PYCH BIO ch.3 pt.3

Which structure provides the main source of input to the cerebral cortex?

Thalamus

If Nicole had damage to her hypothalamus, which of the following would NOT be a symptom?

Impaired movement and coordination.

If you could selectively damage the individual laminae of the cortex, damage to which layer would most likely affect visual sensation?

Layer IV of the occipital cortex

What causes hydrocephalus?

Obstruction in the flow of cerebrospinal fluid

Which lobe of the cerebral cortex is most important for visual information?

Occipital

What is the primary area of the cerebral cortex for auditory sensations?

Temporal

Which statement is TRUE about laminae in the cerebral cortex?

The laminae vary in thickness in different areas.

What do the corpus callosum and anterior commissure have in common?

They both connect the two hemispheres.

Damage to the basal ganglia would most likely result in ____.

a movement disorder

The nucleus basalis is a key part of the brain's system for ____.

attention

Each hemisphere of the cerebral cortex receives most of its input from the ____ side of the body and controls the muscles on the ____ side.

contralateral; contralateral

Olfactory information is processed by the ____.

cortex via the olfactory bulbs

A function of the cerebrospinal fluid is to ____.

cushion the brain

The ventricles, central canal, and subarachnoid space are all ____.

filled with cerebrospinal fluid

An individual has difficulty remembering certain things after brain damage, but all memories stored before the damage are intact. The brain area most likely damaged is the ____.

hippocampus

The hindbrain consists of the ____.

medulla, pons, and cerebellum

Meningitis is an inflammation of the ____.

membranes surrounding the brain

The hippocampus plays a major role in ____.

memory

Membranes that surround the brain and spinal cord are called ____.

meninges

The ____ monitors all the information about eye, head, and body positions and passes it on to brain areas that control movement.

parietal lobe

By both neural and hormonal pathways, the hypothalamus regulates activity of the ____.

pituitary gland

Bonita is learning to speak and process language. She is likely to have increased activity in her _____.

temporal lobe

Kimiko has been diagnosed with cortical blindness. She has had damage to _____.

the occipital cortex

Darren is studying for a quiz. He writes in his notes that his parietal lobe is important for his sense of _____.

touch

Which structure is likely to be damaged in Parkinson's disease, Huntington's disease, and other conditions that impair movement?

Basal ganglia

Someone who suddenly loses the ability to identify objects by feeling them has probably suffered damage to what area of the cerebral cortex?

Parietal lobe

Secretions from which gland will also affect the secretion of hormones from the thyroid gland, adrenal gland, and ovaries or testes?

Pituitary gland

What is the primary target area in the cortex for information regarding muscle-stretch and joint receptors?

Primary somatosensory cortex

The choroid plexus ____.

forms the cerebrospinal fluid

Professor Basco is lecturing about the nervous system. He tells the class that the role of the pituitary gland is to make and release _____ into ______.

hormones; bloodstream