Brain Test

Question 0

The brain is located in the:

Answer 0

Skull

Question 1

The Central nervous system is the network of nerves that make up the:

Answer 1

Brain and spinal cord.

Question 2

The three main structures of the hindbrain are the:

Answer 2

Cerebellum, medulla and pons.

Question 3

The _____ plays an important role in sleep?

Answer 3

Pons

Question 4

The reticular formation:

Answer 4

Regulates alertness and modifies muscle movements.

Question 5

What is the largest area of the forebrain?

Answer 5

Cerebrum

Question 6

The brain structure that is most prominently involved in regulation of thirst, hunger and body temperature is the:

Answer 6

Hypothalamus.

Question 7

The region of the brain that, if damaged, is more likely to adversely affect highly order mental abilities such as thinking, learning and memory, is the:

Answer 7

Forebrain.

Question 8

The brain structure primarily involved in regulating basic bodily activities that have a survival function (breathing, heart rate,etc) is the:

Answer 8

Medulla.

Question 9

The 3 brain image techniques are:

Answer 9

PET, MRI, CAT scan.

Question 10

A person is considered to have a ‘split brain’ if they:

Answer 10

Had their corpus callous severed to stop communication between the left and right cerebral hemispheres.

Question 11

What does PET stand for?

Answer 11

Positron Emission Tomography.

Question 12

What are specialised functions of the right brain?

Answer 12

Daydreaming, Creativity, Intuition.

Question 13

What cerebral hemisphere would I be using if I were to kick a football with my right foot?

Answer 13

Left cerebral hemisphere.

Question 14

What is a limitation of Magnetic Resonance Imagining?

Answer 14

It cannot be used on patients who have metallic devises, such as pacemakers.

Question 15

In which region of the brain would you find the reticular formation?

Answer 15

Midbrain.

Question 16

In which region of the brain would you find the hypothalamus?

Answer 16

Forebrain.

Question 17

In which region of the brain would you find the cerebrum?

Answer 17

Forebrain.

Question 18

What are the 2 halves of the cerebrum called?

Answer 18

The 2 halves of the cerebrum are called the left and right cerebral hemispheres.

Question 19

Which structure of the brain is mainly responsible for cognitive abilities such as learning, remembering, language and decision making?

Answer 19

The cerebrum is mainly responsible.

Question 20

What is the main function of the spinal cord?

Answer 20

The main function of the spinal cord is to establish list pathway from the brain to the rest of the body for neurons to travel.

Question 21

What is the main role of the cerebellum?

Answer 21

The main function of the cerebellum is that it’s involved with the coordination of movement, it knows which muscle groups are being used in the movement.

Question 22

Which of the three brain imaging techniques would be considered the most effective? Why?

Answer 22

The Positron Emission Tomography (PET) scan as it provides images of the functioning brain as apposed to just its structures as the MRI and CAT scans are limited to.

Question 23

What is the difference between hemispheric specialisation and hemispheric dominance?

Answer 23

Hemispheric specialisation looks at the functions of each cerebral hemisphere and what separate functions a cerebral hemisphere specialises in. Where as hemispheric dominance looks at what hemisphere a person ‘controls’ more based on the functions that person uses.

Question 24

Describe the symptoms that would indicate someone having the damage to the
Pons:

Answer 24

They would experience severe changes in their sleeping patterns, some causes would put the person into a coma.

Question 25

Describe the symptoms that would indicate someone having damage to the
Medulla

Answer 25

A person who has damaged their medulla would see changes in their breathing rate and heart rate. It’s very fatal if the medulla is damaged.

Question 26

Give an example of a cognitive or behavioural function that would be considered as being a specialised function of the left hemisphere.

Answer 26

If a problem is given to a student and he analyses it thoroughly and thinks of a logical solution, he is using the left cerebral hemisphere as they are specialised in logical thinking.