Structure and Function of the Brain and Cranial Nerves

Question 1

What are the three major parts of the brain?

Answer 1

cerebrum, brainstem, cerebellum

Question 2

What is the general name for the membranes that surround the brain?

Answer 2

meninges

Question 3

What are the three meninges and where are they located around the brain?

Answer 3

dura mater- outermost layer
arachnoid mater- next deepest layer
pia mater- deepest layer, sits directly on the surface of the brain like shrink wrap

Question 4

What is the space between the dura mater and arachnoid mater called?

Answer 4

the subdural space

Question 5

What is the space between the arachnoid mater and the pia mater called?

Answer 5

the subarachnoid space, contains cerebrospinal fluid (CSF)

Question 6

The hindbrain is made up of what three organs?

Answer 6

the pons, the medulla oblongata, and the cerebellum

Question 7

What are the major functions of cerebrospinal fluid?

Answer 7

buoancy, protection, and chemical stability

Question 8

What are the four cerebral lobes?

Answer 8

Frontal, Parietal, Occipital, and Temporal

Question 9

What connects the right and left hemispheres of the brain?

Answer 9

Corpus Callosum

Question 10

The forebrain is made up of what three organs?

Answer 10

Thalamus, Hypothalamus, and Epithalamus

Question 11

The ____ separates the temporal lobe from the frontal and parietal lobes of the brain.

Answer 11

lateral fissure

Question 12

anterior is also called

Answer 12

rostral

Question 13

posterior is also called

Answer 13

caudal

Question 14

The ridges of the brain are called ____, and the depressions of the brain are called ____.

Answer 14

gyri, sulci

Question 15

The ____ composes 83% of the actual brain volume.

Answer 15

cerebrum

Question 16

The _____ separates the two cerebral hemispheres.

Answer 16

longitudinal fissure

Question 17

The _____ has extensive folds to increase surface area.

Answer 17

cerebral cortex

Question 18

What are the functions of the frontal lobe?

Answer 18

voluntary motor functions and areas for planning, mood, and social judgement

Question 19

What are the functions of the parietal lobe?

Answer 19

sensory reception and integration of sensory information

Question 20

What is the function of the occipital lobe?

Answer 20

visual

Question 21

What are the functions of the temporal lobe?

Answer 21

hearing, smell, learning, memory, emotional behavior, taste

Question 22

The precentral gyrus is responsible for ____.

Answer 22

primary motor cortex

Question 23

The central sulcus divides which two lobes?

Answer 23

frontal and parietal

Question 24

The precentral gyrus is located on which lobe?

Answer 24

frontal

Question 25

Wernicke’s area is a part of which two lobes?

Answer 25

parietal and temporal

Question 26

The postcentral gyrus is located on which lobe?

Answer 26

parietal

Question 27

The ____ separates the cerebellum from the occipital lobe.

Answer 27

transverse sulcus

Question 28

The left hemisphere of the brain is responsible for ___.

Answer 28

language and reasoning

Question 29

The right hemisphere of the brain is responsible for ____.

Answer 29

space/pattern perception, artistic awareness, imagination, and music comprehension

Question 30

The thalamus is located in the ____ and is responsible for _____.

Answer 30

forebrain, integrating and directing information on its way to the cerebral cortex