Chapter 3-Brain Flashcards
1) The primary visual cortex is located in the _____ lobe.
a. Temporal
b. Frontal
c. Parietal
d. Occipital
d. Occipital
2) The layer of meninges closely adhering to the brain tissue is the:
a) Dura mater.
b) Pia mater.
c) Arachnoid.
d) Choroid plexus
b) Pia mater.
3) A network of blood vessels located within the ventricular system that produces cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) is the:
a) Arachnoid villi.
b) Basal cisterns.
c) Choroid plexus.
d) Basal nuclei.
c) Choroid plexus.
4) The cerebral hemispheres contain neural tissue arranged in numerous folds called:
a) Gyri.
b) Sulci.
c) Fissures.
d) Lobes.
a) Gyri.
5) Which is the most posterior portion of the corpus callosum?
a) Genu
b) Body
c) Rostrum
d) Splenium
d) Splenium
6) Including the midbrain, the other major segments of the brainstem are the:
a) Pons and medulla oblongata.
b) Pons and cerebellum.
c) Medulla oblongata and cerebellum.
d) Medulla oblongata and thalamus.
a) Pons and medulla oblongata.
7) As the transverse sinuses pass through the tentorium cerebelli, they become which sinus?
a) Sigmoid
b) Superior sagittal
c) Inferior sagittal
d) Straight
a) Sigmoid
8) What is the function of the hippocampus?
a) Taste
b) Smell
c) Memory
d) Motor control
c) Memory
9) Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) circulates between the:
a) Pia mater and arachnoid
b) Dura mater and arachnoid
c) Pia mater and cerebral cortex
d) Dura mater and periosteum
a) Pia mater and arachnoid
10) The temporal lobe of the brain is associated with:
a) Taste
b) Balance
c) Hearing
d) Sight
c) Hearing
11) The large white matter tract that connects the right and left hemispheres of the brain is called the:
a) Posterior commissure
b) Basal ganglia
c) Internal capsule
d) Corpus callosum
d) Corpus callosum
12) Which of the following is NOT part of the circle of Willis (COW)?
a) Anterior cerebral artery
b) Middle cerebral artery
c) Posterior cerebral artery
d) Posterior communicating artery
b) Middle cerebral artery
13) Which of the following has a strong role in the transition of short-term memory to long-term memory?
a. Hippocampus
b. Amygdala
c. Cingulate gyrus
d. Mammillary bodies
a. Hippocampus
14) Which of the following is an almond-shaped mass of gray matter located deep within the parahippocampal gyrus anterior to the hippocampus?
a. Hippocampus
b. Amygdala
c. Cingulate gyrus
d. Mammillary bodies
b. Amygdala
15) Which arteries form the basilar artery?
a. The internal carotid arteries
b. The common carotid arteries
c. The vertebral arteries
d. Posterior cerebral arteries
c. The vertebral arteries
16) The pituitary stalk may also be called the
a. Infundibulum
b. Optic nerve
c. Thalamus
d. None of the above
a. Infundibulum
17) What is the best view to visualize the hippocampus region?
a. Sagittal
b. Axial
c. Coronal
c. Coronal
18) The pituitary gland lies in the A. Pituitary stalk B. Sella turcica C. cavernous sinus D. sphenoid sinus
B. Sella turcica
19) The sinuses that drain into internal jugular vein are the
a. Superior sagittal sinus
b. Inferior sagittal sinus
c. Transverse sinus
d. Sigmoid sinus
d. Sigmoid sinus
20) What vessels make up the circle of willis?
a. Common carotid arteries, anterior and middle cerebral arteries
b. External carotid arteries, anterior and middle cerebral arteries
c. Anterior and posterior communicating arteries, anterior and posterior cerebral arteries and internal carotid arteries
c. Anterior and posterior communicating arteries, anterior and posterior cerebral arteries and internal carotid arteries
21) Which imaging planes are optimal to visualize the pituitary gland in MRI images?
a. Axial & coronal
b. Coronal & axial
c. Sagittal & coronal
d. Sagittal
c. Sagittal & coronal
22) While scanning seizure brain, which part of the brain do you angle coronal slices to?
a. corpus callosum
b. thalamus
c. hippocampus
d. cerebral peduncles
a. corpus callosum
23) The CPA refers to:
a. Carotid pulse angle cistern
b. Coronal peduncle angle cistern
c. Calabrian pepper antipasto
d. Cerebellopontine angle cistern
d. Cerebellopontine angle cistern
