Question 1

The tectal plate (corpora quadrigemina)  is part of what portion of the brain?

Accepted Answer

A)   Diencephalon
B)   Brainstem
C)   Thalamus
D)   Telencephalon
E)   EpithalamusF) A) and B)
G) B) and E)

Question 2

The part of the limbic system involved in storing memories and forming long-term memory is the

Accepted Answer

A)   cingulate gyrus.
B)   amygdaloid body.
C)   fornix.
D)   mammillary body.
E)   hippocampus.F) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

Question 3

The vasomotor center is an important regulator of ________ and is located in the ________.

Accepted Answer

A)   voluntary movement; frontal lobe
B)   blood pressure; pons
C)   visual reflexes; pons
D)   blood pressure; medulla oblongata.
E)   visual reflexes; midbrainF) B) and C)
G) A) and D)

Question 4

The pituitary gland secretes melatonin, which is involved in regulating the sleep-wake cycle.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Lobes of the brain are named for the bones that protect them, and these lobes are part of the

Accepted Answer

A)   cerebrum.
B)   cerebellum.
C)   diencephalon.
D)   metencephalon.E) A) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 6

The gray matter of the brain houses motor neuron and interneuron cell bodies, dendrites, telodendria, and unmyelinated axons.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

The horizontally-oriented fold of dura mater that separates the occipital and temporal lobes of the cerebrum from the cerebellum is the

Accepted Answer

A)   diaphragma sellae.
B)   falx cerebelli.
C)   tentorium cerebelli.
D)   superior sagittal sinus.
E)   falx cerebri.F) C) and D)
G) A) and C)

Question 8

The scientific name for the embryonic midbrain is the ________.

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The answer of The scientific name for the embryonic midbrain...

Question 9

The portion of the adult brain that includes the cerebrum is derived from which secondary brain vesicle?

Accepted Answer

A)   Telencephalon
B)   Diencephalon
C)   Myelencephalon
D)   Metencephalon
E)   MesencephalonF) A) and D)
G) D) and E)

Question 10

Which nucleus stimulates the muscles to produce the pattern of arm and leg movements associated with walking?

Accepted Answer

A)   Amygdaloid body
B)   Caudate nucleus
C)   Putamen
D)   Globus pallidus
E)   ClaustrumF) B) and E)
G) C) and D)

Question 11

The cranial nerve that passes through the cribriform plate of the ethmoid bone is the ________ nerve.

Accepted Answer

A)   optic
B)   olfactory
C)   trigeminal
D)   oculomotor
E)   abducensF) B) and C)
G) A) and D)

Question 12

The superior colliculi help you respond to

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A)   visual stimuli - for example, when you turn toward a bright flash of light.
B)   auditory stimuli - for example, when you turn toward a loud bang.
C)   somatic stimuli - for example, when you swat at a bug that has landed on your arm.
D)   internal stimuli from your viscera - for example, when you feel abdominal pain.E) A) and B)
F) None of the above

Question 13

This portion of the brain forms part of the roof of the diencephalon and covers the third ventricle. Its posterior portion houses the pineal gland and the habenular nuclei.

Accepted Answer

A)   Epithalamus
B)   Thalamus
C)   Hypothalamus
D)   Cerebellum
E)   InfundibulumF) B) and D)
G) B) and E)

Question 14

Which part of the brain contains the epithalamus, hypothalamus, and the thalamus?

Accepted Answer

A)   Pons
B)   Medulla oblongata
C)   Diencephalon
D)   Cerebrum
E)   CerebellumF) A) and C)
G) A) and E)

Question 15

The advances in higher-order brain functioning that happen from birth to age five correlate with

Accepted Answer

A)   an increase in the number of brain neurons.
B)   completion of PNS myelination.
C)   an increase in total brain size and complexity.
D)   completion of myelination of the frontal cortex.E) A) and B)
F) A) and D)

Question 16

The reticular formation is an area of the brain that

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A)   is sensory in function.
B)   is motor in function.
C)   has sensory and motor components.
D)   serves higher-order cognitive functions.E) None of the above
F) All of the above

Question 17

The left hemisphere is dominant for speech in almost all right-handed people and in many left-handed ones.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Association areas

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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.F) All of the above
G) C) and E)

Question 19

The Wernicke area is the motor speech area of the frontal lobe.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

The mesencephalic (cerebral) aqueduct carries CSF from the lateral ventricles to the third ventricle.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 13: Nervous System: Brain and Cranial Nerves

The mesencephalic (cerebral) aqueduct carries CSF from the lateral ventricles to the third ventricle.

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The part of the limbic system involved in storing memories and forming long-term memory is the

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Which nucleus stimulates the muscles to produce the pattern of arm and leg movements associated with walking?

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The horizontally-oriented fold of dura mater that separates the occipital and temporal lobes of the cerebrum from the cerebellum is the

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The superior colliculi help you respond to

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The vasomotor center is an important regulator of ________ and is located in the ________.

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Which part of the brain contains the epithalamus, hypothalamus, and the thalamus?

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The scientific name for the embryonic midbrain is the ________.

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The cranial nerve that passes through the cribriform plate of the ethmoid bone is the ________ nerve.

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The left hemisphere is dominant for speech in almost all right-handed people and in many left-handed ones.

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The Wernicke area is the motor speech area of the frontal lobe.

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The reticular formation is an area of the brain that

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The tectal plate (corpora quadrigemina) is part of what portion of the brain?

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Association areas

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This portion of the brain forms part of the roof of the diencephalon and covers the third ventricle. Its posterior portion houses the pineal gland and the habenular nuclei.

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The portion of the adult brain that includes the cerebrum is derived from which secondary brain vesicle?

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Lobes of the brain are named for the bones that protect them, and these lobes are part of the

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The advances in higher-order brain functioning that happen from birth to age five correlate with

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The pituitary gland secretes melatonin, which is involved in regulating the sleep-wake cycle.

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The gray matter of the brain houses motor neuron and interneuron cell bodies, dendrites, telodendria, and unmyelinated axons.

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