Exam 14: The Brain and Cranial Nerves

An individual cannot feel tactile sensation on the right side of the face.A lesion could be in which brainstem region?

Infections may spread from the nasal cavity to the meninges along olfactory nerves.These fibers travel from the mucosa of the nasal cavity to the olfactory bulb through the

The blood brain barrier (BBB)is formed from processes of many [dropdown 1].Many substances cannot enter the BBB due to the [dropdown 2]. Dropdown 1 choices: astrocytes ependymal cells oligodendrocytes Schwann cells Dropdown 2 choices: Gap junctions Tight junctions Desmosomes Adherens

The [dropdown 1]are networks of capillaries that produce cerebrospinal fluid and are found in the walls of the ventricles of the brain.They are surrounded by [dropdown 2] with tight junctions. Dropdown 1 choices: Choroid plexuses Lateral apertures Interventricular foramina Secondary brain vesicles Dropdown 2 choices: Arachnoid villi Ependymal cells Astrocytes Arachnoid granulations

Hand preference when writing or throwing is an example of

A boy has been reported to lack fear and not show any stress in dangerous situations.These symptoms suggest issues with which area of the brain?

Which portion of the ventricular system is located in the cerebral hemisphere?

Blood flows to the brain through the _____ arteries and away from the brain through the _____ veins.

Cerebrospinal fluid exits the brain through a single [dropdown 1] aperture and paired [dropdown 2] apertures in the roof of the [dropdown 3] ventricle. Dropdown 1&2 choices: medial lateral interventricular Dropdown 3 choices: Lateral Third Fourth

A patient shows no effect when a light shines in the right eye,but shining a light into the left eye causes both pupils (right and left)to constrict.This could be caused by a lesion on the ______ nerve.

Which of the labeled structures in the diagram contains centers that control heart rate and blood pressure?

Arousal and attention are influenced by the [dropdown 1],that receives input from all sensory stimuli except [dropdown 2]. Dropdown 1 choices: Reticular activating system Substantia nigra Superior colliculi Inferior colliculi Cerebral peduncles Dropdown 2 choices Olfactory Gustatory Visual Auditory