1. Chapter 14 – The Brain and Cranial Nerves
Scrambled Brains
Out of Order
Disorders
Brain “Storm”
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2. Topic 1: Out of Order $100 Question
How would decreased diffusion across the arachnoid granulations affect the volume of cerebrospinal fluid in the ventricles?
a. Volume would increase.
b. Volume would decrease.
c. Volume would remain the same.
d. Volume would fluctuate erratically.
ANSWER
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3. Topic 1: Out of Order $100 Answer
How would decreased diffusion across the arachnoid granulations affect the volume of cerebrospinal fluid in the ventricles?
a. Volume would increase.
b. Volume would decrease.
c. Volume would remain the same.
d. Volume would fluctuate erratically.
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4. Topic 1: Out of Order $200 Question
Damage to the lateral geniculate nuclei of the thalamus would interfere with the functions of which of the following senses?
a. taste
b. sight
c. touch
d. smell
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5. Topic 1: Out of Order $200 Answer
Damage to the lateral geniculate nuclei of the thalamus would interfere with the functions of which of the following senses?
a. taste
b. sight
c. touch
d. smell
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6. Topic 1: Out of Order $300 Question
Why can damage to the medulla oblongata cause death?
a. It contains cardiac, vasomotor, and respiratory centers.
b. It controls the ANS.
c. It contains tracts that process information to and from the cerebellum.
d. It contains the headquarters for the reticular activating system.
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7. Topic 1: Out of Order $300 Answer
Why can damage to the medulla oblongata cause death?
a. It contains cardiac, vasomotor, and respiratory centers.
b. It controls the ANS.
c. It contains tracts that process information to and from the cerebellum.
d. It contains the headquarters for the reticular activating system.
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8. Topic 1: Out of Order $400 Question
After suffering a stroke, a patient is unable to speak, but can understand what is said to him and can understand written messages. Which part of his brain has been affected by the stroke?
a. Wernicke’s area in the parietal lobe
b. general interpretive area of the temporal lobe
c. primary visual cortex in the occipital lobe
d. Broca’s area in the frontal lobe
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9. Topic 1: Out of Order $400 Answer
After suffering a stroke, a patient is unable to speak, but can understand what is said to him and can understand written messages. Which part of his brain has been affected by the stroke?
a. Wernicke’s area in the parietal lobe
b. general interpretive area of the temporal lobe
c. primary visual cortex in the occipital lobe
d. Broca’s area in the frontal lobe
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10. Topic 1: Out of Order $500 Question
What symptoms would you expect to observe in an individual who has damage to the basal nuclei?
a. mental slowness and inability to perceive meaning from written symbols
b. conscious perception of touch and erratic muscle contractions
c. epileptic seizures
d. difficulty starting voluntary movements and decreased muscle tone
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11. Topic 1: Out of Order $500 Answer
What symptoms would you expect to observe in an individual who has damage to the basal nuclei?
a. mental slowness and inability to perceive meaning from written symbols
b. conscious perception of touch and erratic muscle contractions
c. epileptic seizures
d. difficulty starting voluntary movements and decreased muscle tone
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12. Topic 2: Disorders $100 Question
Damage to the amygdaloid body would interfere with regulation of what division of the autonomic nervous system?
a. peripheral
b. somatic
c. sympathetic
d. parasympathetic
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13. Topic 2: Disorders $100 Answer
Damage to the amygdaloid body would interfere with regulation of what division of the autonomic nervous system?
a. peripheral
b. somatic
c. sympathetic
d. parasympathetic
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14. Topic 2: Disorders $200 Question
What are potential consequences of blockage of an interventricular foramen?
a. hugely expanded skulls in infants
b. brain stem stroke
c. damage to and distortion of brain in adults
d. both A and C
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15. Topic 2: Disorders $200 Answer
What are potential consequences of blockage of an interventricular foramen?
a. hugely expanded skulls in infants
b. brain stem stroke
c. damage to and distortion of brain in adults
d. both A and C
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16. Topic 2: Disorders $300 Question
Conscious perception of which senses would be affected by damage to the temporal lobes of the cerebrum?
a. olfactory and gustatory
b. olfactory and auditory
c. visual and auditory
d. auditory and gustatory
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17. Topic 2: Disorders $300 Answer
Conscious perception of which senses would be affected by damage to the temporal lobes of the cerebrum?
a. olfactory and gustatory
b. olfactory and auditory
c. visual and auditory
d. auditory and gustatory
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18. Topic 2: Disorders $400 Question
The superior colliculus is a ______ reflex center while the inferior colliculus is a (an) ______ reflex center.
a. visual; tactile
b. auditory; visual
c. olfactory; visual
d. visual; auditory
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19. Topic 2: Disorders $400 Answer
The superior colliculus is a ______ reflex center while the inferior colliculus is a (an) ______ reflex center.
a. visual; tactile
b. auditory; visual
c. olfactory; visual
d. visual; auditory
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20. Topic 2: Disorders $500 Question
A patient suffers a head injury that damages her primary motor cortex. Where is the primary motor cortex? What functions will be lost due to the injury?
a. parieto-occipital sulcus; control over involuntary movements
b. postcentral gyrus; voluntary movements controlled by the specific regions damaged
c. precentral gyrus; voluntary movements controlled by the specific regions damaged
d. insula; ability to categorize items
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21. Topic 2: Disorders $500 Answer
A patient suffers a head injury that damages her primary motor cortex. Where is the primary motor cortex? What functions will be lost due to the injury?
a. parieto-occipital sulcus; control over involuntary movements
b. postcentral gyrus; voluntary movements controlled by the specific regions damaged
c. precentral gyrus; voluntary movements controlled by the specific regions damaged
d. insula; ability to categorize items
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22. Topic 3: Brain “Storm” $100 Question
What brain regions make up the brain stem?
a. hypothalamus, thalamus, and pons
b. diencephalon and mesencephalon
c. mesencephalon, pons, and medulla oblongata
d. pons, cerebellum, and medulla oblongata
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23. Topic 3: Brain “Storm” $100 Answer
What brain regions make up the brain stem?
a. hypothalamus, thalamus, and pons
b. diencephalon and mesencephalon
c. mesencephalon, pons, and medulla oblongata
d. pons, cerebellum, and medulla oblongata
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24. Topic 3: Brain “Storm” $200 Question
Reflex movements of the upper limbs are controlled by what nuclei of the mesencephalon?
a. substantia nigra
b. red nucleus
c. inferior colliculi
d. superior colliculi
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25. Topic 3: Brain “Storm” $200 Answer
Reflex movements of the upper limbs are controlled by what nuclei of the mesencephalon?
a. substantia nigra
b. red nucleus
c. inferior colliculi
d. superior colliculi
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26. Topic 3: Brain “Storm” $300 Question
Which cranial nerve nuclei are located in the medulla oblongata?
a. VII, IX, and X
b. III, IV, and VI
c. V, VI, VII, and VIII
d. IX, X, XI, and XII
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27. Topic 3: Brain “Storm” $300 Answer
Which cranial nerve nuclei are located in the medulla oblongata?
a. VII, IX, and X
b. III, IV, and VI
c. V, VI, VII, and VIII
d. IX, X, XI, and XII
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28. Topic 3: Brain “Storm” $400 Question
Which of the cerebellar peduncles allows communication between the cerebellum and pons?
a. transverse cerebellar peduncles
b. middle cerebellar peduncles
c. inferior cerebellar peduncles
d. superior cerebellar peduncles
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29. Topic 3: Brain “Storm” $400 Answer
Which of the cerebellar peduncles allows communication between the cerebellum and pons?
a. transverse cerebellar peduncles
b. middle cerebellar peduncles
c. inferior cerebellar peduncles
d. superior cerebellar peduncles
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30. Topic 3: Brain “Storm” $500 Question
Which nuclei in the medulla oblongata are responsible for relaying somatic sensory information to the thalamus?
a. nuclei of superior and inferior colliculi
b. nuclei of cranial nerves VIII–XII
c. the nucleus gracilis and the nucleus cuneatus
d. the solitary nucleus and olivary nucleus
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31. Topic 3: Brain “Storm” $500 Answer
Which nuclei in the medulla oblongata are responsible for relaying somatic sensory information to the thalamus?
a. nuclei of superior and inferior colliculi
b. nuclei of cranial nerves VIII–XII
c. the nucleus gracilis and the nucleus cuneatus
d. the solitary nucleus and olivary nucleus
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32. a. Blood pressure increases in brain capillaries.
Topic 4: f (x) $100 Question
Many water-soluble molecules that are relatively abundant in the blood occur in small amounts or not at all in the extracellular fluid in the brain. Why?
a. Blood pressure increases in brain capillaries.
b. Blood–brain barrier restricts ion movement.
c. Neurons take up most ions.
d. Neuroglia remove ions from CSF.
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33. a. Blood pressure increases in brain capillaries.
Topic 4: f (x) $100 Answer
Many water-soluble molecules that are relatively abundant in the blood occur in small amounts or not at all in the extracellular fluid in the brain. Why?
a. Blood pressure increases in brain capillaries.
b. Blood–brain barrier restricts ion movement.
c. Neurons take up most ions.
d. Neuroglia remove ions from CSF.
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34. What is the primary function of the cerebellum?
Topic 4: f (x) $200 Question
What is the primary function of the cerebellum?
a. controls reflexive movements of the eyes in response to visual stimuli
b. provides awareness of emotional states
c. coordination between voluntary and autonomic functions
d. coordinates rapid, automatic adjustments that maintain balance and equilibrium
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35. What is the primary function of the cerebellum?
Topic 4: f (x) $200 Answer
What is the primary function of the cerebellum?
a. controls reflexive movements of the eyes in response to visual stimuli
b. provides awareness of emotional states
c. coordination between voluntary and autonomic functions
d. coordinates rapid, automatic adjustments that maintain balance and equilibrium
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36. a. performing mathematical calculations
Topic 4: f (x) $300 Question
Which of these is NOT usually a characteristic function associated with the left cerebral hemispheres?
a. performing mathematical calculations
b. analyzing emotional context of a conversation
c. containing the general interpretive and speech centers
d. processing areas associated with reading, writing, and speaking
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37. a. performing mathematical calculations
Topic 4: f (x) $300 Answer
Which of these is NOT usually a characteristic function associated with the left cerebral hemispheres?
a. performing mathematical calculations
b. analyzing emotional context of a conversation
c. containing the general interpretive and speech centers
d. processing areas associated with reading, writing, and speaking
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38. Which of the following is NOT a function of the limbic system?
Topic 4: f (x) $400 Question
Which of the following is NOT a function of the limbic system?
a. establishing emotional states
b. linking the conscious, intellectual function of the cerebral cortex with unconscious autonomic functions of the brain stem
c. facilitating memory storage and retrieval
d. directing somatic motor patterns associated with rage, pleasure, and pain
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39. Which of the following is NOT a function of the limbic system?
Topic 4: f (x) $400 Answer
Which of the following is NOT a function of the limbic system?
a. establishing emotional states
b. linking the conscious, intellectual function of the cerebral cortex with unconscious autonomic functions of the brain stem
c. facilitating memory storage and retrieval
d. directing somatic motor patterns associated with rage, pleasure, and pain
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40. a. They are in deep sleep or have a brain disorder.
Topic 4: f (x) $500 Question
A patient who is hooked up to an EEG shows primarily beta waves. What are they doing?
a. They are in deep sleep or have a brain disorder.
b. They are in the early stages of sleep.
c. They are concentrating on a specific task.
d. They are extremely frustrated.
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41. a. They are in deep sleep or have a brain disorder.
Topic 4: f (x) $500 Answer
A patient who is hooked up to an EEG shows primarily beta waves. What are they doing?
a. They are in deep sleep or have a brain disorder.
b. They are in the early stages of sleep.
c. They are concentrating on a specific task.
d. They are extremely frustrated.
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42. Topic 5: Scrambled Brains $100 Question
Which primary brain vesicle is destined to form the cerebellum, pons, and medulla oblongata?
a. prosencephalon
b. rhombencephalon
c. myelencephalon
d. metencephalon
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43. Topic 5: Scrambled Brains $100 Answer
Which primary brain vesicle is destined to form the cerebellum, pons, and medulla oblongata?
a. prosencephalon
b. rhombencephalon
c. myelencephalon
d. metencephalon
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44. Topic 5: Scrambled Brains $200 Question
Which of the following statements is NOT true with regard to the cranial dura mater and the spinal dura mater?
a. In the brain it is formed of two layers.
b. In the brain some portions extend into the cranial cavity as the dural folds.
c. In the spinal column it contains the dural sinuses.
d. In the brain there is no epidural space.
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45. Topic 5: Scrambled Brains $200 Answer
Which of the following statements is NOT true with regard to the cranial dura mater and the spinal dura mater?
a. In the brain it is formed of two layers.
b. In the brain some portions extend into the cranial cavity as the dural folds.
c. In the spinal column it contains the dural sinuses.
d. In the brain there is no epidural space.
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46. Topic 5: Scrambled Brains $300 Question
The substantia nigra is a nucleus that secretes the neurotransmitter _______.
a. acetylcholine
b. norepinephrine
c. dopamine
d. GABA
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47. Topic 5: Scrambled Brains $300 Answer
The substantia nigra is a nucleus that secretes the neurotransmitter _______.
a. acetylcholine
b. norepinephrine
c. dopamine
d. GABA
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48. Topic 5: Scrambled Brains $400 Question
Which structure associated with the diencephalon is responsible for the secretion of melatonin that regulates day and night cycles?
a. thalamus
b. pituitary gland
c. hypothalamus
d. epithalamus
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49. Topic 5: Scrambled Brains $400 Answer
Which structure associated with the diencephalon is responsible for the secretion of melatonin that regulates day and night cycles?
a. thalamus
b. pituitary gland
c. hypothalamus
d. epithalamus
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50. Topic 5: Scrambled Brains $500 Question
Which area(s) of the diencephalon would be involved in the secretion of oxytocin?
a. tuberal area of the hypothalamus
b. anterior nuclei of the thalamus
c. paraventricular nucleus of the hypothalamus
d. intermediate mass of the thalamus
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51. Topic 5: Scrambled Brains $500 Answer
Which area(s) of the diencephalon would be involved in the secretion of oxytocin?
a. tuberal area of the hypothalamus
b. anterior nuclei of the thalamus
c. paraventricular nucleus of the hypothalamus
d. intermediate mass of the thalamus
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52. FINAL ROUND Question
What name is given to axons/tracts carrying information between the cerebral hemispheres of the brain?
a. projection fibers
b. commissural fibers
c. association fibers
d. arcuate fibers
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53. FINAL ROUND Answer
What name is given to axons/tracts carrying information between the cerebral hemispheres of the brain?
a. projection fibers
b. commissural fibers
c. association fibers
d. arcuate fibers
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