Deck 13: Brain and Spinal Cord

Question 1

What are the two main subdivisions of the nervous system?

Answer 1

Central nervous system and peripheral nervous system

Question 2

What are the two main components of the peripheral nervous system?

Answer 2

Cranial and spinal nerves

Question 3

What are the three meningeal layers that cover the brain and spinal cord?

Answer 3

Dura mater, arachnoid mater, pia mater

Question 4

What is located in the subarachnoid space?

Question 5

What name is given to the membrane separating the lateral ventricles?

Question 6

Which area of the inferior frontal gyrus controls speech?

Question 7

Which portion of the diencephalon surrounds the third ventricle?

Question 8

What are the three components of the brainstem?

Question 9

Name the arteries that compose the Circle of Willis.

Question 10

What is the function of cerebral spinal fluid?

Question 11

What structures within the superior sagittal sinus are responsible for the recirculation of cerebral spinal fluid?

Question 12

The arachnoid mater is the innermost meninx protecting the brain and spinal cord.

Question 13

Fissures are deep grooves that divide the cerebrum into lobes.

Question 14

All meningeal coverings of the spinal cord end at the level of the conus medularis.

Question 15

An epidural hematoma is caused by bleeding of a cerebral vein into the superior sagittal sinus.

Question 16

The area of the temporal lobe associated with language and comprehension is known as ____________________.

Question 17

The pituitary gland is connected to the ventral surface of the hypothalamus via the ____________________.

Question 18

The reflex center related to movements from auditory stimuli is the ____________________.

Question 19

The ____________________ separates the colliculi from the cerebral peduncles.

Question 20

Branches of the ____________________ artery supply the occipital lobe and inferior portion of the temporal lobe.

Question 21

A projection (extension) of the dura mater that separates the right and left cerebral hemispheres of the brain is called the ____________________.

Question 22

All venous blood from the brain empties into the ____________________ veins.

Question 23

The ____________________ is a collection of ventral and dorsal roots from the lower lumbar and sacral regions of the spinal cord that extend beyond the conus medularis.

Question 24

The enlarged subarachnoid space inferior to the level of the conus medularis is known as the ____________________.

Question 25

A dorsal and ventral root join to form a ____________________.

Question 26

Additional neurons are contained within the ____________________ of the spinal cord to innervate the lower extremity.

Question 27

In the Circle of Willis, the ____________________ arteries connect the posterior cerebral and the internal carotid arteries.

Question 28

Venous blood from the brain drains from the sigmoid sinus into the ____________________.

Question 29

The ____________________ space is located between the arachnoid and pia mater.

Question 30

The ____________________ is the reflex center for head, eye, and body movements in response to visual stimuli.

Question 31

Additional neurons are contained within the ____________________ of the spinal cord to innervate the upper extremity.

Question 32

What feature of the cerebrum separates the parietal lobe from the occipital lobe?

A) Lateral fissure
B) Central sulcus
C) Longitudinal fissure
D) Parieto-occipital fissure
E) Calcarine fissure

Question 33

What feature of the cerebrum separates the parietal lobe from the temporal lobe?

A) Lateral fissure
B) Central sulcus
C) Longitudinal fissure
D) Parieto-occipital fissure
E) Calcarine fissure

Question 34

Broca's area is located in which gyrus of the cerebrum?

A) Precentral gyrus
B) Postcentral gyrus
C) Superior frontal gyrus
D) Middle frontal gyrus
E) Inferior frontal gyrus

Question 35

The postcentral gyrus is located in which lobe of the brain?

A) Frontal
B) Temporal
C) Parietal
D) Occipital
E) Limbic

Question 36

The primary motor area is located in which lobe of the brain?

A) Frontal
B) Temporal
C) Parietal
D) Occipital
E) Limbic

Question 37

The precentral gyrus is located in which lobe of the brain?

A) Frontal
B) Temporal
C) Parietal
D) Occipital
E) Limbic

Question 38

The primary visual cortex is associated with gyri surrounding which of the following features?

A) Lateral fissure
B) Central sulcus
C) Longitudinal fissure
D) Parieto-occipital fissure
E) Calcarine fissure

Question 39

Which of the following lobes of the brain is involved in controlling emotion?

A) Frontal
B) Temporal
C) Parietal
D) Occipital
E) Limbic

Question 40

Which of the following gyri is associated with the limbic lobe?

A) Precentral gyrus
B) Inferior temporal gyrus
C) Superior frontal gyrus
D) Cingulate gyrus
E) Postcentral gyrus

Question 41

What structure within the diencephalon controls memory related to olfaction?

A) Infundibulum
B) Mamillary bodies
C) Pineal gland
D) Optic chiasm
E) Thalamus

Question 42

What portion of the brain is associated with balance and equilibrium?

A) Pons
B) Cerebrum
C) Cerebellum
D) Midbrain
E) Medulla

Question 43

What structure separates the pons from the cerebellum?

A) Lateral ventricle
B) Cerebral aqueduct
C) Third ventricle
D) Interventricular foramen
E) Fourth ventricle

Question 44

Which portion of the brain regulates the heart and breathing rates?

A) Pons
B) Cerebrum
C) Cerebellum
D) Midbrain
E) Medulla

Question 45

Auditory information is processed in which lobe of the brain?

A) Frontal
B) Temporal
C) Parietal
D) Occipital
E) Limbic

Question 46

Branches of which arteries supply blood to most of the cortex of the precentral gyrus?

A) Anterior cerebral
B) Middle cerebral
C) Middle meningeal
D) Posterior cerebral
E) Superior cerebellar

Question 47

The third ventricle and both lateral ventricles are enlarged in a CT scan of a newborn infant's head. The most likely site of blockage of CSF flow is the

A) arachnoid granulations.
B) cerebral aqueduct.
C) interventricular foramen.
D) lateral aperture.
E) median aperture.

Question 48

Which of the following represent general sensations distinguished by the brain? (Select all that apply.)

A) Tickle
B) Smell
C) Pressure
D) Pain
E) Hearing

Question 49

Which of the following represent special sensations distinguished by the brain? (Select all that apply.)

A) Tickle
B) Smell
C) Pressure
D) Pain
E) Hearing

Question 50

Which of the following gyri are found in the frontal lobe? (Select all that apply.)

A) Precentral gyrus
B) Postcentral gyrus
C) Superior frontal gyrus
D) Middle frontal gyrus
E) Inferior frontal gyrus

Question 51

The diencephalon is composed of the (select all that apply)

A) superior colliculus.
B) epithalamus.
C) hypothalamus.
D) inferior colliculus.
E) thalamus.

Question 52

Which of the following arteries are branches of the vertebral artery? (Select all that apply.)

A) Pontine arteries
B) Posterior inferior cerebellar arteries
C) Anterior inferior cerebellar arteries
D) Anterior cerebral arteries
E) Anterior spinal artery

Question 53

Which of the following arteries are terminal branches of the internal carotid artery? (Select all that apply.)

A) Posterior cerebral arteries
B) Posterior inferior cerebellar arteries
C) Anterior cerebral arteries
D) Anterior inferior cerebellar arteries
E) Middle cerebral arteries

Question 54

Branches of the basilar artery include the (select all that apply)

A) middle cerebral arteries.
B) posterior inferior cerebellar arteries.
C) anterior inferior cerebellar arteries.
D) posterior cerebral arteries.
E) superior cerebellar arteries.

Question 55

Which of the following arteries branch from the internal carotid artery? (Select all that apply.)

A) Posterior communicating artery
B) Anterior cerebral artery
C) Posterior cerebral artery
D) Anterior communicating artery
E) Middle cerebral artery

Question 56

Match the structures with their functions.

-Regulates temperature and thirst

A) Pons
B) Superior colliculus
C) Hypothalamus
D) Precentral gyrus
E) Medulla
F) Epithalamus
G) Thalamus
H) Inferior colliculus
I) Postcentral gyrus
J) Cingulate gyrus

Question 57

Match the structures with their functions.

-Main motor cortex

A) Pons
B) Superior colliculus
C) Hypothalamus
D) Precentral gyrus
E) Medulla
F) Epithalamus
G) Thalamus
H) Inferior colliculus
I) Postcentral gyrus
J) Cingulate gyrus

Question 58

Match the structures with their functions.

-Auditory reflexes

A) Pons
B) Superior colliculus
C) Hypothalamus
D) Precentral gyrus
E) Medulla
F) Epithalamus
G) Thalamus
H) Inferior colliculus
I) Postcentral gyrus
J) Cingulate gyrus

Question 59

Match the structures with their functions.

-Breathing and heart rate

A) Pons
B) Superior colliculus
C) Hypothalamus
D) Precentral gyrus
E) Medulla
F) Epithalamus
G) Thalamus
H) Inferior colliculus
I) Postcentral gyrus
J) Cingulate gyrus

Question 60

Match the structures with their functions.

-Emotion

A) Pons
B) Superior colliculus
C) Hypothalamus
D) Precentral gyrus
E) Medulla
F) Epithalamus
G) Thalamus
H) Inferior colliculus
I) Postcentral gyrus
J) Cingulate gyrus

Question 61

Match the structures with their functions.

-Sleep and urination

A) Pons
B) Superior colliculus
C) Hypothalamus
D) Precentral gyrus
E) Medulla
F) Epithalamus
G) Thalamus
H) Inferior colliculus
I) Postcentral gyrus
J) Cingulate gyrus

Question 62

Match the structures with their functions.

-Main sensory cortex

A) Pons
B) Superior colliculus
C) Hypothalamus
D) Precentral gyrus
E) Medulla
F) Epithalamus
G) Thalamus
H) Inferior colliculus
I) Postcentral gyrus
J) Cingulate gyrus

Question 63

Match the structures with their functions.

-Visual reflexes

A) Pons
B) Superior colliculus
C) Hypothalamus
D) Precentral gyrus
E) Medulla
F) Epithalamus
G) Thalamus
H) Inferior colliculus
I) Postcentral gyrus
J) Cingulate gyrus

Question 64

Match the structures with their functions.

-Secretes melatonin

A) Pons
B) Superior colliculus
C) Hypothalamus
D) Precentral gyrus
E) Medulla
F) Epithalamus
G) Thalamus
H) Inferior colliculus
I) Postcentral gyrus
J) Cingulate gyrus

Question 65

Match the structures with their functions.

-Relay center for sensory information

A) Pons
B) Superior colliculus
C) Hypothalamus
D) Precentral gyrus
E) Medulla
F) Epithalamus
G) Thalamus
H) Inferior colliculus
I) Postcentral gyrus
J) Cingulate gyrus