Question 1

Which of the following is not a function of the CSF?

Accepted Answer

A)  nourishment of the brain 
B)  initiation of some nerve impulses 
C)  protection from blows 
D)  reduction of brain weight 
A)  nourishment of the brain 
B)  initiation of some nerve impulses 
C)  protection from blows 
D)  reduction of brain weight

Question 2

The frontal lobe is separated from the temporal lobe by the .

Accepted Answer

A)  lateral sulcus 
B)  cranial fossa 
C)  longitudinal fissure 
D)  central sulcus 
A)  lateral sulcus 
B)  cranial fossa 
C)  longitudinal fissure 
D)  central sulcus

Question 3

Which of the following generalizations does not describe the cerebral cortex?

Accepted Answer

A)  Each hemisphere is chiefly concerned with sensory and motor functions of the contralateral side of the body. 
B)  The cerebral cortex contains three kinds of functional areas. 
C)  The hemispheres are exactly equal in function. 
D)  No functional area of the cortex works alone. 
A)  Each hemisphere is chiefly concerned with sensory and motor functions of the contralateral side of the body. 
B)  The cerebral cortex contains three kinds of functional areas. 
C)  The hemispheres are exactly equal in function. 
D)  No functional area of the cortex works alone.

Question 4

Figure 12.3Using Figure 12.3, match the following:
-What seven areas of the body does the hypothalamus control?

Accepted Answer

1. ANS
2. Center of emotional responses

Question 5

Figure 12.3Using Figure 12.3, match the following:
-What is the importance of the fact that the outer portion of the cerebral hemispheres is convoluted?

Accepted Answer

The cerebral cortex is only 2- 4 mm thic

Question 6

The brain stem consists of the .

Accepted Answer

A)  midbrain only 
B)  midbrain, medulla, and pons 
C)  pons, medulla, cerebellum, and midbrain 
D)  cerebrum, pons, midbrain, and medulla 
A)  midbrain only 
B)  midbrain, medulla, and pons 
C)  pons, medulla, cerebellum, and midbrain 
D)  cerebrum, pons, midbrain, and medulla

Question 7

White matter is found in all of the following locations except the _ .

Accepted Answer

A)  corticospinal tracts 
B)  outer portion of the spinal cord 
C)  corpus callosum 
D)  cerebral cortex 
A)  corticospinal tracts 
B)  outer portion of the spinal cord 
C)  corpus callosum 
D)  cerebral cortex

Question 8

Which statement about coma is true?

Accepted Answer

A)  Coma is a form of deep sleep. 
B)  During coma, brain oxygen consumption resembles that of a waking state. 
C)  Coma may be caused by widespread cerebral or brain stem trauma. 
D)  Coma is neurologically identical to syncope. 
A)  Coma is a form of deep sleep. 
B)  During coma, brain oxygen consumption resembles that of a waking state. 
C)  Coma may be caused by widespread cerebral or brain stem trauma. 
D)  Coma is neurologically identical to syncope.

Question 9

Two terms for the massive motor tracts serving voluntary movement are _ .

Accepted Answer

A)  extrapyramidal and rubrospinal 
B)  segmental and nigrostriatal 
C)  pyramidal and corticospinal 
D)  supplementary and cerebellar- pontine 
A)  extrapyramidal and rubrospinal 
B)  segmental and nigrostriatal 
C)  pyramidal and corticospinal 
D)  supplementary and cerebellar- pontine

Question 10

A patient was admitted to the medical/surgical unit with a stroke that affected the motor neurons in the pyramidal pathway. This affected the loss of voluntary movement to his left side. What other problems would the patient experience?

Accepted Answer

Eventually, spasticity of the affected l

Question 11

A flat EEG is a good indication of deep sleep.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Cell bodies of the somatic motor neurons of the spinal nerves are located in the ventral horn of the spinal cord.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Neural tracts that convey life- saving information to the brain concerning burning pain would be
)

Accepted Answer

A)  reticulospinal 
B)  posterior spinothalamic 
C)  lateral spinothalamic 
D)  anterior spinothalamic 
A)  reticulospinal 
B)  posterior spinothalamic 
C)  lateral spinothalamic 
D)  anterior spinothalamic

Question 14

Figure 12.2Using Figure 12.2, match the following:
-Caudate nucleus.

Accepted Answer

The answer of   Figure 12.2Using Figure 12.2, match...

Question 15

What might be a cause of dyslexia?

Accepted Answer

Failure of the dominant hemisp

Question 16

Figure 12.2Using Figure 12.2, match the following:
-Six- year- old Jimmy is confined to a wheelchair. He frequently drools and his limbs hang limply in strange angular positions. His diagnosis is cerebral palsy. Name several (possible) causes of cerebral palsy.

Accepted Answer

Cerebral palsy may be due to a lack of o

Question 17

One functional center found within the medulla oblongata is a respiratory center involved in the control of the rate and depth of breathing.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Explain why heparin is used as an anticoagulant in the treatment of thrombotic strokes but contraindicated in a subarachnoid hemorrhage.

Accepted Answer

The most common cause of a stroke is a b

Question 19

Spinocerebellar tracts .

Accepted Answer

A)  are found in the dorsal columns of the spinal cord 
B)  carry proprioceptive inputs to the cerebellum 
C)  give rise to conscious experience of perception 
D)  terminate in the spinal cord 
A)  are found in the dorsal columns of the spinal cord 
B)  carry proprioceptive inputs to the cerebellum 
C)  give rise to conscious experience of perception 
D)  terminate in the spinal cord

Question 20

Describe the main ideas of the holistic processing school of thought, relative to consciousness.

Accepted Answer

Holistic processing involves many lines

Exam 12: The Central Nervous System

Which of the following is not a function of the CSF?

The frontal lobe is separated from the temporal lobe by the .

Which of the following generalizations does not describe the cerebral cortex?

Figure 12.3Using Figure 12.3, match the following: -What seven areas of the body does the hypothalamus control?

Figure 12.3Using Figure 12.3, match the following: -What is the importance of the fact that the outer portion of the cerebral hemispheres is convoluted?

The brain stem consists of the .

White matter is found in all of the following locations except the _ .

Which statement about coma is true?

Two terms for the massive motor tracts serving voluntary movement are _ .

A patient was admitted to the medical/surgical unit with a stroke that affected the motor neurons in the pyramidal pathway. This affected the loss of voluntary movement to his left side. What other problems would the patient experience?

A flat EEG is a good indication of deep sleep.

Cell bodies of the somatic motor neurons of the spinal nerves are located in the ventral horn of the spinal cord.

Neural tracts that convey life- saving information to the brain concerning burning pain would be )

Figure 12.2Using Figure 12.2, match the following: -Caudate nucleus.

What might be a cause of dyslexia?

Figure 12.2Using Figure 12.2, match the following: -Six- year- old Jimmy is confined to a wheelchair. He frequently drools and his limbs hang limply in strange angular positions. His diagnosis is cerebral palsy. Name several (possible) causes of cerebral palsy.

One functional center found within the medulla oblongata is a respiratory center involved in the control of the rate and depth of breathing.

Explain why heparin is used as an anticoagulant in the treatment of thrombotic strokes but contraindicated in a subarachnoid hemorrhage.

Spinocerebellar tracts .

Describe the main ideas of the holistic processing school of thought, relative to consciousness.

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