Question 1

What is the largest of the cranial nerves and the most important sensory nerve of the face?

Accepted Answer

A)  Accessory nerve (XI) 
B)  Facial nerve (VII) 
C)  Trigeminal nerve (V) 
D)  Hypoglossal nerve (XII) 
E)  Abducens nerve (VI) F) B) and D)
G) A) and E)

Question 2

The cerebellum exhibits folds called gyri separated by grooves called sulci.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Planning,motivation,and social judgment are functions of the brain associated with which part of the cerebrum?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 4

The thalamus,hypothalamus,and epithalamus are derivatives of which embryonic structure?

Accepted Answer

A)  Telencephalon
B)  Diencephalon
C)  Mesencephalon
D)  Metencephalon
E)  MyelencephalonF) C) and D)
G) A) and B)

Question 5

The reticular formation is a web of __________ scattered throughout the __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  nerves; white matter in the cerebrum
B)  white matter; cerebellum
C)  gray matter; brainstem
D)  gray matter; cerebrum
E)  neurosomas; hypothalamusF) A) and E)
G) None of the above

Question 6

Which of the following occurs during rapid eye movement (REM) sleep?

Accepted Answer

A)  The muscles relax, and body temperature, blood pressure, heart rate, and respiratory rate fall.
B)  The muscles are very relaxed and body temperature, blood pressure, and heart rate, and respiratory rate are at their lowest levels.
C)  The muscles are paralyzed, and body temperature, blood pressure, and heart rate and respiratory rate increase.
D)  A person falls into light sleep.
E)  A person begins to relax and feels drowsy.F) A) and B)
G) B) and D)

Question 7

The great majority of which tracts pass through the corpus callosum?

Accepted Answer

A)  Ascending
B)  Descending
C)  Projection
D)  Commissural
E)  AssociationF) A) and B)
G) A) and E)

Question 8

Which of the following cranial nerves is mispaired?

Accepted Answer

A)  Abducens - V
B)  Oculomotor - III
C)  Facial - VII
D)  Accessory - XIE) B) and D)
F) A) and C) A

Question 9

Which body region is controlled by the largest area of the motor cortex?

Accepted Answer

A)  Shoulder
B)  Fingers
C)  Toes
D)  Trunk
E)  NeckF) D) and E)
G) B) and C)

Question 10

The pyramidal cells of the precentral gyrus are called __________ neurons.

Accepted Answer

A)  stellate
B)  third-order
C)  first-order
D)  upper motor
E)  lower motorF) A) and B)
G) B) and E) D

Question 11

Why is 90% of the cerebral cortex referred to as the neocortex?

Accepted Answer

A)  It developed recently evolutionarily when mammals diversified.
B)  It is only found in humans.
C)  It is last to develop in the fetus and is thus the youngest part of the brain.
D)  It has the ability to regenerate the outermost three of its six layers.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C) A

Question 12

Which of the following is not a function of CSF?

Accepted Answer

A)  To regulate the chemical environment of the nervous tissue
B)  To rinse metabolic wastes from the nervous tissue
C)  To provide oxygen and nutrients to the nervous tissue
D)  To protect the brain from striking the cranium when the head is jolted
E)  To allow the brain to attain considerable size without being impaired by its own weightF) C) and D)
G) A) and E)

Question 13

A lesion in which structure would cause a person to have an erratic waking/sleeping cycle?

Accepted Answer

A)  Satiety center
B)  Mammillary nucleus
C)  Suprachiasmatic nucleus
D)  Pituitary gland
E)  Medial geniculate nucleusF) A) and E)
G) None of the above

Question 14

Which lobe is deep to the lateral sulcus and can only be seen by removing some of the overlying cerebrum?

Accepted Answer

A)  Frontal lobe
B)  Occipital lobe
C)  Parietal lobe
D)  Temporal lobe
E)  InsulaF) B) and C)
G) C) and D)

Question 15

Sex drive,body temperature,and food and water intake are regulated by which part of the brain?

Accepted Answer

A)  Limbic system
B)  Thalamus
C)  Pineal gland
D)  Hypothalamus
E)  Pituitary glandF) A) and C)
G) D) and E)

Question 16

Where are the cardiac,vasomotor,and respiratory centers found?

Accepted Answer

A)  Medulla oblongata
B)  Pons
C)  Midbrain
D)  Spinal cord
E)  DiencephalonF) B) and E)
G) C) and E)

Question 17

From superficial to deep,the meninges occur in which order?

Accepted Answer

A)  Dura mater, pia mater, arachnoid
B)  Dura mater, arachnoid, pia mater
C)  Pia mater, dura mater, arachnoid
D)  Pia mater, arachnoid, dura mater
E)  Arachnoid, pia mater, dura materF) All of the above
G) A) and C)

Question 18

The __________ function(s) in visual attention,such as to look and follow the flight of a butterfly.

Accepted Answer

A)  inferior colliculi
B)  superior colliculi
C)  tegmentum
D)  red nucleus
E)  substantia nigraF) A) and D)
G) B) and D)

Question 19

Which of the following is correct regarding the occipital lobe?

Accepted Answer

A)  It is chiefly concerned with mood, memory, and emotions.
B)  It is the principal visual center of the brain.
C)  It is the primary site for receiving and interpreting signals from the general senses.
D)  It is concerned with voluntary motor functions.
E)  It is likely to play a role in understanding spoken language.F) A) and D)
G) A) and C)

Question 20

The gray matter of the cerebrum forms a surface layer called the __________ and deeper masses called __________ surrounded by white matter.

Accepted Answer

A)  nuclei; tracts
B)  cortex; nuclei
C)  cortex; medulla
D)  medulla; midbrain
E)  medulla; nervesF) A) and C)
G) B) and D)

Exam 14: The Brain and Cranial Nerves

What is the largest of the cranial nerves and the most important sensory nerve of the face?

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The cerebellum exhibits folds called gyri separated by grooves called sulci.

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Planning,motivation,and social judgment are functions of the brain associated with which part of the cerebrum?

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The thalamus,hypothalamus,and epithalamus are derivatives of which embryonic structure?

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The reticular formation is a web of __________ scattered throughout the __________.

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Which of the following occurs during rapid eye movement (REM) sleep?

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The great majority of which tracts pass through the corpus callosum?

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Which of the following cranial nerves is mispaired?

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Which body region is controlled by the largest area of the motor cortex?

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The pyramidal cells of the precentral gyrus are called __________ neurons.

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Why is 90% of the cerebral cortex referred to as the neocortex?

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Which of the following is not a function of CSF?

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A lesion in which structure would cause a person to have an erratic waking/sleeping cycle?

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Which lobe is deep to the lateral sulcus and can only be seen by removing some of the overlying cerebrum?

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Sex drive,body temperature,and food and water intake are regulated by which part of the brain?

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Where are the cardiac,vasomotor,and respiratory centers found?

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From superficial to deep,the meninges occur in which order?

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The __________ function(s) in visual attention,such as to look and follow the flight of a butterfly.

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Which of the following is correct regarding the occipital lobe?

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The gray matter of the cerebrum forms a surface layer called the __________ and deeper masses called __________ surrounded by white matter.

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