Cerebrum & Cerebellum Take Home Quiz Review Flashcards
Mossy fibers make synaptic connections on which type of neuron?
granule
The cerebellum influences motor pathways by synapsing in which nucleus?
dentate nucleus
An area important for the production of speech is located in the _________ lobe
frontal
T/F: the primary motor cortex is granular cortex
false
Axons from the neurons in the medial and lateral geniculate nuclei terminate mainly in
layer IV of the cerebral cortex
T/F: the vestibular nuclei send afferents to the cerebellum and also receive afferents from the cerebellum
true
T/F: the anterior commissure and corpus callous have the same function
true
Damage to which of the following could interfere with the ability to plan a future activity?
A) parietal lobe
B) insula
C) frontal lobe
D) occipital lobe
E) temporal lobe
C) frontal lobe
The spinal cord and mesencephalic nucleus send proprioceptive info to the cerebellum via which nuclei?
interposed
Which of the following brain regions is not neocortex?
A) primary motor cortex
B) cerebellum
C) optic and olfactory tracts
D) ventricular system
E) hippocampus
E) hippocampus
Wernicke’s area is located on the?
superior temporal gyrus
Axons that connect adjacent cortical areas are classified as
association
Vestibular consciousness is located in which lobe? Loss of this sensation can lead to vertigo
parietal
Which lobe of the cerebellum is functionally associated with the vestibular cerebellum?
floculonodular lobe
Which fiber bundle connects the frontal lobe to the occipital lobe?
superior longitudinal fasciculus
The superior cerebellar peduncles contains
A) afferents from vestibular nuclei
B) afferents from spinal cord
C) corticothalamic fibers
D) connections to the pons and pontine nuclei
E) efferent fibers from deep cerebellar nuclei
E) efferent fibers from deep cerebellar nuclei
The frontal eye field is located
back of precentral sulcus
The ________________ receives motor and sensory input from the cerebral hemispheres to use for the control of fine, skilled, and learned movements
pontocerebellum
The angular gyrus is located on which lobe?
parietal
From anterior to posterior the 3 divisions of the cerebellum are ______________________
anterior, posterior, flocculonodular
Which of the following would contain climbing fibers?
A) pontocerebellar tract
B) corticospinal tract
C) olivocerebellar tract
D) tectospinal tract
E) vermis
C) olivocerebellar tract
Parallel fibers are formed by axons of __________ cells
granule
Many cortical regions connect to each other. Which layer of neocortex is mostly involved with these cortico-cortical fibers
III
What is the Brodmann’s number for the primary motor area?
4
What is the Brodmann’s number for the primary somatosensory area (S1)?
3
What is the Brodmann’s number for the primary visual area?
17
What is the Brodmann’s number for the primary auditory area?
41
What is the Brodmann’s number for broca’s area?
44
Brodmann’s area 17 has a ______________ representation
retinotopic
List the 6 cortical layers in order from superficial to deep
1) molecular layer
2) external granular layer
3) external pyramidal layer
4) internal granular layer
5) internal pyramidal layer
6) polymorphic layer
Efferents from the cerebral cortex travel to deeper locations by traveling through the _________________ (name of white matter structure)
internal capsule
Primary somatosensory info relays in the VPL and VPM of the thalamus and then projects to which cortical areas?
3, 2, and 1
The vestibulocerebellum uses which deep nuclei?
fastigial
Damage to what part of the cerebellum would produce the greatest effect on control of the trunk?
vermis
Spinocerebellar tracts send info to the cerebellum via
mossy fibers
The postcentral gyrus receives projections from the
thalamus
