Chapter 14 Brain
Damage to the premotor cortex of the frontal lobe would interfere with the ability to
play piano
The tracts that connect the cerebellum to the brain stem are located in the
pons
The cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) leaves the central nervous system (CNS) and enters the circulation at the __________.
arachnoid granulations
The white matter of the cerebellum forms the
arbor vitae
The cerebellum can be permanently damaged by stroke or temporarily affected by drugs or alcohol. The resulting disturbance in motor control is known as
ataxia.
Hydrocephalus, or "water on the brain," may result from
blockage of CSF circulation or excessive CSF production.
Nerve fiber bundles on the ventrolateral surface of the mesencephalon are the
cerebral peduncles.
A neural cortex is found on the surface of the
cerebrum
The general interpretive area
allows us to interpret what is read or heard.
The thalamus is often called the "air traffic controller" of the brain because it
determines the routing of incoming sensory information to the correct cerebral cortex area.
The only sensation that is received directly by the cerebrum is
olfaction.
Sensory information is processed and relayed to the cerebrum by the
thalamus
Damage to the medulla oblongata can result in death because
the vital centers for blood pressure, heart rate, and breathing are located there.
Damage to the corpora quadrigemina would interfere with
visual and auditory reflex movements of the head and neck.
The choroid plexus is composed of
BV
________ is a condition resulting from an inflammation of a facial nerve.
Bell's palsy
The elevated ridges of the cerebrum are called
gyri
The sense of taste projects to the gustatory cortex located in the ________ and ________.
insula; frontal lobe
The ________ provides the principal link between the nervous and endocrine systems.
hypothalamus
Parkinson's disease is the result of
inadequate production of dopamine by substantia nigra neurons.
The folds of the surface of the cerebrum
increase the surface area of the cerebrum.
Stimulation of the reticular activating system results in
increased consciousness.
The medulla oblongata relays auditory information to the
inferior colliculi.
The hypothalamus is a key player in the endocrine system because
it controls the pituitary gland directly underneath it.
The optic tracts carry visual information from the retina to the
lateral geniculates.
The control of heart rate and blood pressure is based in the
medulla oblongata
Which of the following is a function of the hypothalamus?
regulates body temperature secretes oxytocin produces ADH controls autonomic centers
The thin partition that separates the first and second ventricles is the
septum pellucidum.
The cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) circulates within the __________.
subarachnoid space
Injury to this center in the mesencephalon may lead to Parkinson's disease.
substantia nigra
