Exam 14: The Brain and Cranial Nerves

The pons is not associated with

Structures in the midbrain control homeostasis and relay sensory signals to specific regions of the cerebral cortex.

The thalamus, hypothalamus, and epithalamus are derivatives of the embryonic

The Wernicke area recognizes spoken and written language.

Most gray matter of the cerebrum is located in

The blood-brain barrier (BBB) helps prevent hemorrhages in the nervous tissue of the brain.

All cranial nerves lead to structures in the head and neck.

The right and left cerebral hemispheres are separated from each other by

This is the largest of the cranial nerves and the most important sensory nerve of the face.

The pineal gland belongs to

This nerve innervates most of the viscera in the thoracic and abdominopelvic cavities.

The amygdala, hippocampus and hypothalamus are involved in such feelings as love, anger, fear, pleasure, and pain.

The medulla oblongata is the most rostral part of the brain.

Purkinje cells are unusually large neurons found in the cerebellum.

Nearly all the somatosensory input to the cerebrum passes by way of synapses in

During rapid eye movement (REM) sleep

The pyramidal cells of the precentral gyrus are called neurons.

Both cerebrum and cerebellum have gray matter in their surface cortex and deeper nuclei, and white matter deep to the cortex.

The cerebellum exhibits folds called gyri separated by grooves called sulci.

Degeneration of neurons in this structure, which inhibits unwanted body movements, leads to the muscle tremors of Parkinson disease.