Question 1

Which of the following is a function of the hypothalamus?

Accepted Answer

A)  initiates voluntary movements 
B)  involved in psychosomatic illnesses 
C)  control of balance 
D)  unconscious swinging of the arms while walking 
E)  perception of sensation 
A)  initiates voluntary movements 
B)  involved in psychosomatic illnesses 
C)  control of balance 
D)  unconscious swinging of the arms while walking 
E)  perception of sensation

Question 2

Consider the following five terms and determine which does not belong.

Accepted Answer

A)  medulla oblongata 
B)  pons 
C)  cardiac center 
D)  pyramids 
E)  olives 
A)  medulla oblongata 
B)  pons 
C)  cardiac center 
D)  pyramids 
E)  olives

Question 3

Walking a tightrope would activate what portion(s) of the medulla?

Accepted Answer

A)  the pyramids 
B)  the superior colliculi 
C)  the olives 
D)  the pyramids and the superior colliculi 
E)  the pyramids and the olives 
A)  the pyramids 
B)  the superior colliculi 
C)  the olives 
D)  the pyramids and the superior colliculi 
E)  the pyramids and the olives

Question 4

Which of the following is correctly associated with the medulla oblongata?

Accepted Answer

A)  It gives rise to conscious thoughts. 
B)  It contains nuclei for regulation of heart rate and blood vessel diameter. 
C)  It contains enlargements called cerebral peduncles. 
D)  It is the most superior portion of the brainstem. 
E)  It relays sensory information. 
A)  It gives rise to conscious thoughts. 
B)  It contains nuclei for regulation of heart rate and blood vessel diameter. 
C)  It contains enlargements called cerebral peduncles. 
D)  It is the most superior portion of the brainstem. 
E)  It relays sensory information.

Question 5

-This is a lateral view of the brain. What does "A" represent?

Accepted Answer

A)  temporal lobe 
B)  cerebellum 
C)  frontal lobe 
D)  occipital lobe 
E)  parietal lobe 
A)  temporal lobe 
B)  cerebellum 
C)  frontal lobe 
D)  occipital lobe 
E)  parietal lobe

Question 6

Which of the following cranial nerves does not innervate the tongue?

Accepted Answer

A)  glossopharyngeal 
B)  hypoglossal 
C)  accessory 
D)  facial 
E)  All of these would innervate the tongue 
A)  glossopharyngeal 
B)  hypoglossal 
C)  accessory 
D)  facial 
E)  All of these would innervate the tongue

Question 7

Projection fibers will connect

Accepted Answer

A)  the cerebrum to other parts of the brain and the spinal cord. 
B)  one cerebral hemisphere to the other hemisphere. 
C)  parts of the same hemisphere. 
D)  motor and sensory areas of the cerebral cortex. 
A)  the cerebrum to other parts of the brain and the spinal cord. 
B)  one cerebral hemisphere to the other hemisphere. 
C)  parts of the same hemisphere. 
D)  motor and sensory areas of the cerebral cortex.

Question 8

The abducens nerves

Accepted Answer

A)  transmit pain impulses from the teeth. 
B)  are involved in eye movement. 
C)  dilate blood vessels in the skin. 
D)  slow the heart rate. 
E)  control size of the pupil. 
A)  transmit pain impulses from the teeth. 
B)  are involved in eye movement. 
C)  dilate blood vessels in the skin. 
D)  slow the heart rate. 
E)  control size of the pupil.

Question 9

What is the group of structures in the brain that is involved with emotions and memory?

Accepted Answer

A)  reticular formation 
B)  limbic system 
C)  basal nuclei 
A)  reticular formation 
B)  limbic system 
C)  basal nuclei

Question 10

Which ventricle is located between the two halves of the thalamus?

Accepted Answer

A)  first ventricle 
B)  second ventricle 
C)  third ventricle 
D)  fourth ventricle 
A)  first ventricle 
B)  second ventricle 
C)  third ventricle 
D)  fourth ventricle

Question 11

During brain surgery, the superior portion of the postcentral gyrus of a patient is stimulated. What do you expect the patient to do?

Accepted Answer

A)  Flex his fingers. 
B)  Talk to the surgeon. 
C)  Smile. 
D)  Feel pressure on his toes. 
E)  Move his hand. 
A)  Flex his fingers. 
B)  Talk to the surgeon. 
C)  Smile. 
D)  Feel pressure on his toes. 
E)  Move his hand.

Question 12

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 13

Most sensory input that ascends through the spinal cord and brainstem projects to the

Accepted Answer

A)  pineal gland. 
B)  hypothalamus. 
C)  thalamus. 
D)  mammillary bodies. 
E)  subthalamus. 
A)  pineal gland. 
B)  hypothalamus. 
C)  thalamus. 
D)  mammillary bodies. 
E)  subthalamus.

Question 14

Cerebrospinal fluid flows through the where it enters the venous circulation.

Accepted Answer

Subarachno

Question 15

Unilateral damage to a cranial nerve is suspected because the tongue deviates to the right when it is protruded. Which cranial nerve is damaged?

Accepted Answer

A)  right hypoglossal 
B)  left hypoglossal 
C)  right glossopharyngeal 
D)  left glossopharyngeal 
E)  left facial 
A)  right hypoglossal 
B)  left hypoglossal 
C)  right glossopharyngeal 
D)  left glossopharyngeal 
E)  left facial

Question 16

What type of white fibers connect areas of the cerebral cortex in the same hemisphere?

Accepted Answer

A)  basal fibers 
B)  commissural fibers 
C)  projection fibers 
D)  association fibers 
A)  basal fibers 
B)  commissural fibers 
C)  projection fibers 
D)  association fibers

Question 17

The oculomotor nerve

Accepted Answer

A)  innervates all the muscles that move the eyeball. 
B)  adjusts pupil size to the level of lighting. 
C)  transmits action potentials from the retina. 
D)  controls the organ of balance. 
E)  innervates two of the six muscles that move the eyeball. 
A)  innervates all the muscles that move the eyeball. 
B)  adjusts pupil size to the level of lighting. 
C)  transmits action potentials from the retina. 
D)  controls the organ of balance. 
E)  innervates two of the six muscles that move the eyeball.

Question 18

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 19

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 20

The cerebellum communicates with other parts of the CNS by means of nerve tracts called the

Accepted Answer

A)  vermis. 
B)  flocculonodular pathways. 
C)  cerebellar peduncles. 
D)  arbor vitae. 
E)  folia. 
A)  vermis. 
B)  flocculonodular pathways. 
C)  cerebellar peduncles. 
D)  arbor vitae. 
E)  folia.

Exam 13: Brain and Cranial Nerves

Which of the following is a function of the hypothalamus?

Consider the following five terms and determine which does not belong.

Walking a tightrope would activate what portion(s) of the medulla?

Which of the following is correctly associated with the medulla oblongata?

-This is a lateral view of the brain. What does "A" represent?

Which of the following cranial nerves does not innervate the tongue?

Projection fibers will connect

The abducens nerves

What is the group of structures in the brain that is involved with emotions and memory?

Which ventricle is located between the two halves of the thalamus?

During brain surgery, the superior portion of the postcentral gyrus of a patient is stimulated. What do you expect the patient to do?

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

Most sensory input that ascends through the spinal cord and brainstem projects to the

Cerebrospinal fluid flows through the where it enters the venous circulation.

Unilateral damage to a cranial nerve is suspected because the tongue deviates to the right when it is protruded. Which cranial nerve is damaged?

What type of white fibers connect areas of the cerebral cortex in the same hemisphere?

The oculomotor nerve

Damage to pontine nuclei might affect

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

The cerebellum communicates with other parts of the CNS by means of nerve tracts called the

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