Quiz #1: The Brain

Autonomic centers that control blood pressure and heart rate located in the

medulla oblongata

the control of heart rate and blood pressure is based in the

medulla oblongata

this extension of the dura mater separates the cerebrum from the cerebellum

tentorium cerebelli

Primary visual (center) area is located in:

the occipital lobe

Primary auditory area (center) is located in:

the temporal lobe

Primary olfactory area (center) is located in:

the temporal lobe

Parkinson's disease is a disorder that involves progressive death of neurons in the _________, leading to motor symptoms

Substantia nigra

Which of the following is a nucleus found in the midbrain that release dopamine

Substantia nigra

The ____ filter and relays sensory information to cerebral cortex

Thalamus

This region of the brain serves as the major relay station for most sensory impulses that reach the primary sensory areas of the cerebral cortex from the spinal cord and brain stem

Thalamus

A deep groove, which along with the tentorium cerebelli, separates the cerebellum from the cerebrum:

Transverse fissure

The central constricted area of the cerebellum

Vermis

The specific area of the Cerebral Cortex responsible for the understanding speech is

Wernicke's area

Controls and integrates activities of the autonomic nervous system and pituitary gland

hypothalamus

damage to the substantia nigra causes

Parkinson's disease

hand preference when writing or throwing is an example of

hempispheric lateralization

cranial dura mater has

2 layers

The brainwaves that will appear during the wake state (not relaxed) are

Beta

Brain waves that generally appear during periods of sensory input and mental activity are called

Beta waves

This type of brain wave occurs at regular intervals when a person is awake but not when a person is sleeping

Beta waves

What protects the brain by preventing the movement of harmful substances and pathogens from the blood into the brain tissue?

Blood brain barrier

First brainwave that will appear during the wake but relaxed state is

Alpha

This structure is thought to be a part of the limbic system within the brain, which is responsible for emotions, survival instincts, and memory

Amygdala

Which of the following brain structures consists of the medulla oblongata, pons, and midbrain

Brain stem

The specific area of the Cerebral Cortex responsible for the motor speech is

Broca area

Separates the frontal love from the parietal lobe

Central Sulcus

the central sulcus of the cerebrum separates the

Central sulcus separates the parietal lobe and the frontal lobe /pre-central and postcentral gyrus

overseeing the postural muscles of the body and making rapid adjustments to maintain balance and equilibrium are the functions of the:

Cerebellum

in each ventricle is a blood vessel called the ____ that produces cerebral spinal fluid

Choroid plexus

These are networks of capillaries foundin the walls of the ventricles of teh brain that produce cerebrospinal fluid

Choroid plexuses

What structure produces CSF

Choroid plexuses

The mamillary bodies of the hypothalamus:

Control feeding reflexes

The white structure that connects the cerebral hemispheres is the

Corpus Callosum

The 2 hemispheres of the brain are connected by the

Corpus callosum

Which of the following meninges has two layers?

Cranial Dura Mater

Olfactory receptors send axons to the olfactory bulb through the (cranial structure)

Cribriform

The term used to describe the crossing over of a tract to the side of the nervous system opposite to where the axons originated is

Decussation

Which of the following brain structures consists of the thalamus, hypothalamus, and epithalamus?

Diencephalon

Which of the 3 spinal meninges is the most superficial

Dura Mater

CSF is secreted by

Ependymal Cells (part of choroid plexus)

Which of the following regions of the brain contain the pineal gland?

Epithalamus

This extension of the Dura Mater separates the two hemispheres of the cerebrum

Falx Cerebri

the dural fold that projects into the longitudinal fissure between cerebral hemispheres is called the

Falx cerebri

__________ lies between the brain stem and the cerebellum

Fourth Ventricle

a convoluted ridge between anatomical grooves (elevation in the surface of the brain)

Gyrus

patients with damage in the left hemisphere often exhibit aphasia. This is an example of:

Hemispheric lateralization

The _________ is important in storage and recall of new long-term memories

Hippocampus

the ________ is associated mainly with memory, in particular long-term memory

Hippocampus

the __________ provides the principal link between the nervous and endocrine systems

Hypothalamus

which of the following is a fluid-filled cavity located in each hemisphere of the cerebrum?

Lateral ventrical

Which of the following is a fluid-filled cavity located in each hemisphere of the cerebrum?

Lateral ventricle

After suffering a stroke, Mary finds that she cannot move her right arm. This would suggest that the stroke damage is in the area of the:

Left lobe

The 2 hemispheres of the brain are separated by

Longitudinal Fissure

A deep indentation found along the medial plane that separates the right and left cerebral hemispheres is called the

Longitudinal fissure

The cardiovascular centers are based in the

Medulla oblongata

What is the function of melatonin

Melatonin is a hormone secreted by the pineal gland in the brain. it helps regulate other hormones and maintins the body's circadian (biological) rhythm

Which of the following cranial nerves carries sensory information coming from the nasal cavity to the olfactory area of the cerebrum

Nerve number 1 olfactory nerve

An electroencephalogram (EEG) measures brain waves primarily generated by:

Neurons

The only sensation that is received directly that cerebrum is

Olfaction

All sensory impulses will pass through the Thalamus except for

Olfactory (smell)

the optic nerve crosses at the

Optic chiasm/sella turcia

This region of the brain contains pneumontaxis and apneustic areas that help control respiration

Pons

The surface of the postcentral gyrus contains the _________ cortex.

Primary sensory

You suspect your friend has damage to cranial nerve I when he is unable to:

Smell his food

The respiratory rhythmicity center is located

The medulla oblongata

Which of the following functional areas of the cerebrum is responsible for conscious movements of the body?

The primary motor area (precentral gyrus)

Which of the following functional areas of the cerebrum is responsible for sensing body touch

The primary somatosensory cortext (postcentral gyrus)

Which of the following glands is directly controlled by hormones produced by the hypothalamus

anterior piuitary gland

the white matter of the cerebellum forms a branching array called the:

arbor vitae

________ continuous with the spinal cord and consists of the medulla oblongata, pons, and midbrain

brain stem

which of the following brain structures consists of the medulla oblongata, pons, and midbrain

brain stem

which of the following lies between the cerebrum and the brain stem

diencephalon

Separates cerebellar hemispheres, triangular process

falx cerebelli

this extension of the dura mater separates the two hemispheres of the cerebrum

falx cerebri

Parkinson's disease is the result of

inadequate production of dopamine by substantia nigra neurons

Stimulation of the reticular formation results in

increase consciousness

Divisions of the cerebral hemispheres that are named after the overlying skull bones are

lobes

and EEG measure brain waves primarily generated by:

neurons in the cerebral cortex

the layer of the meninges that are closely follows every gyrus and sulcus is the

pia mater

The primary motor cortex is the surface of the

precentral gyrus

anteriorly, the lateral ventricles are separated by a thin membrane called:

septum pellucidum

The cerebellar hemisphere are separated by a band of cortex called the

vermis