Knowledge Reflection Quiz - Week 2

Question 1

Injury to the ____________ would most likely interfere with hormone regulation

Answer 1

Hypothalamus

Question 2

The sympathetic nervous system forms part of the _________ nervous system. It prepares the body for ____________ responses

Answer 2

Autonomic nervous system. Fight-or-flight.

Question 3

Cortex that is not sensory or motor has traditionally been termed _________ cortex

Answer 3

Association

Question 4

Neurons in two different regions of Brodmann’s ______________ map always differ in cell morphology and organisation

Answer 4

Cytoarchitectonic

Question 5

What part of the brain is the basal ganglia found in?

Answer 5

Telencephalon

Question 6

The frontal lobe is ______ to the occipital lobe, whereas the temporal lobe is _____ to the parietal lobe

Answer 6

Anterior, inferior

Question 7

The ____________ permits communication between the two cerebral hemispheres

Answer 7

Corpus Callosum

Question 8

The neocortex typically contains _________ (4 or 6) cortical layers, it is the _______ (oldest or newest) type of cortex from an evolutionary perspective

Answer 8

6, newest

Question 9

The central sulcus is an anatomical landmark that separates the ______ lobe from the ______ lobe

Answer 9

Frontal from Parietal

Question 10

Grey matter is made up of ________, whereas white matter is made up of ______ and ______ cells

Answer 10

Cell bodies, Axons and Glial Cells