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25 Cards in this Set
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The motor actions of the tongue and swallowing are controlled by the
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Mamillary bodies
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What is the connecting tract between halves of the limbic system?
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Fornix
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The medial partition between the lateral ventricles is (the)
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septum pellucidum
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The telencephalon becomes the
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cerebrum
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The cortical surface of the cerebral hemispheres forms a series of grooves called
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sulci
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After flowing through the dural sinuses, CSF and blood flow into (the)
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internal jugular vein
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The major function of the superior colliculi includes reflexes involved with
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the eyes
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Which area of the basal nuclei is responsible for controlling appendicular muscle tone?
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globus pallidus
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Blood and CSF drain from the brain in (the)
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dural sinuses
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Which cranial nerve is associated with balance?
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VIII (vestibule)
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Which cerebral nucleus is most lateral and lies immediately adjacent to the insula?
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Claustrum
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The term subdural hematoma refers to blood accumulation
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between the layers of the dura
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The visual cortex is located in the ___ lobe
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occipital
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The condition of dysmetria often indicates damage to which brain region?
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cerebellum
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The extensions of the dura mater that enters the longitudinal fissue is the
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falx cerebri
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The caudate nucleus and the lentiform nucleus are anatomically separated by (the)
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internal capsule
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The choroid plexus
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is the site of production of the CSF
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Arachnoid granulations
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absorb CSF into the venous circulation
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If the trochlear nerve of the right eye were damaged, which movement would a person be unable to make?
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rolling the eye down and to the right (laterally)
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Antidiuretic hormone (ADH) from the hypothalamus
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is secreted from the supraoptic nucleus and restricts water loss at the kidneys
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Damage to which cranial nerve(s) would reduce a person's ability to taste salty and sweet foods?
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VII, IX, X
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Conscious thought processes and all intellectual functions originate in (the)
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cerebral hemispheres
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Information in the optic tract synapses in the
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lateral geniculate nucleus
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Cranial nerves that have autonomic components include
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II, VII, IX, X
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Which organ contains 98% of the neurons in the body?
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brain
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