Exam 3: Anatomy and Research Methods

 In which area of the brain would one find the tectum, tegmentum, superior and inferior colliculi, and substantia nigra?

 A function of the cerebrospinal fluid is to ____.

 The nuclei for most of the cranial nerves are located in the ____.

 Bonita is learning to speak and process language. She is likely to have increased activity in her _____.

 Professor Godines is lecturing about the medulla, pons, the midbrain, and certain central structures of the forebrain. His lecture is about the _____.

 Which statement is TRUE about laminae in the cerebral cortex?

 The only area of the cerebral cortex known to receive input from ALL sensory modalities is the ____.

 An individual has difficulty remembering certain things after brain damage, but all memories stored before the damage are intact. The brain area most likely damaged is the ____.

 Abe has suffered damage to the right side of his cerebral cortex. As a result, he now has motor and sensory deficits on the right side of his body.

 What do the corpus callosum and anterior commissure have in common?

 The limbic system is important for motivation and emotional behaviors.

 If you could selectively damage the individual laminae of the cortex, damage to which layer would most likely affect visual sensation?

 The prefrontal cortex is important for ____.

 If Geri had disruptions to her limbic system, she would likely have problems with _____.

 You are walking after dark. A sudden noise frightens you. Your heart pounds, your pulse races, and your breathing rate increases. These responses are due to your ____.

 Organize the following divisions of the nervous system in a hierarchy to show the relationships between them: central, peripheral, autonomic, sympathetic, parasympathetic, and somatic.

 Sympathetic is to ____ as parasympathetic is to ____.

 Briefly describe the main categories of methods for studying brain function.

 Olfactory information is processed by the ____.

 Someone who suddenly loses the ability to identify objects by feeling them has probably suffered damage to what area of the cerebral cortex?