Question 1

Which of the following is most related to "saltatory conduction"?

Accepted Answer

A) Dendrites 
B) Choroid plexus 
C) Nodes of Ranvier 
D) Astrocytes 
A) Dendrites 
B) Choroid plexus 
C) Nodes of Ranvier 
D) Astrocytes

Question 2

The postcentral gyrus

Accepted Answer

A) is the primary visual cortex. 
B) is located in the parietal lobe. 
C) contains the primary motor cortex. 
D) performs the "executive" functions. 
A) is the primary visual cortex. 
B) is located in the parietal lobe. 
C) contains the primary motor cortex. 
D) performs the "executive" functions.

Question 3

There are four major areas of the brain: the cerebrum,diencephalon,brain stem,and

Accepted Answer

A) hypothalamus. 
B) medulla oblongata. 
C) limbic system. 
D) cerebellum. 
A) hypothalamus. 
B) medulla oblongata. 
C) limbic system. 
D) cerebellum.

Question 4

To which of the following are the words blood-brain barrier and glia most related?

Accepted Answer

A) Saltatory conduction 
B) Nodes of Ranvier 
C) Action potentials 
D) Astrocytes 
A) Saltatory conduction 
B) Nodes of Ranvier 
C) Action potentials 
D) Astrocytes

Question 5

Broca's area

Accepted Answer

A) is concerned with motor speech. 
B) allows a person to hear and interpret sound. 
C) is located in the temporal lobe. 
D) coordinates eye movements,as in scanning a page in a book. 
A) is concerned with motor speech. 
B) allows a person to hear and interpret sound. 
C) is located in the temporal lobe. 
D) coordinates eye movements,as in scanning a page in a book.

Question 6

What is the name of the motor speech area located in the frontal lobe?

Accepted Answer

A) The brain stem 
B) The pons 
C) Broca's area 
D) The diencephalon 
A) The brain stem 
B) The pons 
C) Broca's area 
D) The diencephalon

Question 7

The nodes of Ranvier

Accepted Answer

A) are located along the postsynaptic membrane. 
B) increase the speed of the action potential. 
C) synthesize the neurotransmitter acetylcholine. 
D) store ACh in tiny vesicles. 
A) are located along the postsynaptic membrane. 
B) increase the speed of the action potential. 
C) synthesize the neurotransmitter acetylcholine. 
D) store ACh in tiny vesicles.

Question 8

Which of the following contains cerebrospinal fluid?

Accepted Answer

A) Central sulcus 
B) Precentral gyrus 
C) Broca's area 
D) Subarachnoid space 
A) Central sulcus 
B) Precentral gyrus 
C) Broca's area 
D) Subarachnoid space

Question 9

A person is admitted to the ER following an auto accident.He has suffered a transsection of the spinal cord at C3.Which statement is true?

Accepted Answer

A) All sensation below C3 is intact; motor function is lost. 
B) All motor function below C3 is lost; sensation is intact. 
C) He is ventilator dependent; all sensory and motor activity below C3 is lost. 
D) He is hemiplegic. 
A) All sensation below C3 is intact; motor function is lost. 
B) All motor function below C3 is lost; sensation is intact. 
C) He is ventilator dependent; all sensory and motor activity below C3 is lost. 
D) He is hemiplegic.

Question 10

The medulla oblongata is

Accepted Answer

A) an infratentorial structure. 
B) located in the brain stem. 
C) sensitive to the effects of opioids (narcotics). 
D) all of the above. 
A) an infratentorial structure. 
B) located in the brain stem. 
C) sensitive to the effects of opioids (narcotics). 
D) all of the above.

Question 11

The hypothalamus

Accepted Answer

A) is superior to the brain stem. 
B) controls the pituitary gland. 
C) is also considered a gland because it secretes releasing hormones. 
D) All of the above are true. 
A) is superior to the brain stem. 
B) controls the pituitary gland. 
C) is also considered a gland because it secretes releasing hormones. 
D) All of the above are true.

Question 12

Which of the following relationships is true?

Accepted Answer

A) Temporal lobe: Broca's area 
B) Frontal lobe: somatosensory (touch,pressure,pain) 
C) Precentral gyrus: motor homunculus 
D) Temporal lobe: vital center 
A) Temporal lobe: Broca's area 
B) Frontal lobe: somatosensory (touch,pressure,pain) 
C) Precentral gyrus: motor homunculus 
D) Temporal lobe: vital center

Question 13

What is the function of the ependymal cells of the choroid plexus?

Accepted Answer

A) Synthesize neurotransmitters such as ACh 
B) Form cerebrospinal fluid 
C) Phagocytose debris 
D) Secrete myelin 
A) Synthesize neurotransmitters such as ACh 
B) Form cerebrospinal fluid 
C) Phagocytose debris 
D) Secrete myelin

Question 14

Which of the following is least true of the reticular formation?

Accepted Answer

A) Extends from the brain stem into the cerebral cortex 
B) Contains the RAS 
C) Nuclei within the reticular formation include the gaze center 
D) Also known as the emotional brain 
A) Extends from the brain stem into the cerebral cortex 
B) Contains the RAS 
C) Nuclei within the reticular formation include the gaze center 
D) Also known as the emotional brain

Question 15

Which of the following is least related to basal nuclei?

Accepted Answer

A) Dopamine-secreting cells 
B) Bands of white matter that connect the right and left cerebral hemispheres 
C) Deficit: Parkinson's disease 
D) Deficit: shaking palsy 
A) Dopamine-secreting cells 
B) Bands of white matter that connect the right and left cerebral hemispheres 
C) Deficit: Parkinson's disease 
D) Deficit: shaking palsy

Question 16

Which of the following is not descriptive of the medulla oblongata?

Accepted Answer

A) Brain stem structure 
B) Vital center 
C) Control of respirations 
D) "Executive" function 
A) Brain stem structure 
B) Vital center 
C) Control of respirations 
D) "Executive" function

Question 17

The cerebral spinal fluid

Accepted Answer

A) is produced by the corpus callosum. 
B) cushions the brain,delivers nutrients to the brain,and removes wastes. 
C) circulates between the cranium and the brain. 
D) is secreted by the astrocytes. 
A) is produced by the corpus callosum. 
B) cushions the brain,delivers nutrients to the brain,and removes wastes. 
C) circulates between the cranium and the brain. 
D) is secreted by the astrocytes.

Question 18

The postcentral gyrus

Accepted Answer

A) is a temporal lobe structure. 
B) contains the primary visual cortex. 
C) is a brain stem structure. 
D) performs a sensory role. 
A) is a temporal lobe structure. 
B) contains the primary visual cortex. 
C) is a brain stem structure. 
D) performs a sensory role.

Question 19

The corpus callosum

Accepted Answer

A) is composed of gray matter. 
B) is one of the meningeal layers. 
C) connects the right and left cerebral hemispheres. 
D) is the stalk that connects the hypothalamus with the pituitary gland. 
A) is composed of gray matter. 
B) is one of the meningeal layers. 
C) connects the right and left cerebral hemispheres. 
D) is the stalk that connects the hypothalamus with the pituitary gland.

Question 20

Which word best describes the precentral gyrus?

Accepted Answer

A) Olfactory 
B) Visual 
C) Motor 
D) Language 
A) Olfactory 
B) Visual 
C) Motor 
D) Language

Exam 10: Nervous System: Nervous Tissue and Brain

Which of the following is most related to "saltatory conduction"?

The postcentral gyrus

There are four major areas of the brain: the cerebrum,diencephalon,brain stem,and

To which of the following are the words blood-brain barrier and glia most related?

Broca's area

What is the name of the motor speech area located in the frontal lobe?

The nodes of Ranvier

Which of the following contains cerebrospinal fluid?

A person is admitted to the ER following an auto accident.He has suffered a transsection of the spinal cord at C3.Which statement is true?

The medulla oblongata is

The hypothalamus

Which of the following relationships is true?

What is the function of the ependymal cells of the choroid plexus?

Which of the following is least true of the reticular formation?

Which of the following is least related to basal nuclei?

Which of the following is not descriptive of the medulla oblongata?

The cerebral spinal fluid

The postcentral gyrus

The corpus callosum

Which word best describes the precentral gyrus?

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