exam 1: the brain

Question 1

t or f: in schizophrenia, it is seen that something has usually gone wrong in a person’s ventricular system

Answer 1

true

Question 2

part of the ventricular system that connects all of the ventricles with the central canal of the spinal cord

Answer 2

cerebral aqueduct

Question 3

part of the ventricular system that is in the lower part of the brain

Answer 3

fourth ventricle

Question 4

name for a small groove on the cortex

Answer 4

sulci (sulcus)

Question 5

the outer brain which is the majority of what you see if you look at the brain from the top of the head

Answer 5

telencephalon

Question 6

what are the parts of the telencephalon?

Answer 6

includes all of the cortex (cerebral cortex), limbic system, basal ganglia

Question 7

t or f: as the brain grew larger it had to fit into a small space (skull) and created grooves, sort of mushing itself up to fit

Answer 7

true

Question 8

t or f: the inner parts of the brain are what keeps us alive (you can live without part of the cortex, you may not the same but you’ll live)

Answer 8

true

Question 9

the hole in the bottom of our skull that allows the spinal cord to exit which is at the bottom of our brain because of our brains positioning (upright, since we walk on two legs)

Answer 9

foramen magnum

Question 10

t or f: for the size of our body the brain is quite large (3lbs for male, slightly less for female)

Answer 10

true

Question 11

part of the forebrain, located in the middle of your head (between the ears and the eyes)

Answer 11

diencephalon

Question 12

holes in the brain that are filled with liquid

Answer 12

ventricular system

Question 13

part of the ventricular system that are spaces in each hemisphere, near the middle of the brain

Answer 13

lateral ventricles

Question 14

part of the ventricular system that is lower than the lateral ventricles and in the direct middle of the brain

Answer 14

third ventricle

Question 15

name the three parts of the brain we should know

Answer 15

forebrain, midbrain, hindbrain

Question 16

part of the ventricular system that contains and allows movement of cerebral spinal fluid

Answer 16

central canal

Question 17

name the two main parts of the forebrain

Answer 17

telencephalon, diencephalon

Question 18

connecting set of fibers (axons) between the two hemispheres to always keep the communication between the hemispheres

particularly large in humans and the great apes

Answer 18

corpus callosum

Question 19

name for the bumps on the brain (specifically bumps between grooves)

Answer 19

gyri (gyrus)

Question 20

name for a large groove on the cortex

Answer 20

fissure

Question 21

what are the parts of the diencephalon?

Answer 21

thalamus, hypothalamus