure 13.2 Use the diagram above to answer the following questions. -Which letter indicates the medulla oblongata, the functional neural connection between the pons and the spinal cord?

An Introduction to Anatomy

The Cell

The Tissue Level of Organization

The Integumentary System

The Skeletal System: Osseous Tissue and Skeletal Structure

The Skeletal System: Axial Division

The Skeletal System: Appendicular Division

The Skeletal System: Articulations

The Muscular System: Skeletal Muscle Tissue and Muscle Organization

The Muscular System: the Axial Musculature

The Muscular System: the Appendicular Musculature

Surface Anatomy

The Nervous System: the Spinal Cord and Spinal Nerves

The Nervous System: the Brain and Cranial Nerves

The Nervous System: Pathways and Higher-Order Functions

The Nervous System: Autonomic Division

The Nervous System: General and Special Senses

The Endocrine System

The Cardiovascular System: Blood

The Cardiovascular System: the Heart

The Cardiovascular System: Vessels and Circulation

The Lymphatic System

The Respiratory System

The Digestive System

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