Anatomy and Physiology Chapter 12-14 Review

Sally has a brain injury; she knows what she wants to say but can't vocalize the words. The part of her brain that deals with the ability to speak is the:

Broca's area

Which cranial nerve only carries sensory information for vision?

II

The elevated ridges of tissue on the surface of the cerebral hemispheres are known as _____ while the shallow grooves are termed _____.

gyri; sulci

Control of endocrine activity, body temperature, metabolism, and thirst are functions associated with the:

hypothalamus

The pituitary gland is most closely associated with the:

hypothalamus

Mary suffered damage to nerve endings on the olfactory nerve by not gently wafting in chemistry class. This would most likely result in her decreased ability to________.

smell

The function of the olfactory nerve concerns:

smell

Fibers that carry information from the skin, joints, and skeletal muscles to the central nervous system are:

somatic sensory

This a large cranial nerve that conducts sensory information from the face and motor output to activate chewing muscles

trigeminal

The term central nervous system refers to the:

brain and spinal cord

The midbrain, pons, and medulla oblongata are housed in the:

brain stem

Spinal nerves and cranial nerves are considered part of the __________ nervous system.

central nervous system

Loss of muscle coordination results from damage to the:

cerebellum

Which layer of the meninges results in reabsorption of CSF?

arachnoid mater

The sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous systems are subdivisions of the:

autonomic nervous system

Cerebrospinal fluid circulates through all of the following except:

corpus callosum

The large fiber tract that allows communication between the two cerebral hemispheres is called the __________.

corpus callosum

Which of the following effects is characteristic of the parasympathetic nervous system:

decreases heart rate

Which one of the following represents the correct sequence from outermost to innermost layers of the meninges:

dura mater, arachnoid mater, pia mater

Muscles and glands are:

effectors

A stroke in the primary motor area has caused Don to lose control over his skeletal muscles on the right side of his body. What lobe of his brain was damaged:

frontal lobe

Which lobe contains the primary motor area and enables voluntary control of skeletal muscle movements:

frontal lobe

The cerebrospinal fluid:

is continually formed mostly by the choroid plexuses

The vital centers for the control of visceral activities such as heart rate, breathing, blood pressure, swallowing, and vomiting are located in the:

medulla oblongata

The blood-brain barrier is an effective barrier against the passage of:

metabolic waste such as urea/pathogens

The effects of the sympathetic nervous system are essentially opposite of the:

parasympathetic nervous system

Which one of these effectors is NOT directly controlled by the autonomic nervous system:

skeletal muscle

All of the following are ventricles except?

spinal ventricle

Preparing the body for the "fight-or-flight" response during threatening situations is the role of the:

sympathetic nervous system

The portion of the diencephalon that acts as a relay station for sensory input impulses traveling to the sensory cortex is the __________.

thalamus

The cavities in the CNS which hold cerebrospinal fluid are called __________.

ventricles