Part II: Brain Structures--------Name the appropriate brain area, meninge, or space for the following:

Question 1

Contains the Substantia Nigra

Answer 1

Midbrain (Mesencephalon)

*The Substantia Nigra makes
dopami

Question 2

Areas of the diencephalon

Answer 2

Thalamus, Hypothalamus, Pineal Gland

Question 3

Innermost meninge directly touches the surface of the brain
and spinal cord)

Answer 3

Pia Mater

Question 4

Structure that filters blood to form CSF

Answer 4

Choroid plexus

*Found in brain ventricles

Question 5

Area that controls basic consciousness

Answer 5

Reticular formation

Question 6

Cerebral lobe for hearing

Answer 6

Temporal lobe

Question 7

Controls eating and drinking behaviors

Answer 7

Hypothalamus

*Hunger, Thirst, and Satiety Centers

Question 8

Space above the arachnoid mater

Answer 8

Subdural space

Question 9

Sends APs from the eye, ear, and mouth
to specific cerebral lobes so they can be
turned into visual, auditory, and taste
information

Answer 9

Thalamus

*Sensory Relay Center

Question 10

Another name for the midbrain

Answer 10

Cerebral Peduncles

Question 11

Controls sleep/wake cycle

Answer 11

Pineal gland

*Produces serotonin & melatonin

Question 12

Meninge composed of two layers, one of
which is the periosteum

Answer 12

Dura Mater

Question 13

Controls the sympathetic and
parasympathetic nerve effects on the
body

Answer 13

Hypothalamus

*Major Autonomic Control Center

Question 14

Cerebral lobe for vision

Answer 14

Occipital lobe

Question 15

Most important area for long-term
memory formation

Answer 15

Limbic System

*Specific part of limbic system for this
is the hippocampus

Question 16

Meninge where the major blood vessels
that supply the brain are found

Answer 16

Pia Mater

*Highly vascularized=contains many
blood vessels

Question 17

Two areas which control breathing

Answer 17

Medulla (most important), Pons

Question 18

Four areas of the Brainstem

Answer 18

Medulla, Pons, Cerebellum,
Reticular formation

Question 19

Overall emotional center of the brain

Answer 19

Limbic System

Question 20

Meninge that contains villi which deliver
CSF to the dural sinus

Answer 20

Arachnoid Mater

Question 21

Controls the release of pituitary gland hormones

Answer 21

Hypothalamus

*Endocrine System Control Center

Question 22

Cerebral lobe for taste and smell

Answer 22

Parietal lobe

Question 23

Cavity (space) where CSF is found

Answer 23

Subarachnoid space

*Space between arachnoid mater
and pia mater in vertebral cavity
and cranial (skull) cavity

Question 24

Important pathway for action potentials
controlling skeletal muscle movements

Answer 24

Cerebral Peduncles

Question 25

Controls body temperature

Answer 25

Hypothalamus

Question 26

Allows us to select or ignore sensory
information, especially sounds

Answer 26

Reticular formation

Question 27

Controls heart rate and blood pressure

Answer 27

Medulla, Hypothalamus

*The Medulla is the most
important. It contains the
Cardiac Center &
Vasomotor Center;
*Hypothalamus also
alters HR & BP as part of
its autonomic control
center function

Question 28

Meninge made of areolar connective tissue

Answer 28

Pia Mater

Question 29

A “bridge” for action potentials moving from
the cerebrum to cerebellum

Answer 29

Pons

Question 30

Meninge which forms septa or partitions that
prevent excessive movement of brain in skull

Answer 30

Dura Mater

Question 31

Cavity (space) anesthesia is injected

Answer 31

Epidural space

*Space above dura mater
in vertebral cavity and cranial cavit

Question 32

Controls the water balance of body using ADH

Answer 32

Hypothalamus

*ADH helps save water when
dehydrated by affecting the kidneys

Question 33

Meninge made of dense connective tissue

Answer 33

Dura Mater

Question 34

Produces serotonin and melatonin

Answer 34

Pineal gland

*Controls the Sleep/Wake Cycle

Question 35

Contains Vital Reflex Centers

Answer 35

Medulla

*The Vital Reflex Centers control
heart rate & blood pressure; also
cause breathing—
Cardiac, Respiratory, Vasomotor Center

Question 36

Where the learning and planning of complex
movements occurs, Controls posture & balance

Answer 36

Cerebellum

*Gross Motor Coordination is the
overall name for what the cerebellum
is in charge of