Question 1

This figure shows the major anatomical landmarks of the medial surface of the brain.What does "3" represent?

Accepted Answer

A)  thalamus
B)  hypothalamus
C)  epithalamus
D)  pituitary gland
E)  midbrainF) A) and E)
G) C) and D)

Question 2

The gray matter of the cerebrum forms a surface layer called and deeper masses called surrounded by white matter.

Accepted Answer

A)  nuclei; tracts
B)  cortex; nuclei
C)  cortex; medulla
D)  medulla; midbrain
E)  medulla; nervesF) A) and B)
G) None of the above

Question 3

The is not a motor cranial nerve.

Accepted Answer

A)  trochlear nerve (IV) 
B)  abducens nerve (VI) 
C)  hypoglossal nerve (XII) 
D)  vestibulocochlear nerve (VIII) 
E)  accessory nerve (XI) F) C) and D)
G) A) and D)

Question 4

Planning, motivation, and social judgment are functions of the brain associated with

Accepted Answer

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

Question 5

A patient is experiencing a high fever, stiff neck, drowsiness, and intense headaches.A spinal tap showed bacteria and white blood cells in the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) .This individual most likely has

Accepted Answer

A)  Parkinson disease.
B)  Alzheimer disease.
C)  meningitis.
D)  hydrocephalus.
E)  a stroke.F) A) and B)
G) D) and E)

Question 6

The vision association area resides primarily in the temporal lobe.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

The reticular formation is a web of scattered throughout the .

Accepted Answer

A)  nerves; white matter in the cerebrum
B)  white matter; cerebellum
C)  gray matter; brainstem
D)  gray matter; cerebrum
E)  neurosomas; hypothalamusF) A) and C)
G) B) and C)

Question 8

The 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 9

Nonfluent aphasia, due to a lesion in the , results in slow speech, difficulty in choosing words, or use of words that only approximate the correct word.

Accepted Answer

A)  primary motor area
B)  cerebral lateralization
C)  Broca area
D)  Wernicke area
E)  primary auditory areaF) C) and D)
G) B) and E)

Question 10

The arbor vitae is a structure found in

Accepted Answer

A)  both the right and left cerebral hemispheres.
B)  the tegmentum in the midbrain.
C)  the cerebellum.
D)  the reticular formation.
E)  the diencephalon.F) A) and B)
G) B) and C)

Question 11

The association area is responsible for perceiving and attending to stimuli, and the association area is responsible for identifying them.

Accepted Answer

A)  temporal; parietal
B)  temporal; occipital
C)  frontal; occipital
D)  parietal; temporal
E)  occipital; frontalF) A) and C)
G) B) and C)

Question 12

This figure shows the major anatomical landmarks of the medial surface of the brain.What does "7" represent?

Accepted Answer

A)  pons
B)  midbrain
C)  cerebellum
D)  medulla oblongata
E)  hypothalamusF) B) and D)
G) All of the above

Question 13

The hippocampus and amygdala are structures found in

Accepted Answer

A)  the medulla oblongata.
B)  the basal nuclei.
C)  the limbic system.
D)  the midbrain.
E)  the cerebral cortex.F) B) and D)
G) C) and D)

Question 14

Epidural space is filled with cerebrospinal fluid (CSF).

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

The blood-CSF barrier is composed of dense regular connective tissue lining the ventricles.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

After a stroke a patient complains about lack of sensitivity in her right hand.The stroke most likely affected the

Accepted Answer

A)  precentral gyrus in the right frontal lobe.
B)  postcentral gyrus in the left parietal lobe.
C)  precentral gyrus in the left frontal lobe.
D)  postcentral gyrus in the right temporal lobe.
E)  postcentral gyrus in the left frontal lobe.F) None of the above
G) A) and B)

Question 17

The pons and cerebellum relate with this secondary embryonic vesicle.

Accepted Answer

A)  telencephalon
B)  diencephalon
C)  mesencephalon
D)  metencephalon
E)  myelencephalonF) A) and D)
G) A) and C)

Question 18

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)

Question 19

show more lateralization than .

Accepted Answer

A)  Adult males; adult females
B)  Young children; adults
C)  Young children; elders
D)  Adult females; adult males
E)  Young male children; adult malesF) A) and C)
G) B) and E)

Question 20

A predominance of 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 E)
G) B) and D)

Exam 14: The Brain and Cranial Nerves

The vision association area resides primarily in the temporal lobe.

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After a stroke a patient complains about lack of sensitivity in her right hand.The stroke most likely affected the

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This figure shows the major anatomical landmarks of the medial surface of the brain.What does "7" represent?

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Planning, motivation, and social judgment are functions of the brain associated with

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A patient is experiencing a high fever, stiff neck, drowsiness, and intense headaches.A spinal tap showed bacteria and white blood cells in the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) .This individual most likely has

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The hippocampus and amygdala are structures found in

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The reticular formation is a web of scattered throughout the .

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The is the largest part of the hindbrain.

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The blood-CSF barrier is composed of dense regular connective tissue lining the ventricles.

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The pons and cerebellum relate with this secondary embryonic vesicle.

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Nonfluent aphasia, due to a lesion in the , results in slow speech, difficulty in choosing words, or use of words that only approximate the correct word.

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The association area is responsible for perceiving and attending to stimuli, and the association area is responsible for identifying them.

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The arbor vitae is a structure found in

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Epidural space is filled with cerebrospinal fluid (CSF).

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

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show more lateralization than .

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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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The gray matter of the cerebrum forms a surface layer called and deeper masses called surrounded by white matter.

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The is not a motor cranial nerve.

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This figure shows the major anatomical landmarks of the medial surface of the brain.What does "3" represent?

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