Exam 20: Central Nervous System

Match each landmark of the brain with its description or location. -Groove that separates the occipital and parietal lobes

The areas specializing in language functions are found in the left cerebral hemisphere in:

The part(s) of the cerebrum associated with anger, fear, and sorrow is(are) the:

The tentorium cerebelli separates the cerebellum from the cerebrum.

Disruption of cerebrospinal fluid circulation that causes the fluid to accumulate in the epidural space is known as hydrocephalus.

All of the lobes of the cerebrum are named after the bones that cover them.

When someone close to you dies, you feel a sense of sorrow among other emotions. Your ability to experience emotions is the result of the:

All spinal reflexes contain interneurons.

The central sulcus divides the cerebrum into two hemispheres.

Which of the following is not an inward extension of the dura mater?

The corpus callosum connects the:

Name the three peduncles that enter or leave the cerebellum, and explain where they come from or go to.

A lesion or tumor in the hypothalamus may cause overeating and result in substantial weight gain.

The interventricular foramen (the foramen of Monro) leads into the fourth ventricle.

Cerebrospinal fluid is formed by filtration of blood in the:

Jeffery contracted bulbar poliomyelitis, and it has affected the medulla oblongata. The doctors warned the family that his condition is grave and death may be imminent. What function of the medulla oblongata has warranted such a dire prognosis?

Briefly discuss one of the "integrative functions" of the cortex.

The somatic senses include vision, hearing, and olfaction.

The vermis lies between the two hemispheres of the cerebellum.

The pia mater has three important inward extensions: the falx cerebri, the falx cerebelli, and the tentorium cerebelli.