Question 1

Broca's area ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  controls voluntary movements of the eyes 
B)  serves the recognition of complex objects 
C)  is considered a motor speech area 
D)  is usually found only in the right hemisphere 
A)  controls voluntary movements of the eyes 
B)  serves the recognition of complex objects 
C)  is considered a motor speech area 
D)  is usually found only in the right hemisphere

Question 2

Which statement about coma is true?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 3

Projection fibers in the brain mainly connect the right and left hemispheres.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Would damage to the frontal lobe or the medulla oblongata be more likely lead to death? Describe the overall functions of these brain regions.

Accepted Answer

Damage to the medulla oblongata would be

Question 5

Tremor at rest,shuffling gait,stooped posture,and expressionless face are characteristics of ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  Parkinson's disease 
B)  Alzheimer's disease 
C)  cerebellar disease 
D)  Huntington's disease 
A)  Parkinson's disease 
B)  Alzheimer's disease 
C)  cerebellar disease 
D)  Huntington's disease

Question 6

Which of the following is (are)involved with motor activity (either initiation or coordination)?

Accepted Answer

A)  Wernicke's area 
B)  red nuclei 
C)  gustatory cortex 
D)  postcentral gyrus 
A)  Wernicke's area 
B)  red nuclei 
C)  gustatory cortex 
D)  postcentral gyrus

Question 7

Cell bodies of somatic motor neurons are located in the ventral (anterior)horn of the spinal cord.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Match the following:
-Seat of intelligence,abstract reasoning.

Accepted Answer

A) Insula 
B) Parietal lobe 
C) Frontal lobe 
D) Temporal lobe 
E) Occipital lobe 
A) Insula 
B) Parietal lobe 
C) Frontal lobe 
D) Temporal lobe 
E) Occipital lobe

Question 9

Which of the following would you NOT find in normal cerebrospinal fluid?

Accepted Answer

A)  red blood cells 
B)  glucose 
C)  protein 
D)  potassium 
A)  red blood cells 
B)  glucose 
C)  protein 
D)  potassium

Question 10

Which of the following is NOT a role of the basal nuclei?

Accepted Answer

A)  playing a role in cognition and emotion 
B)  controlling starting and stopping movements 
C)  initiating protective reflex actions 
D)  inhibiting unnecessary or antagonistic movements 
A)  playing a role in cognition and emotion 
B)  controlling starting and stopping movements 
C)  initiating protective reflex actions 
D)  inhibiting unnecessary or antagonistic movements

Question 11

Match the following:
-This area is the main visceral control center of the body.

Accepted Answer

A) Primary (somatic) motor cortex 
B) Hypothalamus 
C) Thalamus 
D) Prefrontal cortex 
A) Primary (somatic) motor cortex 
B) Hypothalamus 
C) Thalamus 
D) Prefrontal cortex

Question 12

Degeneration of the dopamine-releasing neurons of the ________ is the ultimate cause of Parkinson's disease.

Accepted Answer

A)  reticular formation 
B)  internal capsule 
C)  substantia nigra 
D)  red nucleus 
A)  reticular formation 
B)  internal capsule 
C)  substantia nigra 
D)  red nucleus

Question 13

Sleepwalking may occur during ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  NREM stage 4 
B)  NREM stage 1 
C)  NREM stage 2 
D)  REM 
A)  NREM stage 4 
B)  NREM stage 1 
C)  NREM stage 2 
D)  REM

Question 14

Figure 12.1
Using Fig. 12.1, Match the following:
-Hypothalamus.

Accepted Answer

A) C 
B) E 
C) A 
D) B 
E) D 
A) C 
B) E 
C) A 
D) B 
E) D

Question 15

Match the following:
-Anchors the spinal cord to the coccyx.

Accepted Answer

A) Conus medullaris 
B) Cauda equina 
C) Filum terminale 
D) Cervical enlargement 
A) Conus medullaris 
B) Cauda equina 
C) Filum terminale 
D) Cervical enlargement

Question 16

Which brain areas lack a blood-brain barrier,and what purpose does this absence serve?

Accepted Answer

The blood-brain barrier is absent around

Question 17

Thomas is wearing a T-shirt with the saying "Only Left-Handed People Are In Their Right Minds." What does this mean in terms of lateralization of cortical function?

Accepted Answer

Left handedness typically occu

Question 18

Cerebrospinal fluid circulates within the ventricles of the brain and in the subarachnoid space.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Specific motor and sensory functions are localized in specific areas called domains,whereas memory and language have overlapping domains.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Figure 12.2
Using Figure 12.2, match the following:
-Corpus callosum.

Accepted Answer

A) A 
B) B 
C) C 
D) D 
E) E 
A) A 
B) B 
C) C 
D) D 
E) E

Exam 12: The Central Nervous System

Broca's area ________.

Which statement about coma is true?

Projection fibers in the brain mainly connect the right and left hemispheres.

Would damage to the frontal lobe or the medulla oblongata be more likely lead to death? Describe the overall functions of these brain regions.

Tremor at rest,shuffling gait,stooped posture,and expressionless face are characteristics of ________.

Which of the following is (are)involved with motor activity (either initiation or coordination)?

Cell bodies of somatic motor neurons are located in the ventral (anterior)horn of the spinal cord.

Match the following: -Seat of intelligence,abstract reasoning.

Which of the following would you NOT find in normal cerebrospinal fluid?

Which of the following is NOT a role of the basal nuclei?

Match the following: -This area is the main visceral control center of the body.

Degeneration of the dopamine-releasing neurons of the ________ is the ultimate cause of Parkinson's disease.

Sleepwalking may occur during ________.

Figure 12.1 Using Fig. 12.1, Match the following: -Hypothalamus.

Match the following: -Anchors the spinal cord to the coccyx.

Which brain areas lack a blood-brain barrier,and what purpose does this absence serve?

Thomas is wearing a T-shirt with the saying "Only Left-Handed People Are In Their Right Minds." What does this mean in terms of lateralization of cortical function?

Cerebrospinal fluid circulates within the ventricles of the brain and in the subarachnoid space.

Specific motor and sensory functions are localized in specific areas called domains,whereas memory and language have overlapping domains.

Figure 12.2 Using Figure 12.2, match the following: -Corpus callosum.

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