Deck 2: The Brain

Question 1

The massive fiber bridge between the left and right cerebral hemispheres is:

A) The cerebellum
B) The corpus callosum
C) The Longitudinal Fissure
D) The Sylvian Fissure

Answer 1

B

Question 2

What are some major landmarks of the brain?

Answer 2

Possible responses are: the four lobes of each hemisphere and the cerebellum; the Sylvian Fissure, the Longitudinal Fissure, and the Central Sulcus; the brainstem, the corpus callosum, and the ventricles.

Question 3

Three parts of a neuron are

A) The axon, the soma, and the dendrites
B) The axon, the synapse, and the medulla
C) The dendrites, the pons, and the axon
D) None of the above

Answer 3

A

Question 4

The thalamus is a key structure in the brain. Which of the following is true about the thalamus?

A) There are two thalami: one in the left hemisphere and one in the right
B) Along with the cortex, it forms a key hub
C) The right and left hemisphere thalami are interconnected with all four lobes in their hemisphere
D) All of the above

Question 5

Which of these brain terms are describing a similar place in the brain?

A) Superior frontal lobe and dorsal frontal lobe
B) Inferior temporal lobe and dorsal temporal lobe
C) Anterior parietal lobe and ventral occipital lobe
D) Posterior occipital lobe and superior parietal lobe

Question 6

The 'executive functions' of planning and initiating activities are key processes of the

A) The temporal lobe
B) The parietal lobe
C) The frontal lobe
D) The occipital lobe.

Question 7

The brain is typically 'sliced' into three planes:

A) Ventral, dorsal, and medial
B) Sagittal, coronal, and axial
C) Frontal, temporal, and parietal
D) Coronal, dorsal, and horizontal

Question 8

The four lobes of the cortex are the:

A) Temporal, parietal, occipital, and frontal
B) Frontal, medial, dorsal, and ventral
C) Sagittal, medial, coronal, and axial
D) Inferior, superior, anterior, and posterior

Question 9

One way to describe the sulci and gyri in the cortex is

A) Sulci are small bumps and gyri are small grooves
B) Sulci are gray matter and gyri are white matter
C) Sulci are small grooves and gyri are small bumps
D) Sulci are white matter and gyri are gray matter

Question 10

What role does the prefrontal cortex play in human cognition?

Question 11

The brainstem connects the brain to the spinal cord. The three major regions of the brainstem are:

A) The midbrain, the lower brain, and the upper brain
B) The midbrain, the pons, and the medulla
C) The upper brain, the midbrain, and the medulla
D) The lower brain, the spinal brain, and the midbrain

Question 12

A key subcortical body for emotional processing is the

A) Basal ganglia
B) Amygdala
C) Thalamus
D) Hippocampus