P2 Chapter 14 BRAIN & NERVES Flashcards
The pyramids are located in the
a. medulla oblongata
b. thalamus
c. hypothalamus
d. cerebellum
a. medulla oblongata
The arbor vitae is the white matter of the
a. cerebrum
b. medulla oblongata
c. cerebellum
d. pons
a. cerebrum
Which of the following is true concerning the transverse fissure?
a. It separates the cerebral hemispheres and contains the corpus callosum
b. It separates the cerebral hemispheres and contains the falx cerebri
c. It separates the cerebrum and cerebellum and contains the falx cerebelli
d. It separates the cerebrum and cerebellum and contains the tentorium cerebelli
d. It separates the cerebrum and cerebellum and contains the tentorium cerebelli
The muscles that move the eye (extrinsic muscles) are innervated by which cranial nerves?
a. I, II, III
b. IV, V, VI
c. III, IV, VI
d. VIII, IX, X
c. III, IV, VI
Cerebrospinal fluid
a. is produced by the arachnoid villi
b. enters the central subarachnoid space through the cerebral aqueduct
c. is produced by the choroid plexus
d. All of these
c. is produced by the choroid plexus
If a patient is having difficulty seeing, you might expect problems with the
a. occipital cortex
b. cerebellum
c. limbic system
d. pons
a. occipital cortex
The primary motor area of the brain is in the
a. temporal cortex
b. frontal cortex
c. medulla oblongata
d. pons
b. frontal cortex
The folds on the surface of the cerebral cortex of the brain are called
a. corpus callosum
b. sulci
c. falx cerebri
d. gyri
d. gyri
Shallow grooves on the surface of the brain are called
a. fissures
b. sulci
c. gyri
d. convolutions
b. sulci
Visual stimuli are interpreted in which lobe of the brain?
a. occipital
b. frontal
c. temporal
d. cerebellum
a. occipital
If Broca’s area of the cerebrum is damaged, the result is loss of
a. eyesight
b. muscular control of the eyes
c. speech
d. emotions
c. speech
The central sulcus
a. separates the frontal and temporal lobes
b. separates the frontal and parietal lobes
c. separates the cerebellum and cerebrum
d. contains the falx cerebri
b. separates the frontal and parietal lobes
Which of the following indicates the correct order in which cranial nerves originate from the base of the brain?
a. optic, olfactory, trigeminal, trochlear, ophthalmic
b. olfactory, ophthalmic, oculomotor, trochlear, trigeminal
c. olfactory, optic, trochlear, trigeminal, facial
d. olfactory, optic, oculomotor, trochlear, trigeminal
d. olfactory, optic, oculomotor, trochlear, trigeminal
Loss of the sense of smell could result from injury to which cranial nerve?
a. I
b. II
c. III
d. XI
a. I
The part of the brain that functions to coordinate voluntary muscular movements is the
a. cerebrum
b. brain stem
c. cerebellum
d. corpus callosum
c. cerebellum
The cranial meninges
a. line ventricles of the brain
b. filter blood
c. are hollow spaces within the brain
d. cover the brain
d. cover the brain
The principle relay station for sensory impulses as they pass to the cerebral cortexis is the
a. corpus callosum
b. hypothalamus
c. infundibulum
d. thalamus
d. thalamus
The cerebral aqueduct
a. drains venous blood into the superior sagittal sinus
b. connects the second and third ventricles
c. passes through the midbrain
d. drains CSF from the ventricles into the subarachnoid space
c. passes through the midbrain
The hypothalamus is located in the
a. frontal cerebral cortex
b. cerebellum
c. optic chiasma
d. diencephalon
d. diencephalon
Which of the following are most closely related anatomically?
a. fissures and sulci
b. cranial nerves and the cerebral cortex
c. the cerebellum and the cauda equina
d. the dura mater and ventricles
a. fissures and sulci
The corpus callosum is a bridge of __ fibers connecting the two cerebral hemispheres
a. commissural
b. projection
c. sensory
d. motor
a. commissural
The primary somatosensory cortex is located in the __ lobe
a. frontal
b. parietal
c. temporal
d. occipital
b. parietal
The uppermost (most superior) part of the brain is the
a. medulla oblongata
b. cerebellum
c. thalamus
d. cerebrum
d. cerebrum
The superior sagittal sinus is a space between the cerebral hemispheres surrounded by which meningeal layer?
a. dura mater
b. arachnoid
c. pia mater
d. falx cerebri
a. dura mater
The first and second (lateral) ventricles are surrounded by which part of the brain?
a. cerebrum
b. thalamus
c. cerebellum
d. medulla oblongata
a. cerebrum
The choroid plexuses are located in the
a. dura mater of the brain
b. cerebral aqueduct and the central canal of the spinal cord
c. ventricles of the brain
d. subarachnoid space and the arachnoid villi
c. ventricles of the brain
The cerebrospinal fluid
a. forms very slowly, only about a milliliter per day
b. is the only source of oxygen to the brain
c. is never exchanged with the other fluids of the body
d. is reabsorbed as rapidly as it is formed, about 20 mL/hr
d. is reabsorbed as rapidly as it is formed, about 20 mL/hr
The blood-brain barrier is created by tight junction seals around brain capillaries formed by the
a. oligodendrocytes
b. astrocytes
c. CNS neurons
d. pia mater
b. astrocytes
The principal motor fibers that decussate in the medulla originate in the
a. thalamus
b. cerebellum
c. pons
d. cerebral cortex
d. cerebral cortex
The region in the brain stem responsible for maintaining consciousness and awakening from sleep is the
a. thalamus
b. pyramids
c. reticular activating system
d. limbic system
c. reticular activating system
Projection fibers connect
a. the brain to the spinal cord
b. regions of the same hemisphere of the cerebral cortex
c. one side of the cerebral cortex to the opposite side
d. the pons to the cerebellum
a. the brain to the spinal cord
The basal ganglia control
a. emotions
b. large automatic movements of the skeletal muscles
c. reflex movements associated with sight and hearing
d. heart rate and rhythmicity of breathing
b. large automatic movements of the skeletal muscles
The part of the limbic system that functions with the cerebrum in the process of memory is the
a. olfactory bulbs
b. mammillary bodies
c. hippocampus
d. amygdala
c. hippocampus
A region located on the medial aspect of the temporal lobe receives impulses relating to
a. taste
b. vision
c. smell
d. hearing
c. smell
The primary auditory area is located in the
a. frontal lobe
b. parietal lobe
c. occipital lobe
d. temporal lobe
d. temporal lobe
The region of the cerebral cortex that allows you to determine the exact shape and texture of an object without looking at it is the
a. primary motor area
b. somatosensory association area
c. premotor area
d. visual association area
b. somatosensory association area
Which electroencephalogram brain waves indicate emotional stress?
a. alpha waves
b. beta waves
c. theta waves
d. delta waves
c. theta waves
The region of the brain that helps to control equilibrium is the
a. cerebellum
b. thalamus
c. hypothalamus
d. pons
a. cerebellum
In the brain, norepinephrine is responsible for
a. inhibition of nerve impulses
b. maintaining arousal (awakening from sleep)
c. inactivating acetylcholine
d. gross automatic movements of the skeletal muscles
b. maintaining arousal (awakening from sleep)
The endorphins and enkephalins function in the brain as
a. natural painkillers
b. aiding in transmission of motor impulses to muscles
c. inactivators of the biogenic amines
d. inducers of sleep
a. natural painkillers
The oculomotor nerve originates in the
a. midbrain
b. pons
c. medulla oblongata
d. spinal cord
a. midbrain
A cranial nerve containing only sensory fibers is the
a. trochlear nerve
b. facial nerve
c. vestibulocochlear nerve
d. vagus nerve
c. vestibulocochlear nerve
A portion of cranial nerve ____ actually originates from the spinal cord
a. XI (accessory nerve)
b. X (vagus nerve)
c. IX (glossopharyngeal)
d. XII (hypoglossal)
a. XI (accessory nerve)
The neural crest is a mass of tissue between the neural tube and the skin ectoderm that develops into
a. posterior (dorsal) root ganglia of the spinal nerves
b. dura mater surrounding the brain
c. sensory nerve cells imbedded in the skeletal muscles
d. gray matter of the spinal cord
a. posterior (dorsal) root ganglia of the spinal nerves
The most common brain disorder is
a. Alzheimer’s disease
b. multiple sclerosis
c. a cerebrovascular accident (stroke)
d. a brain tumor
c. a cerebrovascular accident (stroke)
The brain and spinal cord develop from the _____ neural tube.
a) mesodermal
b) endodermal
c) ectodermal
d) cranial
e) caudal
c) ectodermal
Which brain vesicle gives rise to the midbrain and cerebral aqueduct?
a) Prosencephalon
b) Mesencephalon
c) Rhombencephalon
d) Telencephalon
e) Myelencephalon
b) Mesencephalon
Which of the following is NOT a major region of the brain?
a) Brain stem
b) Cerebellum
c) Cauda equina
d) Diencephalon
e) Cerebrum
c) Cauda equina
Which of the following brain structures consists of the medulla oblongata, pons and midbrain?
a) Brain stem
b) Cerebrum
c) Cerebellum
d) Diencephalon
e) Dura mater
a) Brain stem
Which of the following brain structures consists of the thalamus, hypothalamus and epithalamus?
a) Cerebellum
b) Brain stem
c) Cerebrum
d) Diencephalon
e) Dura mater
d) Diencephalon