Question 1

A lesion in which structure would cause a person to have an erratic waking/sleeping cycle?

Accepted Answer

A)   Satiety center
B)   Mammillary nucleus
C)   Suprachiasmatic nucleus
D)   Pituitary gland
E)   Medial geniculate nucleusF) A) and B)
G) None of the above

Question 2

Cerebrospinal fluid is secreted by choroid plexuses in the __________ ventricles and reabsorbed by arachnoid villi in the __________.

Accepted Answer

A)   lateral,third,and fourth;superior sagittal sinus
B)   lateral,and third;superior sagittal sinus
C)   lateral,third,and fourth;central canal of the spinal cord
D)   lateral;central canal of the spinal cordE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 3

Which structure forms the floor and part of the walls of the third ventricle?

Accepted Answer

A)   Thalamus
B)   Hypothalamus
C)   Epithalamus
D)   Pituitary gland
E)   MidbrainF) C) and D)
G) None of the above

Question 4

The Wernicke area recognizes spoken and written language.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 5

The pineal gland is part of which larger region of the brain?

Accepted Answer

A)   Thalamus
B)   Hypothalamus
C)   Occipital lobe
D)   Midbrain
E)   EpithalamusF) A) and D)
G) B) and C)

Question 6

The __________ function(s) in visual attention,such as to look and follow the flight of a butterfly.

Accepted Answer

A)   inferior colliculi
B)   superior colliculi
C)   tegmentum
D)   red nucleus
E)   substantia nigraF) C) and D)
G) None of the above

Question 7

Which of the following functions would most likely be controlled by the representational hemisphere of the cerebrum?

Accepted Answer

A)   Answering this question
B)   Diagnosing a patient's disease
C)   Balancing your checkbook
D)   Giving a speech
E)   Painting a pictureF) A) and E)
G) A) and D) E

Question 8

Destruction of the amygdala would mostly affect which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)   Memory
B)   Awareness of objects
C)   Recognition and identification of objects
D)   Expression of emotional feelings
E)   CognitionF) A) and C)
G) C) and D)

Question 9

What is the largest part of the hindbrain?

Accepted Answer

A)   Cerebellum
B)   Cerebrum
C)   Brainstem
D)   Pons
E)   HypothalamusF) A) and E)
G) B) and E)

Question 10

Most gray matter of the cerebrum is located in which region?

Accepted Answer

A)   Reticular formation
B)   Neocortex
C)   Limbic system
D)   Basal nuclei
E)   Substantia nigraF) B) and E)
G) B) and C)

Question 11

Structures in the midbrain control homeostasis and relay sensory signals to specific regions of the cerebral cortex.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

A predominance of which waves in an electroencephalogram (EEG) might indicate that a person is physically and mentally relaxed?

Accepted Answer

A)   Alpha
B)   Beta
C)   Theta
D)   Delta
E)   GammaF) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

Question 13

The cerebellum is the largest part of the brain.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

The medulla oblongata originates from which structure?

Accepted Answer

A)   Telencephalon
B)   Diencephalon
C)   Mesencephalon
D)   Metencephalon
E)   MyelencephalonF) B) and E)
G) A) and C)

Question 15

The great majority of which tracts pass through the corpus callosum?

Accepted Answer

A)   Ascending
B)   Descending
C)   Projection
D)   Commissural
E)   AssociationF) None of the above
G) B) and C)

Question 16

The blood-brain barrier (BBB)helps prevent hemorrhages in the nervous tissue of the brain.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Which of the following cranial nerves is mispaired?

Accepted Answer

A)   Abducens - V
B)   Oculomotor - III
C)   Facial - VII
D)   Accessory - XIE) None of the above
F) B) and C)

Question 18

The neocortex contains which of the following cells?

Accepted Answer

A)   Pyramidal and stellate cells
B)   Pyramidal and Purkinje cells
C)   Purkinje and stellate cells
D)   Pyramidal,stellate,and Purkinje cellsE) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 19

Purkinje cells are unusually large neurons found in the cerebellum.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 20

Degeneration of the neurons in which of the following structures leads to the muscle tremors associated with Parkinson disease?

Accepted Answer

A)   Cerebral crus
B)   Tegmentum
C)   Pons
D)   Substantia nigra
E)   Inferior colliculiF) All of the above
G) B) and E)

Exam 14: The Brain and Cranial Nerves

A lesion in which structure would cause a person to have an erratic waking/sleeping cycle?

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Cerebrospinal fluid is secreted by choroid plexuses in the __________ ventricles and reabsorbed by arachnoid villi in the __________.

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Which structure forms the floor and part of the walls of the third ventricle?

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The Wernicke area recognizes spoken and written language.

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The pineal gland is part of which larger region of the brain?

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The __________ function(s) in visual attention,such as to look and follow the flight of a butterfly.

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Which of the following functions would most likely be controlled by the representational hemisphere of the cerebrum?

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Destruction of the amygdala would mostly affect which of the following?

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What is the largest part of the hindbrain?

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Most gray matter of the cerebrum is located in which region?

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Structures in the midbrain control homeostasis and relay sensory signals to specific regions of the cerebral cortex.

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A predominance of which waves in an electroencephalogram (EEG) might indicate that a person is physically and mentally relaxed?

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The cerebellum is the largest part of the brain.

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The medulla oblongata originates from which structure?

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The great majority of which tracts pass through the corpus callosum?

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The blood-brain barrier (BBB)helps prevent hemorrhages in the nervous tissue of the brain.

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Which of the following cranial nerves is mispaired?

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The neocortex contains which of the following cells?

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Purkinje cells are unusually large neurons found in the cerebellum.

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Degeneration of the neurons in which of the following structures leads to the muscle tremors associated with Parkinson disease?

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