Exam 14: B: Central Nervous System

The part of the cerebrum associated with anger,fear,and sorrow is(are)the:

Jeffery contracted bulbar poliomyelitis,and it has affected the medulla oblongata.The doctors warned the family that his condition is grave and death may be imminent.What function of the medulla oblongata has warranted such a dire prognosis?

Explain the functions of the thalamus.

The central section of the cerebellum is called the:

As you move from the spinal cord up the central nervous system,the:

The part of the brain that can directly influence or inhibit the release of hormones from the pituitary is the:

Give the location of the pineal gland and its most likely function.

The corpora quadrigemina is a landmark of which part of the central nervous system?

The white matter of the cerebellum is called the:

Name the three peduncles that enter or leave the cerebellum and explain where they come from or go to.

Explain how the cerebrum and cerebellum are similar to a negative feedback mechanism in terms of controlling the movement of skeletal muscles.

What structure is the deepest groove in the cerebrum?

If the ventral nerve root of a spinal nerve were destroyed,a person would lose _____ related to that pathway.

The foramen magnum is the structure that divides the:

What part of the brain can produce a hormone?

The corpus callosum is composed of _____ tracts.

The distinction between the reticulospinal and rubrospinal tracts of the spinal cord is that the rubrospinal tract coordinates:

The spinal cord ends at vertebra L1 in a narrowed area called the:

Match each disorder with its corresponding definition. -inherited form of dementia in which the symptoms first appear at between 30 and 40 years of age

Audition is a function of the _____ lobe.