Brain

Question 1

If someone is left brain dominant, which side of the brain would the speech and language centers be located?

Answer 1

Left side

Question 2

Where is the primary motor cortex located?

Answer 2

Frontal lobe directly anterior to central sulcus

Question 3

Which lobe of the brain deals with personality, planning, thinking, and voluntary movement?

Answer 3

Frontal lobe

Question 4

What portion of the brain is used for coordinated movement/coordination?

Answer 4

Cerebellum

Question 5

How many neurons are involved in a dorsal column?

Answer 5

3

Question 6

Which spinal pathway is a descending efferent pathway responsible for voluntary movement?

Answer 6

Lateral Corticospinal tract

Question 7

The right side of the field of view is interpreted by what side of the brain (vision)?

Answer 7

Left side of brain

Question 8

Which lobe of the brain deals with hearing?

Answer 8

Temporal

Question 9

Which artery distributes to the inferior aspect of cerebral hemisphere and occipital lobe?

Answer 9

Posterior cerebral

Question 10

Does the internal carotid go through the foramen lacerum?

Answer 10

No runs over it

Question 11

Which artery distributes to the cerebral arterial circle (or willis)?

Answer 11

Anterior communicating

Question 12

Which artery distributes to the cranial meninges and cerebellum?

Answer 12

Vertebral

Question 13

Which artery distributes to most of the lateral surface of the cerebral hemispheres?

Answer 13

Middle cerebral

Question 14

Which spinal pathway is a ascending afferent pathway responsible for sensing crude touch, pain, and temp?

Answer 14

Spinothalamic tract

Question 15

Which artery distributes to the brainstem, cerebellum, and cerebrum?

Answer 15

Basilar

Question 16

How many neurons are involved in a corticospinal tract?

Answer 16

2

Question 17

Which artery gives branches to walls of cavernous sinus, pituitary gland, and trigeminal ganglion; provides primary supply to vein?

Answer 17

Internal carotid

Question 18

Which lobe of the brain deals with vision?

Answer 18

Occipital

Question 19

How many neurons are involved in a spinothalamic tract?

Answer 19

3

Question 20

Where does the neuron cross over in a corticospinal tract?

Answer 20

Medulla

Question 21

Which spinal pathway is a ascending afferent pathway responsible for sensing vibration, fine touch, and position?

Answer 21

Dorsal column

Question 22

Where is the primary sensory cortex located?

Answer 22

Parietal lobe directly posterior to central sulcus

Question 23

What are the 3 branches of the internal carotid artery?

Answer 23

Anterior cerebral, anterior communicating, and middle cerebral

Question 24

Which artery distributes to the optic tract, cerebral peduncle, internal capsule, and thalamus?

Answer 24

Posterior communicating

Question 25

Which artery does not give off any branches until it gets into the cranium?

Answer 25

Internal carotid

Question 26

Which hemisphere of the brain is dominant in most human?

Answer 26

Left Brain

Question 27

Which lobe of the brain deals with sensory processing, has map of the body for sensory purposes; deals with pain, temp, and propriocetion

Answer 27

Parietal lobe

Question 28

Which artery distributes to the cerebral hemispheres except for occipital lobe?

Answer 28

Anterior cerebral

Question 29

Where does the neuron cross over in a spinothalamic tract?

Answer 29

Spinal cord

Question 30

What are the 3 branches of the vertebral artery?

Answer 30

Basilar, posterior cerebral, and posterior communicating

Question 31

Where does the neuron cross over in a dorsal column?

Answer 31

Medulla