Question 1

The suprachiasmatic nuclei are found in the

Accepted Answer

A) thalamus. 
B) hypothalamus. 
C) epithalamus. 
D) amygdala. 
E) Broca's area. 
A) thalamus. 
B) hypothalamus. 
C) epithalamus. 
D) amygdala. 
E) Broca's area.

Question 2

When Phineas Gage had a metal rod driven into his frontal lobe,or when someone had a frontal lobotomy,they would

Accepted Answer

A) lose the ability to reason. 
B) lose all short-term memory. 
C) have greatly altered emotional responses. 
D) lose all long-term memory. 
E) lose their sense of balance. 
A) lose the ability to reason. 
B) lose all short-term memory. 
C) have greatly altered emotional responses. 
D) lose all long-term memory. 
E) lose their sense of balance.

Question 3

Which invertebrate species has exactly 302 neurons?

Accepted Answer

A) Caenorhabditis elegans 
B) planarian 
C) echinoderm 
D) cnidarian 
E) Chironex fleckeri 
A) Caenorhabditis elegans 
B) planarian 
C) echinoderm 
D) cnidarian 
E) Chironex fleckeri

Question 4

Which of the following structures or regions is incorrectly paired with its function?

Accepted Answer

A) limbic system-motor control of speech 
B) medulla oblongata-homeostatic control 
C) cerebellum-coordination of movement and balance 
D) corpus callosum-communication between the left and right cerebral cortices 
E) amygdala-emotional memory 
A) limbic system-motor control of speech 
B) medulla oblongata-homeostatic control 
C) cerebellum-coordination of movement and balance 
D) corpus callosum-communication between the left and right cerebral cortices 
E) amygdala-emotional memory

Question 5

The cerebrospinal fluid is

Accepted Answer

A) a filtrate of the blood. 
B) a secretion of glial cells. 
C) a secretion of interneurons. 
D) cytosol secreted from ependymal cells. 
E) secreted by the hypothalamus. 
A) a filtrate of the blood. 
B) a secretion of glial cells. 
C) a secretion of interneurons. 
D) cytosol secreted from ependymal cells. 
E) secreted by the hypothalamus.

Exam 49: Nervous Systems

The suprachiasmatic nuclei are found in the

When Phineas Gage had a metal rod driven into his frontal lobe,or when someone had a frontal lobotomy,they would

Which invertebrate species has exactly 302 neurons?

Which of the following structures or regions is incorrectly paired with its function?

The cerebrospinal fluid is

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