Module 2 Flashcards
Which of the following is NOT a region of the basal ganglia?
a.) caudate
b.) primary motor cortex
c.) putamen
d.) globus pallidus internal
e.) substantia nigra pars compacta
b.) primary motor cortex
True or False: Parkinson’s Disease is a movement disorder associated with the basal ganglia.
True
Which part of the basal ganglia does NOT have somatotopy?
a.) globus pallidus
b.) caudate
c.) putamen
b.) caudate
____________ means in front of the brain.
a.) anterior
b.) posterior
c.) superior
d.) inferior
a.) anterior
____________ means behind the brain.
a.) anterior
b.) posterior
c.) superior
d.) inferior
b.) posterior
The ________ is the top half of the forebrain.
a.) dorsal
b.) ventral
c.) rostral
d.) caudal
a.) dorsal
___________ is a top-down view of the brain.
a.) axial view
b.) coronal view
c.) sagittal view
a.) axial view
__________ is a side view of the brain.
a.) axial view
b.) coronal view
c.) sagittal view
c.) sagittal view
The midbrain is located in between the…
a.) thalamus and pons
b.) pons and medulla
c.) medulla and spinal cord
a.) thalamus and pons
True or False: the dorsal horn processes sensory information and travels upwards.
True
True or False: The ventral horn processes motor information and travels upwards.
False; travels down the spinal cord
__________ sits anteriorly to the central sulcus.
a.) primary motor cortex
b.) ventral premotor cortex
c.) dorsal premotor cortex
d.) supplementary motor cortex
a.) primary motor cortex
The premotor areas sit _________ to the primary motor cortex.
a.) anteriorly
b.) posteriorly
c.) inferiorly
a.) anteriorly
True or False: the basal ganglia and cerebellum have loops to the motor cortex
True
_____________ is the distribution of parts or features on the surface or within an organism.
a.) topography
b.) somatotopy
a.) topography
____________ is the point-for-point correspondence of an aera of the body to a specific point on the CNS.
a.) topography
b.) somatotopy
b.) somatotopy
True or False: there is a clear, distinct separation between hotspot regions across individuals.
False
Which of the following areas are associated with somatotopic representation?
a.) putamen
b.) globus pallidus
c.) medial wall
d.) cerebellum
e.) all of the above
e.) all of the above
True or False: the anterior lobe and posterior lobe are the regions of the cerebellum associated with somatotopic representation.
True
True or False: there is an increase in spread of activation of somatotopy in the cerebellum from complex to simple tasks.
False
Somatotopic activation is __________ in the cerebellum.
a.) ipsilateral
b.) contralateral
a.) ipsilateral
Somatotopic activation is __________ in the basal ganglia.
a.) ipsilateral
b.) contralateral
b.) contralateral
Somatotopic activation is __________ in the motor cortex and thalamus.
a.) ipsilateral
b.) contralateral
b.) contralateral
True or False: a homunculus is a very small human or humanoid creature.
True
