Question 1

Figure 12.3Using Figure 12.3, match the following:
-Gray commissure.

Accepted Answer

The answer of   Figure 12.3Using Figure 12.3, match...

Question 2

Which brain waves are not normal for awake adults but are common for children?

Accepted Answer

A)  Alpha 
B)  Delta 
C)  Theta 
D)  Beta 
A)  Alpha 
B)  Delta 
C)  Theta 
D)  Beta

Question 3

The arbor vitae refers to .

Accepted Answer

A)  flocculonodular nodes 
B)  cerebellar white matter 
C)  the pleatlike convolutions of the cerebellum 
D)  cerebellar gray matter 
A)  flocculonodular nodes 
B)  cerebellar white matter 
C)  the pleatlike convolutions of the cerebellum 
D)  cerebellar gray matter

Question 4

The central sulcus separates which lobes?

Accepted Answer

A)  frontal from temporal 
B)  frontal from parietal 
C)  parietal from occipital 
D)  temporal from parietal 
A)  frontal from temporal 
B)  frontal from parietal 
C)  parietal from occipital 
D)  temporal from parietal

Question 5

Figure 12.1Using Fig. 12.1, Match the following:
-White fiber tracts

Accepted Answer

The answer of   Figure 12.1Using Fig. 12.1, Match...

Question 6

Figure 12.3Using Figure 12.3, match the following:
-What is the cauda equina and why is it given this name?

Accepted Answer

The cauda equina is a collection of nerv

Question 7

The is a protective mechanism that helps maintain a stable environment for the brain.

Accepted Answer

blood- bra

Question 8

The includes the thalamus, hypothalamus, and epithalamus.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The includes the thalamus, hypothalamus, and epithalamus....

Question 9

Susan and Robert are the parents of three children. One night while the family was sleeping, a fire broke out next door. Susan and Robert heard the fire trucks and rushed out to see what was happening. None of the children woke up, even with the sound of sirens close to the house. Why did the parents wake up, but the children didn't wake up?

Accepted Answer

The reticular formation activation syste

Question 10

Projection fibers in the brain mainly connect the right and left hemispheres.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Commissural fibers connect the cerebrum to the diencephalon.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Which of these would you not find in the cerebral cortex?

Accepted Answer

A)  fiber tracts 
B)  dendrites 
C)  cell bodies 
D)  unmyelinated axons 
A)  fiber tracts 
B)  dendrites 
C)  cell bodies 
D)  unmyelinated axons

Question 13

The limbic system acts as our emotional, or affective, brain.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Robert was helping his son work on the son's car when he temporarily lost the ability to speak in a normal manner and had difficulty handing his son the requested tools. This episode lasted for several minutes and then he was himself again. Robert's son insisted that his dad see his doctor after this episode. What might be the doctor's diagnosis of Robert's episode and what could be the cause?

Accepted Answer

Robert experienced a TIA (transient isch

Question 15

Figure 12.1Using Fig. 12.1, Match the following:
-Which ventricle is continuous with the central canal of the spinal cord.

Accepted Answer

The answer of   Figure 12.1Using Fig. 12.1, Match...

Question 16

The RAS is comprised of specific pathways primarily in the limbic system.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Figure 12.1Using Fig. 12.1, Match the following:
-Hypothalamus

Accepted Answer

The answer of   Figure 12.1Using Fig. 12.1, Match...

Question 18

Which statement about epilepsy is most accurate?

Accepted Answer

A)  The aura in tonic- clonic seizures typically occurs as the patient regains consciousness. 
B)  Epilepsy is often genetically induced but also frequently caused by head trauma, stroke, infection, and tumor. 
C)  Absence seizures typically begin in adolescence and is often severely disabling. 
D)  During seizures, sensory messages are processed normally but responses are blocked. 
A)  The aura in tonic- clonic seizures typically occurs as the patient regains consciousness. 
B)  Epilepsy is often genetically induced but also frequently caused by head trauma, stroke, infection, and tumor. 
C)  Absence seizures typically begin in adolescence and is often severely disabling. 
D)  During seizures, sensory messages are processed normally but responses are blocked.

Question 19

Figure 12.3Using Figure 12.3, match the following:
-Which brain areas lack a blood- brain barrier, and what purpose does this absence serve?

Accepted Answer

The blood- brain barrier is absent aroun

Question 20

Nondeclarative memories preserve the circumstances in which they are learned.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 12: The Central Nervous System

Figure 12.3Using Figure 12.3, match the following: -Gray commissure.

Which brain waves are not normal for awake adults but are common for children?

The arbor vitae refers to .

The central sulcus separates which lobes?

Figure 12.1Using Fig. 12.1, Match the following: -White fiber tracts

Figure 12.3Using Figure 12.3, match the following: -What is the cauda equina and why is it given this name?

The is a protective mechanism that helps maintain a stable environment for the brain.

The includes the thalamus, hypothalamus, and epithalamus.

Projection fibers in the brain mainly connect the right and left hemispheres.

Commissural fibers connect the cerebrum to the diencephalon.

Which of these would you not find in the cerebral cortex?

The limbic system acts as our emotional, or affective, brain.

Figure 12.1Using Fig. 12.1, Match the following: -Which ventricle is continuous with the central canal of the spinal cord.

The RAS is comprised of specific pathways primarily in the limbic system.

Figure 12.1Using Fig. 12.1, Match the following: -Hypothalamus

Which statement about epilepsy is most accurate?

Figure 12.3Using Figure 12.3, match the following: -Which brain areas lack a blood- brain barrier, and what purpose does this absence serve?

Nondeclarative memories preserve the circumstances in which they are learned.

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