Module 2

Question 1

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

Answer 1

b.) primary motor cortex

Question 2

True or False: Parkinson’s Disease is a movement disorder associated with the basal ganglia.

Answer 2

True

Question 3

Which part of the basal ganglia does NOT have somatotopy?

a.) globus pallidus
b.) caudate
c.) putamen

Answer 3

b.) caudate

Question 4

____________ means in front of the brain.

a.) anterior
b.) posterior
c.) superior
d.) inferior

Answer 4

a.) anterior

Question 5

____________ means behind the brain.

a.) anterior
b.) posterior
c.) superior
d.) inferior

Answer 5

b.) posterior

Question 6

The ________ is the top half of the forebrain.

a.) dorsal
b.) ventral
c.) rostral
d.) caudal

Answer 6

a.) dorsal

Question 7

___________ is a top-down view of the brain.

a.) axial view
b.) coronal view
c.) sagittal view

Answer 7

a.) axial view

Question 8

__________ is a side view of the brain.

a.) axial view
b.) coronal view
c.) sagittal view

Answer 8

c.) sagittal view

Question 9

The midbrain is located in between the…

a.) thalamus and pons
b.) pons and medulla
c.) medulla and spinal cord

Answer 9

a.) thalamus and pons

Question 10

True or False: the dorsal horn processes sensory information and travels upwards.

Answer 10

True

Question 11

True or False: The ventral horn processes motor information and travels upwards.

Answer 11

False; travels down the spinal cord

Question 12

__________ sits anteriorly to the central sulcus.

a.) primary motor cortex
b.) ventral premotor cortex
c.) dorsal premotor cortex
d.) supplementary motor cortex

Answer 12

a.) primary motor cortex

Question 13

The premotor areas sit _________ to the primary motor cortex.

a.) anteriorly
b.) posteriorly
c.) inferiorly

Answer 13

a.) anteriorly

Question 14

True or False: the basal ganglia and cerebellum have loops to the motor cortex

Answer 14

True

Question 15

_____________ is the distribution of parts or features on the surface or within an organism.

a.) topography
b.) somatotopy

Answer 15

a.) topography

Question 16

____________ is the point-for-point correspondence of an aera of the body to a specific point on the CNS.

a.) topography
b.) somatotopy

Answer 16

b.) somatotopy

Question 17

True or False: there is a clear, distinct separation between hotspot regions across individuals.

Answer 17

False

Question 18

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

Answer 18

e.) all of the above

Question 19

True or False: the anterior lobe and posterior lobe are the regions of the cerebellum associated with somatotopic representation.

Answer 19

True

Question 20

True or False: there is an increase in spread of activation of somatotopy in the cerebellum from complex to simple tasks.

Answer 20

False

Question 21

Somatotopic activation is __________ in the cerebellum.

a.) ipsilateral
b.) contralateral

Answer 21

a.) ipsilateral

Question 22

Somatotopic activation is __________ in the basal ganglia.

a.) ipsilateral
b.) contralateral

Answer 22

b.) contralateral

Question 23

Somatotopic activation is __________ in the motor cortex and thalamus.

a.) ipsilateral
b.) contralateral

Answer 23

b.) contralateral

Question 24

True or False: a homunculus is a very small human or humanoid creature.

Answer 24

True