Question 1

-This is a lateral view of the brain. What does "A" represent?

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A)   temporal lobe
B)   cerebellum
C)   frontal lobe
D)   occipital lobe
E)   parietal lobeF) A) and E)
G) C) and E)

Question 2

The oculomotor nerve

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A)   innervates all the muscles that move the eyeball.
B)   adjusts pupil size to the level of lighting.
C)   transmits action potentials from the retina.
D)   controls the organ of balance.
E)   innervates two of the six muscles that move the eyeball.F) D) and E)
G) B) and D)

Question 3

Which ventricle is located between the two halves of the thalamus?

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A)   first ventricle
B)   second ventricle
C)   third ventricle
D)   fourth ventricleE) A) and B)
F) C) and D)

Question 4

Consider the following five terms and determine which does not belong.

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A)   medulla oblongata
B)   pons
C)   cardiac center
D)   pyramids
E)   olivesF) B) and E)
G) None of the above

Question 5

The abducens nerves

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A)   transmit pain impulses from the teeth.
B)   are involved in eye movement.
C)   dilate blood vessels in the skin.
D)   slow the heart rate.
E)   control size of the pupil.F) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

Question 6

Which of the following terms does NOT belong with the others?

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A)   medulla oblongata
B)   midbrain
C)   pons
D)   thalamus
E)   reticular formationF) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

Question 7

Which of the following cranial nerves does not innervate the tongue?

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A)   glossopharyngeal
B)   hypoglossal
C)   accessory
D)   facial
E)   All of these would innervate the tongueF) B) and E)
G) None of the above

Question 8

Which of the following is a function of the hypothalamus?

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A)   initiates voluntary movements
B)   involved in psychosomatic illnesses
C)   control of balance
D)   unconscious swinging of the arms while walking
E)   perception of sensationF) B) and C)
G) D) and E)

Question 9

What is the group of structures in the brain that is involved with emotions and memory?

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A)   reticular formation
B)   limbic system
C)   basal nucleiD) A) and B)
E) A) and C)

Question 10

Projection fibers will connect

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A)   the cerebrum to other parts of the brain and the spinal cord.
B)   one cerebral hemisphere to the other hemisphere.
C)   parts of the same hemisphere.
D)   motor and sensory areas of the cerebral cortex.E) A) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 11

What type of white fibers connect areas of the cerebral cortex in the same hemisphere?

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A)   basal fibers
B)   commissural fibers
C)   projection fibers
D)   association fibersE) A) and B)
F) None of the above

Question 12

The cerebellum communicates with other parts of the CNS by means of nerve tracts called the

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A)   vermis.
B)   flocculonodular pathways.
C)   cerebellar peduncles.
D)   arbor vitae.
E)   folia.F) B) and C)
G) None of the above

Question 13

Walking a tightrope would activate what portion(s)  of the medulla?

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A)   the pyramids
B)   the superior colliculi
C)   the olives
D)   the pyramids and the superior colliculi
E)   the pyramids and the olivesF) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

Question 14

During brain surgery, the superior portion of the postcentral gyrus of a patient is stimulated. What do you expect the patient to do?

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A)   Flex his fingers.
B)   Talk to the surgeon.
C)   Smile.
D)   Feel pressure on his toes.
E)   Move his hand.F) A) and B)
G) None of the above

Question 15

Damage to pontine nuclei might affect

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A)   vision.
B)   talking.
C)   blood pressure.
D)   respiration.
E)   heart rate.F) B) and C)
G) A) and E)

Question 16

Unilateral damage to a cranial nerve is suspected because the tongue deviates to the right when it is protruded. Which cranial nerve is damaged?

Accepted Answer

A)   right hypoglossal
B)   left hypoglossal
C)   right glossopharyngeal
D)   left glossopharyngeal
E)   left facialF) All of the above
G) A) and C)

Question 17

Which of the following feelings is NOT related to hypothalamic function?

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A)   fear of the unknown
B)   sexual pleasure
C)   feeling satiated after a meal
D)   feeling rested after flying to England
E)   road rageF) B) and E)
G) A) and B)

Question 18

Cerebrospinal fluid flows through the where it enters the venous circulation.

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Question 19

Which of the following is correctly associated with the medulla oblongata?

Accepted Answer

A)   It gives rise to conscious thoughts.
B)   It contains nuclei for regulation of heart rate and blood vessel diameter.
C)   It contains enlargements called cerebral peduncles.
D)   It is the most superior portion of the brainstem.
E)   It relays sensory information.F) A) and B)
G) B) and D)

Question 20

Most sensory input that ascends through the spinal cord and brainstem projects to the

Accepted Answer

A)   pineal gland.
B)   hypothalamus.
C)   thalamus.
D)   mammillary bodies.
E)   subthalamus.F) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

Exam 13: Brain and Cranial Nerves

During brain surgery, the superior portion of the postcentral gyrus of a patient is stimulated. What do you expect the patient to do?

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Most sensory input that ascends through the spinal cord and brainstem projects to the

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Which of the following is a function of the hypothalamus?

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Which of the following cranial nerves does not innervate the tongue?

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Damage to pontine nuclei might affect

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Projection fibers will connect

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Walking a tightrope would activate what portion(s) of the medulla?

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Cerebrospinal fluid flows through the where it enters the venous circulation.

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Consider the following five terms and determine which does not belong.

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Which of the following feelings is NOT related to hypothalamic function?

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What is the group of structures in the brain that is involved with emotions and memory?

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What type of white fibers connect areas of the cerebral cortex in the same hemisphere?

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The abducens nerves

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-This is a lateral view of the brain. What does "A" represent?

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Unilateral damage to a cranial nerve is suspected because the tongue deviates to the right when it is protruded. Which cranial nerve is damaged?

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The cerebellum communicates with other parts of the CNS by means of nerve tracts called the

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The oculomotor nerve

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Which of the following is correctly associated with the medulla oblongata?

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Which ventricle is located between the two halves of the thalamus?

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Which of the following terms does NOT belong with the others?

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