Ch10 Everything

Front 1

The midbrain, pons and medulla oblongata together make up the ____________________

Back 1

Brain Stem

Front 2

The thalamus and the hypo thalamus together make up the ______________________

Back 2

diencephalon

Front 3

The three layers of connective tissue enclosing the brain and spinal cord are called __________________

Back 3

meninges

Front 4

The outermost layer of meninges is the ________________________

Back 4

dura matter

Front 5

The fluid that circulates around the brain and spinal cord is called _______________________

Back 5

cerebrospinal fluid

Front 6

The passage connecting the third and fourth ventricles is called the _____________________

Back 6

cerebral aqueduct

Front 7

Thw shallow groove on the surface of the brain is called a ________________________

Back 7

sulcus

Front 8

An elevation on the surface of the brain is called a _______________________

Back 8

gyrus

Front 9

The outter layer of the cerebrum consisting of cell bodies and unmyelinated neurons is the ____________________

Back 9

cortex

Front 10

Impulses from the ear travel to the _______________________ lobe

Back 10

temporal

Front 11

Impulses travel down the cranial nerve II to the ______________ lobe

Back 11

occipital

Front 12

The primary sensory area is found in the _____________________ lobe

Back 12

parietal

Front 13

The area of the temporal lobe concerned with interpreting sounds is the ____________________ area

Back 13

auditory association

Front 14

Mr L can speak but has difficulty understanding spoken language, suggesting damage to the __________________ area

Back 14

Wernicke

Front 15

nearly all sensory impulses travel through the area of the diencephalon called the _______________

Back 15

thalamus

Front 16

A sea horse shaped brain region involved in learning and long term memory is the ___________________

Back 16

hippocampus

Front 17

The concentration of nuclei regulating sleep, appetite, the autonomic nervous system and many other homeostatic functions is called the ___________________

Back 17

hypothalamus

Front 18

The most superior portion of the brain stem is called ____________________

Back 18

midbrain

Front 19

The vasomotor and cardiac centers are located in the __________________ of the brain stem

Back 19

medula oblangata

Front 20

Cranial nerves V throught VIII originate from the ______________ of the brainstem

Back 20

pons

Front 21

The portion of the brain containing the vermis and two lateral hemispheres is the ____________________

Back 21

cerebellum

Front 22

The maintenance of muscle tone and the coordination of signals from the motor cortex is the responsibility of the _________________

Back 22

cerebellum

Front 23

The machine that measures electric currents generated by neurons is called a _____________________

Back 23

electroencephalograph

Front 24

The metabolic activity of the brain is measured by a technique called ___________________

Back 24

position emission tomography

Front 25

Smell impulses are carried by the cranial nerve named the __________________

Back 25

olfactory nerve

Front 26

The nerves numbered I,II, and __________ contain only sensory fibers

Back 26

VIII

Front 27

The production of gastric juices and the activity of the heart are controlle by cranial nerve number _____________

Back 27

X

Front 28

Inflammation of the brain is called _______________

Back 28

encephalitis

Front 29

Mr J exhibits the symptoms of meningitis. A positive diagnosis requires the extraction of cerebrospinal fluid by a procedure called ___________________

Back 29

lumbar puncture

Front 30

The word part that means tongue is _______________

Back 30

gloss/o

Front 31

The hippocampus and the reticular formation are part of the
a) limbic system
b) frontal lobe
c) basal nuclei
d) brain stem

Back 31

a) limbic system

Front 32

The "little brain" located beneath the posterior part of the cerebral hemispheres is the
a) medulla oblongata
b) cerebellum
c) pons
d) basal nuclei

Back 32

b) cerebellum

Front 33

The function of dural sinuses is to
a) manufacture CSF
b) supply blood to the brain
c) drain blood from the brain
d) seperate the pia mater from the arachnoid

Back 33

c) drain blood from the brain

Front 34

The layer of meninges that most closely follows the contours of the brain is the
a) pia matter
b) choroid plexus
c) dura matter
d) arachnoid

Back 34

a) pia matter

Front 35

CSF flows from the lateral ventricles to the third ventricle via the
a) cerebral aqueduct
b) longitudal fissure
c) foramina
d) insula

Back 35

c) foramina

Front 36

The vascular network that forms the CSF is called the
a) ventricles
b) choroid plexus
c) dural sinus
d) arachnoid villi

Back 36

b) choroid plexus

Front 37

Which of the following is NOT associated with the ventricles
a) horns
b) choroid plexus
c) arachnoid villi
d) foramina

Back 37

c) arachnoid villi

Front 38

A deep groove in the brain is called a
a) sulcus
b) gyrus
c) tract
d) fissure

Back 38

d) fissure

Front 39

The central sulcus seperates the
a) frontal and parietal lobes
b) parietal and occipital lobes
c) temporal and occipital lobes
d) temporal and frontal lobes

Back 39

a) frontal and parietal lobes

Front 40

The lobe of the cerebrum that lies posterior to the parietal lobe extends over the cerebellum is the
a) temporal lobe
b) frontal lobe
c) occipital lobe
d) insula

Back 40

c) occipital lobe

Front 41

The visual area of the cortex is in the
a) midbrain
b) occipital lobe
c) frontal lobe
d) temporal lobe

Back 41

b) occipital lobe

Front 42

Difficulty foring words would indicate a injury to the
a) Wernicke area
b) Broca area
c) auditory association area
d) primary sensory cortex

Back 42

b) broca area

Front 43

Impulses from the skin are received in the
a) primary motor area of the frontal lobe
b) primal motor area of the parietal lobe
c) primary sensory area of the frontal lobe
d) primary sensory area of the parietal lobe

Back 43

d) primary sensory area of the parietal lobe

Front 44

the thalamas forms the wall of the _____________ ventricle
a) right lateral
b) left lateral
c) third
d) fourth

Back 44

c) third

Front 45

The autonomic nervous system and the pituitary gland are controlled by the
a) hypthalamus
b) reticular formation
c) cerebellum
d) cerebrum

Back 45

a) hypothalamus

Front 46

The midbrain and the medulla oblongata are connected via the
a) pons
b) cerebellum
c) corpus collosum
d) dura matter

Back 46

a) pons

Front 47

The part of the brain stem that contains relay centers for the eye and ear reflexes is the
a) pons
b) thalamus
c) medulla oblongata
d) midbrain

Back 47

d) midbrain

Front 48

Which of the following is NOT method for studying the brain
a) EEG
b) PET
c) RAS
d) MRI

Back 48

c) RAS

Front 49

The oculomotor nerve controls movements of the
a) tongue
b) eye
c) facial muscles
d) jaw

Back 49

b) eye

Front 50

Injury to cranial nerve VII would result in
a) trigminal neuralgia
b) hemiplegia of the face
c) a drooping eyelid
d) difficulty moving the tongue

Back 50

b) hemiplegia of the face