Question 1

Which is not a function of the blood-brain barrier?

Accepted Answer

A)  It prevents nicotine and alcohol from entering brain interstitial fluid.
B)  It prevents brain neurons from being exposed to drugs.
C)  It prevents brain neurons from being exposed to waste products in the blood.
D)  It protects brain neurons from exposure to abnormal hormone levels.
E)  It protects brain neurons from exposure to abnormal ion levels.F) B) and C)
G) A) and E)

Question 2

Which autonomic function is not controlled by a center in the medulla oblongata?

Accepted Answer

A)  Regulation of heart rate
B)  Control of kidney function
C)  Regulation of respiratory rate
D)  Control of vomiting
E)  Control of swallowingF) B) and C)
G) None of the above

Question 3

This portion of the brain contains the posterior part of the fourth ventricle.

Accepted Answer

A)  Pons
B)  Thalamus
C)  Medulla oblongata
D)  Hypothalamus
E)  CerebellumF) B) and D)
G) A) and E)

Question 4

Which part of the limbic system is involved in storing memories and forming long-term memories?

Accepted Answer

A)  Cingulate gyrus
B)  Amygdaloid body
C)  Fornix
D)  Mammillary body
E)  HippocampusF) B) and E)
G) A) and D)

Question 5

Arrange the primary brain vesicles in the correct anterior to posterior order. 
A: Rhombencephalon
B: Mesencephalon
C: Prosencephalon

Accepted Answer

A)  a,c,b
B)  b,a,c
C)  a,b,c
D)  c,b,a
E)  c,a,bF) B) and E)
G) C) and D)

Question 6

A sickle-shaped vertical partition that divides the left and right cerebellar hemispheres is the

Accepted Answer

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

Question 7

Which structures form the lentiform nucleus?

Accepted Answer

A)  Putamen and globus pallidus
B)  Globus pallidus and caudate nucleus
C)  Caudate nucleus and claustrum
D)  Putamen and claustrum
E)  Amygdaloid body and globus pallidusF) C) and D)
G) B) and E)

Question 8

The primary motor cortex is part of the

Accepted Answer

A)  occipital lobe.
B)  temporal lobe.
C)  insula.
D)  parietal lobe.
E)  frontal lobe.F) B) and E)
G) A) and E)

Question 9

The location of conscious thought processes and the origin of all complex intellectual functions is the

Accepted Answer

A)  cerebellum.
B)  pons.
C)  hypothalamus.
D)  corpus callosum.
E)  cerebrum.F) A) and D)
G) B) and D)

Question 10

Which secondary brain vesicle forms the portion of the adult brain that includes the epithalamus,thalamus,and hypothalamus?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 11

Which is not a general function of the hypothalamus?

Accepted Answer

A)  Master control of motor responses
B)  Regulation of body temperature
C)  Control of food intake
D)  Control of water intake
E)  Master control of the autonomic nervous systemF) D) and E)
G) None of the above

Question 12

This portion of the brain ensures that skeletal muscle contraction follows the correct pattern leading to smooth,coordinated movements.

Accepted Answer

A)  Pons
B)  Medulla oblongata
C)  Cerebrum
D)  Cerebellum
E)  EpithalamusF) All of the above
G) B) and E)

Question 13

A football player can hear his coach's voice above the noise of the crowd and can sense an opponent about to run him down.These abilities are due to the action of what part of the brain?

Accepted Answer

A)  Hypothalamus
B)  Epithalamus
C)  Thalamus
D)  Pineal body
E)  PonsF) C) and D)
G) A) and B)

Question 14

Which of the cranial meninges consists of dense irregular connective tissue in two layers (the periosteal layer and the meningeal layer) ?

Accepted Answer

A)  Pia mater
B)  Arachnoid
C)  Dura mater
D)  Subdural layer
E)  Subarachnoid layerF) A) and B)
G) B) and E)

Question 15

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) A) and B)
G) B) and E)

Question 16

The corpora quadrigemina is part of what portion of the brain?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 17

The blood-brain barrier is reduced or missing from three locations in the brain.Which is not one of these locations?

Accepted Answer

A)  Hypothalamus
B)  Pineal gland
C)  Cerebrum
D)  Choroid plexusE) C) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 18

Excess CSF is removed from the subarachnoid space by

Accepted Answer

A)  the median aperture.
B)  microglia.
C)  astrocytes.
D)  arachnoid villi.
E)  the choroid plexus.F) C) and D)
G) A) and C)

Question 19

The meninx composed of a delicate web of collagen and elastic fibers is the

Accepted Answer

A)  pia mater.
B)  arachnoid.
C)  dura mater.
D)  periosteal layer.
E)  subarachnoid layer.F) C) and D)
G) B) and E)

Question 20

The __________ is/are composed of multiple structures that collaboratively process and experience emotions.

Accepted Answer

A)  medulla oblongata
B)  cerebellum
C)  hypothalamus
D)  limbic system
E)  cerebellar pedunclesF) C) and D)
G) C) and E)

Exam 15: Brain and Cranial Nerves

This portion of the brain ensures that skeletal muscle contraction follows the correct pattern leading to smooth,coordinated movements.

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Which is not a general function of the hypothalamus?

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Which of the cranial meninges consists of dense irregular connective tissue in two layers (the periosteal layer and the meningeal layer) ?

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Excess CSF is removed from the subarachnoid space by

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The blood-brain barrier is reduced or missing from three locations in the brain.Which is not one of these locations?

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Which is not a function of the blood-brain barrier?

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This portion of the brain contains the posterior part of the fourth ventricle.

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Which secondary brain vesicle forms the portion of the adult brain that includes the epithalamus,thalamus,and hypothalamus?

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Which autonomic function is not controlled by a center in the medulla oblongata?

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The __________ is/are composed of multiple structures that collaboratively process and experience emotions.

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The location of conscious thought processes and the origin of all complex intellectual functions is the

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Which part of the limbic system is involved in storing memories and forming long-term memories?

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Which structures form the lentiform nucleus?

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Arrange the primary brain vesicles in the correct anterior to posterior order. A: Rhombencephalon B: Mesencephalon C: Prosencephalon

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The primary motor cortex is part of the

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A football player can hear his coach's voice above the noise of the crowd and can sense an opponent about to run him down.These abilities are due to the action of what part of the brain?

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

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