Question 1

Following a head injury,a young woman frequently loses her temper and is often depressed and otherwise "moody".What part of the brain do you think has been damaged?

Accepted Answer

A) Amygdaloid body 
B) Caudate nucleus 
C) Putamen 
D) Globus pallidus 
E) Claustrum 
A) Amygdaloid body 
B) Caudate nucleus 
C) Putamen 
D) Globus pallidus 
E) Claustrum

Question 2

A person with damage to the premotor cortex area concerned with coordinating eye movements

Accepted Answer

A) can read but cannot understand the words. 
B) cannot read or understand the words. 
C) can understand the words but cannot follow the lines on the page. 
D) cannot form proper images of words. 
E) cannot discriminate between letters and words. 
A) can read but cannot understand the words. 
B) cannot read or understand the words. 
C) can understand the words but cannot follow the lines on the page. 
D) cannot form proper images of words. 
E) cannot discriminate between letters and words.

Question 3

Paired,irregular masses of gray matter buried deep within the central white matter in the basal region of the cerebral hemispheres,inferior to the floor of the lateral ventricle,are the

Accepted Answer

A) cerebral nuclei. 
B) corpus callosi. 
C) inferior colliculi. 
D) interthalamic adhesions. 
E) ventricular connections. 
A) cerebral nuclei. 
B) corpus callosi. 
C) inferior colliculi. 
D) interthalamic adhesions. 
E) ventricular connections.

Question 4

Which is not a general function of the hypothalamus?

Accepted Answer

A) Master control of motor responses 
B) Regulation of body temperature 
C) Control of food intake 
D) Control of water intake 
E) Master control of the autonomic nervous system 
A) Master control of motor responses 
B) Regulation of body temperature 
C) Control of food intake 
D) Control of water intake 
E) Master control of the autonomic nervous system

Question 5

-This figure shows the diencephalon.What structure does number 2 indicate?

Accepted Answer

A) Corpus callosum 
B) Septum pellucidum 
C) Fornix 
D) Thalamus 
E) Pineal gland 
A) Corpus callosum 
B) Septum pellucidum 
C) Fornix 
D) Thalamus 
E) Pineal gland

Question 6

Which part of the limbic system is involved in storing memories and forming long-term memories?

Accepted Answer

A) Cingulate gyrus 
B) Amygdaloid body 
C) Fornix 
D) Mammillary body 
E) Hippocampus 
A) Cingulate gyrus 
B) Amygdaloid body 
C) Fornix 
D) Mammillary body 
E) Hippocampus

Question 7

This part of the brain contains the arbor vitae.

Accepted Answer

A) Pons 
B) Medulla oblongata 
C) Cerebrum 
D) Cerebellum 
E) Epithalamus 
A) Pons 
B) Medulla oblongata 
C) Cerebrum 
D) Cerebellum 
E) Epithalamus

Question 8

Centers that regulate the rate and depth of breathing,known as the pneumotaxic and apneustic centers,are located in the __________.

Accepted Answer

A) Pons 
B) Thalamus 
C) Medulla oblongata 
D) Hypothalamus 
E) Cerebral peduncles 
A) Pons 
B) Thalamus 
C) Medulla oblongata 
D) Hypothalamus 
E) Cerebral peduncles

Question 9

-This figure shows a left lateral view of the brain.What structure does number 1 indicate?

Accepted Answer

A) Central gyrus 
B) Lateral sulcus 
C) Lateral fissure 
D) Central sulcus 
E) Longitudinal fissure 
A) Central gyrus 
B) Lateral sulcus 
C) Lateral fissure 
D) Central sulcus 
E) Longitudinal fissure

Question 10

Arrange the cerebral lobes visible on the superior surface of the brain in the correct anterior-posterior order.
A: Parietal
B: Frontal
C: Occipital

Accepted Answer

A) c,a,b 
B) b,a,c 
C) a,b,c 
D) c,b,a 
E) b,c,a 
A) c,a,b 
B) b,a,c 
C) a,b,c 
D) c,b,a 
E) b,c,a

Question 11

What is the most anterior cranial nerve?

Accepted Answer

A) Trochlear 
B) Optic 
C) Olfactory 
D) Oculomotor 
E) Accessory 
A) Trochlear 
B) Optic 
C) Olfactory 
D) Oculomotor 
E) Accessory

Question 12

The amount of CSF within the brain at any given moment

Accepted Answer

A) is about 500 ml. 
B) is somewhere around 1,000 ml. 
C) ranges between 100 ml and 160 ml. 
D) is about 50-60 ml. 
E) ranges between 300 ml and 420 ml. 
A) is about 500 ml. 
B) is somewhere around 1,000 ml. 
C) ranges between 100 ml and 160 ml. 
D) is about 50-60 ml. 
E) ranges between 300 ml and 420 ml.

Question 13

The cerebellar peduncles are caudal to the medulla oblongata.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

The corpora quadrigemina is part of what portion of the brain?

Accepted Answer

A) Diencephalon 
B) Brainstem 
C) Thalamus 
D) Telencephalon 
E) Epithalamus 
A) Diencephalon 
B) Brainstem 
C) Thalamus 
D) Telencephalon 
E) Epithalamus

Question 15

Association areas

Accepted Answer

A) correlate information from opposite sides of the brain. 
B) correlate similar functions from different lobes on the same side of the brain. 
C) correlate similar functions from the same lobes on the opposite side of the brain. 
D) integrate new sensory inputs with memories of past experiences. 
E) integrate outgoing motor information. 
A) correlate information from opposite sides of the brain. 
B) correlate similar functions from different lobes on the same side of the brain. 
C) correlate similar functions from the same lobes on the opposite side of the brain. 
D) integrate new sensory inputs with memories of past experiences. 
E) integrate outgoing motor information.

Question 16

-This figure shows the diencephalon.What structure does number 3 indicate?

Accepted Answer

A) Corpus callosum 
B) Septum pellucidum 
C) Fornix 
D) Thalamus 
E) Pineal gland 
A) Corpus callosum 
B) Septum pellucidum 
C) Fornix 
D) Thalamus 
E) Pineal gland

Question 17

The __________ is/are composed of multiple structures that collaboratively process and experience emotions.

Accepted Answer

A) medulla oblongata 
B) cerebellum 
C) hypothalamus 
D) limbic system 
E) cerebellar peduncles 
A) medulla oblongata 
B) cerebellum 
C) hypothalamus 
D) limbic system 
E) cerebellar peduncles

Question 18

What is the correct order for the cranial meninges,from superficial to deep?
A: Dura mater
B: Pia mater
C: Arachnoid

Accepted Answer

A) a,b,c 
B) a,c,b 
C) b,a,c 
D) b,c,a 
E) c,b,a 
A) a,b,c 
B) a,c,b 
C) b,a,c 
D) b,c,a 
E) c,b,a

Question 19

-This figure shows a frontal section of the cerebrum.What structure does number 2 indicate?

Accepted Answer

A) Central canal 
B) Lateral ventricle 
C) Brainstem 
D) Corpus callosum 
E) Fourth ventricle 
A) Central canal 
B) Lateral ventricle 
C) Brainstem 
D) Corpus callosum 
E) Fourth ventricle

Question 20

Which is a function of the brain's frontal lobe?

Accepted Answer

A) Smell 
B) Verbal communication 
C) Hearing 
D) Speech interpretation 
E) Vision 
A) Smell 
B) Verbal communication 
C) Hearing 
D) Speech interpretation 
E) Vision

Exam 15: Brain and Cranial Nerves

Following a head injury,a young woman frequently loses her temper and is often depressed and otherwise "moody".What part of the brain do you think has been damaged?

A person with damage to the premotor cortex area concerned with coordinating eye movements

Paired,irregular masses of gray matter buried deep within the central white matter in the basal region of the cerebral hemispheres,inferior to the floor of the lateral ventricle,are the

Which is not a general function of the hypothalamus?

-This figure shows the diencephalon.What structure does number 2 indicate?

Which part of the limbic system is involved in storing memories and forming long-term memories?

This part of the brain contains the arbor vitae.

Centers that regulate the rate and depth of breathing,known as the pneumotaxic and apneustic centers,are located in the __________.

-This figure shows a left lateral view of the brain.What structure does number 1 indicate?

Arrange the cerebral lobes visible on the superior surface of the brain in the correct anterior-posterior order. A: Parietal B: Frontal C: Occipital

What is the most anterior cranial nerve?

The amount of CSF within the brain at any given moment

The cerebellar peduncles are caudal to the medulla oblongata.

The corpora quadrigemina is part of what portion of the brain?

Association areas

-This figure shows the diencephalon.What structure does number 3 indicate?

The __________ is/are composed of multiple structures that collaboratively process and experience emotions.

What is the correct order for the cranial meninges,from superficial to deep? A: Dura mater B: Pia mater C: Arachnoid

-This figure shows a frontal section of the cerebrum.What structure does number 2 indicate?

Which is a function of the brain's frontal lobe?

A First Look at Anatomy

The Cell: Basic Unit of Structure and Function

Embryology

Tissue Level of Organization

Integumentary System

Cartilage and Bone

Axial Skeleton

Appendicular Skeleton

Articulations

Muscle Tissue and Organization

Axial Muscles

Appendicular Muscles

Surface Anatomy

Nervous Tissue

Spinal Cord and Spinal Nerves

Pathways and Integrative Functions

Autonomic Nervous System

Senses: General and Special

Endocrine System

Blood

Heart

Vessels and Circulation

Lymphatic System

Respiratory System

Digestive System

Urinary System

Reproductive System

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