Exam 14: The Brain and Cranial Nerves

Which EEG wave if seen in an awake adult may indicate a pathological condition?

The medial nuclei of the thalamus

There are ________ pairs of cranial nerves.

Jean needs to have a tooth in her mandible filled. Her dentist injects a local anesthetic to block painafferents in one of her cranial nerves. What cranial nerve does the dentist numb?

The cranial nerves that innervate the extrinsic eye muscles are

Olfactory receptors send axons through the cribriform plate and synapse on neurons in the

What structure is covered by many blood vessels and adheres tightly to the surface of the brain?

The surface of the postcentral gyrus contains the ________ cortex.

Which of the following is not correctly matched?

Figure 14-2 Cranial Nerves Use Figure 14-2 to answer the following questions: -Identify the nerve labeled "12."

A patient comes into the emergency room with weakness on one side and difficulty walking and talking. You determine that the brain has been deprived of oxygen due to lack of regional blood flow. You suspect that patient has most likely experienced

Stimulation of the ________ within the hypothalamus produces the sensation of hunger.

The region of the cerebral cortex that is medial and deep to the temporal lobe is the

The cerebellum and pons develop from the

Why is injury to the medulla oblongata frequently fatal?

The hypothalamus produces which two hormones?

The olfactory cortex is located in the

To return CSF to circulation, arachnoid granulations extend into the

________ is a disorder affecting the ability to speak or read.

Apatient develops a clot that blocks the blood supply to the right cerebral hemisphere. What signs and symptoms would you expect as a result of this blockage?