Question 1

Of the following choices,the most anterior portion of the frontal lobes-the prefrontal cortex-is most critical to

Accepted Answer

A) processing information about pain,touch,and temperature. 
B) planning and executing movements. 
C) the "what" visual pathway. 
D) the "where" visual pathway.

Question 2

Which of the following is NOT a staining technique used to visualize tissue structure?

Accepted Answer

A) Weigert stain 
B) Posner stain 
C) Nissl stain 
D) Marchi stain

Question 3

Choose six of the following eight brain regions.For each region,briefly describe its location in the brain and one of its functions.Draw a picture to accompany your answer.
•Frontal lobe
•Parietal lobe,
•Temporal lobe.
•Occipital lobe.,
•Basal ganglia
•Hippocampus
•Amygdala
•Cerebellum

Accepted Answer

The answer of Choose six of the following eight brain...

Question 4

Parts of the brain where metabolic activity is relatively high are characterized by

Accepted Answer

A) elevated regional blood flow. 
B) increased cerebrospinal fluid production. 
C) a high degree of myelination. 
D) greater concentrations of calcium ions.

Question 5

The primary visual cortex,or V1,is located in

Accepted Answer

A) the striate cortex. 
B) Brodmann area 17. 
C) the calcarine cortex. 
D) all of the above.

Question 6

All of the following are advantages of a folded cerebral cortex EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A) the need for blood vasculature in the cortex is eliminated. 
B) neural conduction time between areas is reduced. 
C) neurons are brought into closer three-dimensional relationships. 
D) more cortical surface can be packed into the skull.

Question 7

The morphology of the brain of Albert Einstein revealed an unusual Sylvian fissure-the division that separates the ________ lobe from the ________ lobes.

Accepted Answer

A) occipital / frontal and parietal 
B) temporal / frontal and parietal 
C) frontal / temporal and occipital 
D) parietal / temporal and occipital

Question 8

This type of early cell line is the precursor to the cells that will compose the nervous system.

Accepted Answer

A) Blastula 
B) Gastrula 
C) Endoderm 
D) Ectoderm

Question 9

All of the following terms refer to the same cortical region that processes visual input EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A) striate cortex. 
B) area V1. 
C) Heschl's gyrus. 
D) Brodmann area 17.

Question 10

The innermost layers of cortex contain

Accepted Answer

A) the neurons that emerge first in corticogenesis. 
B) the neurons that migrate the longest distance in corticogenesis. 
C) the greatest concentration of gray matter in the cortex. 
D) the neurons with the greatest amount of dendritic branching in the cortex.

Question 11

________ refers to the process of rapid cell division that occurs early in development of the nervous system.

Accepted Answer

A) Neurulation 
B) Neuronal proliferation 
C) Neuronal migration 
D) Neural determination

Question 12

All of the structures listed here are major components of the basal ganglia EXCEPT the

Accepted Answer

A) globus pallidus. 
B) amygdala. 
C) caudate nucleus. 
D) putamen.

Question 13

The primary auditory cortex is organized using a tonotopic map,which means that there is an orderly representation of

Accepted Answer

A) loudness. 
B) frequency. 
C) duration. 
D) spatial location.

Question 14

The volume of cortex that is not sensory or motor has traditionally been termed ________ cortex.

Accepted Answer

A) extrastriate 
B) cognitive 
C) association 
D) equipotential

Question 15

What are the advantages of a cerebral cortex with gyri and sulci? Why might the human cerebral cortex be more heavily folded than those of other mammals?

Accepted Answer

The answer of What are the advantages of a cerebral...

Question 16

The distinction between the terms gross neuroanatomy and fine neuroanatomy lies in whether

Accepted Answer

A) the researcher is interested more in form or function. 
B) the structures in question are involved in the control of fine motor skills. 
C) the researcher is interested more in physiology or cognition. 
D) the structures in question are visible to the naked eye.

Question 17

If you removed a cell that emerged EARLY from the ventricular zone at the early stages of corticogenesis (prior to its migration),transplanted it into the brain of a developing host animal that was in the LATE stages of corticogenesis,and allowed the cell complete migration,you would probably find it in layer ________ of the host cortex.

Accepted Answer

A) I 
B) II 
C) IV 
D) VI

Question 18

Although the primary somatosensory cortex ultimately processes information about both ________ and ________,information about these two sensations is carried there through separate neural pathways.

Accepted Answer

A) pain / temperature 
B) temperature / touch 
C) proprioception / touch 
D) proprioception / movement

Question 19

The neocortex typically contains ________ cortical layers,with ________ typically being the input layer.

Accepted Answer

A) 10 / layer IV 
B) 10 / layer I 
C) 6 / layer IV 
D) 6 / layer I

Question 20

The visual cortex is able to remap to process information about touch and audition in blind people.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 3: Neuroanatomy and Development