Nightingale Anatomy Final Chapter 13 & 14
A receptor that monitors stretch of the stomach can be classified as a
mechanoreceptor and interoceptor.
Which cranial nerve pairs do not pass through the superior orbital fissures?
optic
Three "seeing/vision" nuclei that occupy the midbrain of humans are the
superior colliculi, motor nucleus for oculomotor nerve, and motor nucleus for trochlear nerve.
The lateral cord of the brachial plexus forms directly from
the anterior divisions of the upper and middle trunks.
Which letter indicates Broca's area, which controls the motor movements necessary for speaking?
A
Which letter indicates the cranial nerve that transmits olfactory impulses?
A
Which letter indicates the region of the brain that has the greatest surface area due to the numerous surface convolutions?
A
Which letter indicates a tactile corpuscle (Meissner's corpuscle) that is responsive to light pressure?
B
Which letter indicates the corpus callosum, which is an area of white matter where axons from one cerebral hemisphere cross the midline to the opposite hemisphere?
B
Which letter indicates the structure where cranial nerve fibers from the retina cross to the opposite side of the brain?
B
Which of these regions superior-most aspect is found in close proximityl to the fourth ventricle and lies lies just posterior to the pons? hypothalamus cerebrum cerebellum thalamus
Cerebellum
The telencephalon develops into what adult brain structure?
Cerebrum
Which of these regions has two hemispheres connected by the corpus callosum? hypothalamus cerebrum cerebellum thalamus
Cerebrum
Which of these regions of the brain contains the basal forebrain nuclei in the deep gray matter? hypothalamus cerebrum cerebellum thalamus
Cerebrum
Which letter indicates Wernicke's area, which is important for understanding spoken words?
D
Which letter indicates a lamellar corpuscle (Pacinian corpuscle) that rapidly adapts to deep pressure stimuli?
D
Which letter indicates the cranial nerve that has motor fibers that innervate muscles of facial expression?
D
Which letter indicates a bulbous corpuscle (Ruffini ending) that slowly adapts to deep pressure stimuli?
E
Which letter indicates the primary visual cortex, which receives information from neurons in the retina of the eye?
E
Which of these lobes of the cerebrum lies anterior to the central sulcus? cerebellum temporal lobe frontal lobe occipital lobe
Frontal Lobe
The diencephalon develops into the thalamus, the epithalamus, and what other structure?
Hypothalamus
Which cranial nerve pair is characterized by somatic sensory fibers crossing at the ventral midline of the brain?
II
Shearing of axons in a diffuse axonal injury causes such widespread disruptions because such an injury involves
Projection Fibers
Which of these nerves arises from the posterior cord of the brachial plexus? ulnar musculocutaneous median radial
Radial
The cell bodies located in the posteriormost region of the spinal cord's gray matter belong to this group.
Somatic Sensory
Which of these regions functions to direct nearly all sensory input, except olfactory impulses, to the cerebral cortex? hypothalamus cerebrum cerebellum thalamus
Thalmus
Which cranial nerve pair has two sensory branches which both pass through the internal acoustic meatus?
VIII
The spinal root of which cranial nerve pair innervates the sternocleidomastoid and trapezius muscles?
XI
Extrafusal muscle fibers that surround a muscle spindle and resist excessive muscle stretching are innervated by
a efferent neurons
The cranial nerves that have neural connections with the tongue include all of the following except the glossopharyngeal. accessory. facial. trigeminal.
accessory