Question 1

Which of the following structures is NOT part of the metencephalon?

Accepted Answer

A)  the cerebellum 
B)  the pons 
C)  the medulla 
D)  None of the answers is correct. 
A)  the cerebellum 
B)  the pons 
C)  the medulla 
D)  None of the answers is correct.

Question 2

Which of the following is NOT a symptom associated with meningitis?

Accepted Answer

A)  severe headache 
B)  stiff neck 
C)  aggressiveness 
D)  convulsions 
A)  severe headache 
B)  stiff neck 
C)  aggressiveness 
D)  convulsions

Question 3

What best characterizes the composition of cerebrospinal fluid?

Accepted Answer

A)  sodium chloride and other salts 
B)  essential amino acids 
C)  glucocorticoids 
D)  simple sugars and small lipids 
A)  sodium chloride and other salts 
B)  essential amino acids 
C)  glucocorticoids 
D)  simple sugars and small lipids

Question 4

The functions of the temporal lobes lie mainly in:

Accepted Answer

A)  decision making. 
B)  hearing,language,and music. 
C)  sensory processing and directing movements toward objects. 
D)  vision. 
A)  decision making. 
B)  hearing,language,and music. 
C)  sensory processing and directing movements toward objects. 
D)  vision.

Question 5

The term afferent refers to _____ signals.

Accepted Answer

A)  incoming 
B)  outgoing 
C)  different 
D)  similar 
A)  incoming 
B)  outgoing 
C)  different 
D)  similar

Question 6

Which of the following is NOT part of the hindbrain?

Accepted Answer

A)  the pons 
B)  the tegmentum 
C)  the reticular formation 
D)  the medulla oblongata 
A)  the pons 
B)  the tegmentum 
C)  the reticular formation 
D)  the medulla oblongata

Question 7

The notion of segregation of sensory and motor functions in the nervous system was postulated by:

Accepted Answer

A)  François Magendie and David Bell. 
B)  David Hubel. 
C)  John Hughlings Jackson. 
D)  Nige Toretle. 
A)  François Magendie and David Bell. 
B)  David Hubel. 
C)  John Hughlings Jackson. 
D)  Nige Toretle.

Question 8

Sensory and motor signals from the head and neck are sent to _____ sections of the spinal cord.

Accepted Answer

A)  thoracic 
B)  sacral 
C)  lumbar 
D)  None of the answers is correct. 
A)  thoracic 
B)  sacral 
C)  lumbar 
D)  None of the answers is correct.

Question 9

There are _____ pairs of cranial nerves.

Accepted Answer

A)  12 
B)  24 
C)  16 
D)  8 
A)  12 
B)  24 
C)  16 
D)  8

Question 10

Cortical regions:

Accepted Answer

A)  have the same density of cell layers. 
B)  have different specific chemical characteristics. 
C)  when stained look the same across the various areas. 
D)  have very specific functions and rarely interrelate. 
A)  have the same density of cell layers. 
B)  have different specific chemical characteristics. 
C)  when stained look the same across the various areas. 
D)  have very specific functions and rarely interrelate.

Question 11

Removal of the amygdala in cats leads to:

Accepted Answer

A)  changes in temperature regulation. 
B)  sleep disruption. 
C)  emotional changes. 
D)  motor disruption. 
A)  changes in temperature regulation. 
B)  sleep disruption. 
C)  emotional changes. 
D)  motor disruption.

Question 12

Which of the following arteries does NOT act as a major supplier to the cerebrum?

Accepted Answer

A)  anterior 
B)  superior 
C)  middle 
D)  posterior 
A)  anterior 
B)  superior 
C)  middle 
D)  posterior

Question 13

Neural agenesis refers to:

Accepted Answer

A)  an injury to a brain structure. 
B)  the degeneration of a structure. 
C)  the failure of a structure to develop. 
D)  the creation of a brain structure. 
A)  an injury to a brain structure. 
B)  the degeneration of a structure. 
C)  the failure of a structure to develop. 
D)  the creation of a brain structure.

Question 14

The hippocampus and the cingulate cortex participate in performing _____ functions.

Accepted Answer

A)  digestive 
B)  problem solving 
C)  sexual 
D)  memory 
A)  digestive 
B)  problem solving 
C)  sexual 
D)  memory

Question 15

The lateral geniculate nucleus deals with:

Accepted Answer

A)  touch. 
B)  hearing. 
C)  olfaction. 
D)  vision. 
A)  touch. 
B)  hearing. 
C)  olfaction. 
D)  vision.

Question 16

The hypothalamus is NOT primarily involved in:

Accepted Answer

A)  motor movements. 
B)  sleeping. 
C)  emotional behavior. 
D)  sensory input. 
A)  motor movements. 
B)  sleeping. 
C)  emotional behavior. 
D)  sensory input.

Question 17

The thalamus and hypothalamus are considered part of the:

Accepted Answer

A)  myelencephalon. 
B)  telencephalon. 
C)  metencephalon. 
D)  diencephalon. 
A)  myelencephalon. 
B)  telencephalon. 
C)  metencephalon. 
D)  diencephalon.

Question 18

CNS is to PNS as:

Accepted Answer

A)  neuron is to glia. 
B)  gray matter is to white matter. 
C)  nerve is to tract. 
D)  tract is to nerve. 
A)  neuron is to glia. 
B)  gray matter is to white matter. 
C)  nerve is to tract. 
D)  tract is to nerve.

Question 19

The subdivision of the nervous system that controls the gut is called the:

Accepted Answer

A)  somatic nervous system. 
B)  enteric nervous system. 
C)  digestive nervous system. 
D)  autonomic nervous system. 
A)  somatic nervous system. 
B)  enteric nervous system. 
C)  digestive nervous system. 
D)  autonomic nervous system.

Question 20

Orienting responses (e.g. ,turning your head to locate the source of a sound)are controlled by:

Accepted Answer

A)  the pons. 
B)  the superior and inferior colliculi. 
C)  the cerebellum. 
D)  the diencephalon. 
A)  the pons. 
B)  the superior and inferior colliculi. 
C)  the cerebellum. 
D)  the diencephalon.

Exam 2:What Is the Nervous System's Functional Anatomy? Part C

Which of the following structures is NOT part of the metencephalon?

Which of the following is NOT a symptom associated with meningitis?

What best characterizes the composition of cerebrospinal fluid?

The functions of the temporal lobes lie mainly in:

The term afferent refers to _____ signals.

Which of the following is NOT part of the hindbrain?

The notion of segregation of sensory and motor functions in the nervous system was postulated by:

Sensory and motor signals from the head and neck are sent to _____ sections of the spinal cord.

There are _____ pairs of cranial nerves.

Cortical regions:

Removal of the amygdala in cats leads to:

Which of the following arteries does NOT act as a major supplier to the cerebrum?

Neural agenesis refers to:

The hippocampus and the cingulate cortex participate in performing _____ functions.

The lateral geniculate nucleus deals with:

The hypothalamus is NOT primarily involved in:

The thalamus and hypothalamus are considered part of the:

CNS is to PNS as:

The subdivision of the nervous system that controls the gut is called the:

Orienting responses (e.g. ,turning your head to locate the source of a sound)are controlled by:

What Are the Origins of Brain and Behavior? Part A

What Are the Origins of Brain and Behavior? Part B

What Is the Nervous System's Functional Anatomy? Part A

What Is the Nervous System's Functional Anatomy? Part B

What Are the Nervous System's Functional Units? Part A

What Are the Nervous System's Functional Units? Part B

What Are the Nervous System's Functional Units? Part C

How Do Neurons Use Electrical Signals to Transmit Information? Part A

How Do Neurons Use Electrical Signals to Transmit Information? Part B

How Do Neurons Communicate and Adapt? Part A

How Do Neurons Communicate and Adapt? Part B

How Do Neurons Communicate and Adapt? Part C

How Do Drugs and Hormones Influence the Brain and Behavior? Part A

How Do Drugs and Hormones Influence the Brain and Behavior? Part B

How Do We Study the Brain's Structures and Functions? Part A

How Do We Study the Brain's Structures and Functions? Part B

How Does the Nervous System Develop and Adapt? Part A

How Does the Nervous System Develop and Adapt? Part B

How Does the Nervous System Develop and Adapt? Part C

How Do We Sense, Perceive, and See the World? Part A

How Do We Sense, Perceive, and See the World? Part B

How Do We Sense, Perceive, and See the World? Part C

How Do We Hear, Speak, and Make Music? Part A

How Do We Hear, Speak, and Make Music? Part B

How Do We Hear, Speak, and Make Music? Part C

How Does the Nervous System Respond to Stimulation and Produce Movement? Part A

How Does the Nervous System Respond to Stimulation and Produce Movement? Part B

How Does the Nervous System Respond to Stimulation and Produce Movement? Part C

What Causes Emotional and Motivated Behavior? Part A

What Causes Emotional and Motivated Behavior? Part B

Why Do We Sleep and Dream? Part A

Why Do We Sleep and Dream? Part B

Why Do We Sleep and Dream? Part C

How Do We Learn and Remember? Part A

How Do We Learn and Remember? Part B

How Do We Learn and Remember? Part C

How Does the Brain Think? Part A

How Does the Brain Think? Part B

What Happens When the Brain Misbehaves?

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