1. Chapter 12 - The Central Nervous System
Brain Anatomy
Brain Physiology
Higher Brain Functions
The Spinal Cord
Protection
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2. Brain Anatomy: $100 Question
The central sulcus divides which two lobes of the cerebrum?
a. Frontal and parietal
b. Parietal and occipital
c. Parietal and temporal
d. Temporal and occipital
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3. Brain Anatomy: $100 Answer
The central sulcus divides which two lobes of the cerebrum?
a. Frontal and parietal
b. Parietal and occipital
c. Parietal and temporal
d. Temporal and occipital
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4. Brain Anatomy: $200 Question
If you are looking at the arbor vitae, which part of the brain are you examining?
a. Thalamus
b. Pons
c. Medulla
d. Cerebellum
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5. Brain Anatomy: $200 Answer
If you are looking at the arbor vitae, which part of the brain are you examining?
a. Thalamus
b. Pons
c. Medulla
d. Cerebellum
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6. Brain Anatomy: $300 Question
Fibers that connect gray matter between the two cerebral hemispheres are called ________.
a. associations
b. commissures
c. nuclei
d. projections
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7. Brain Anatomy: $300 Answer
Fibers that connect gray matter between the two cerebral hemispheres are called ________.
a. associations
b. commissures
c. nuclei
d. projections
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8. Brain Anatomy: $400 Question
Which portions of the diencephalon can be seen on the external surfaces of the brain?
a. Pineal body and hypothalamus
b. Thalamus and hypothalamus
c. Pineal body and corpora quadrigemina
d. Pons and medulla
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9. Brain Anatomy: $400 Answer
Which portions of the diencephalon can be seen on the external surfaces of the brain?
a. Pineal body and hypothalamus
b. Thalamus and hypothalamus
c. Pineal body and corpora quadrigemina
d. Pons and medulla
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10. Brain Anatomy: $500 Question
The basal nuclei are part of the _________.
a. cerebrum
b. diencephalon
c. brain stem
d. cerebellum
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11. Brain Anatomy: $500 Answer
The basal nuclei are part of the _________.
a. cerebrum
b. diencephalon
c. brain stem
d. cerebellum
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12. Brain Physiology: $100 Question
Broca’s area is important in coordinating muscles involved in ________.
a. eye movements
b. breathing
c. speech
d. piano playing
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13. Brain Physiology: $100 Answer
Broca’s area is important in coordinating muscles involved in ________.
a. eye movements
b. breathing
c. speech
d. piano playing
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14. Brain Physiology: $200 Question
The cardiac reflex centers are found in the ________.
a. thalamus
b. midbrain
c. medulla oblongata
d. pons
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15. Brain Physiology: $200 Answer
The cardiac reflex centers are found in the ________.
a. thalamus
b. midbrain
c. medulla oblongata
d. pons
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16. Brain Physiology: $300 Question
To understand what we see and hear we use areas of the brain called __________.
a. association areas
b. primary sensory areas
c. tracts
d. basal nuclei
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17. Brain Physiology: $300 Answer
To understand what we see and hear we use areas of the brain called __________.
a. association areas
b. primary sensory areas
c. tracts
d. basal nuclei
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18. Brain Physiology: $400 Question
This region of the brain could be described as the Grand Central Station of sensory input.
a. Substantia nigra
b. Cerebellum
c. Hippocampus
d. Thalamus
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19. Brain Physiology: $400 Answer
This region of the brain could be described as the Grand Central Station of sensory input.
a. Substantia nigra
b. Cerebellum
c. Hippocampus
d. Thalamus
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20. Brain Physiology: $500 Question
This system is important when you study because it can filter out distractions.
a. Visual association area
b. Reticular formation
c. Hippocampus
d. Limbic system
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21. Brain Physiology: $500 Answer
This system is important when you study because it can filter out distractions.
a. Visual association area
b. Reticular formation
c. Hippocampus
d. Limbic system
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22. Higher Brain Functions: $100 Question
These brain waves are emitted when you take a test.
a. Alpha
b. Beta
c. Delta
d. Theta
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23. Higher Brain Functions: $100 Answer
These brain waves are emitted when you take a test.
a. Alpha
b. Beta
c. Delta
d. Theta
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24. Higher Brain Functions: $200 Question
The region of the brain that allows us to understand language is ________.
a. Broca’s area
b. the hippocampus
c. the amygdala
d. Wernicke’s area
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25. Higher Brain Functions: $200 Answer
The region of the brain that allows us to understand language is ________.
a. Broca’s area
b. the hippocampus
c. the amygdala
d. Wernicke’s area
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26. Higher Brain Functions: $300 Question
These brain waves are emitted during most REM sleep.
a. Alpha
b. Beta
c. Delta
d. Theta
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27. Higher Brain Functions: $300 Answer
These brain waves are emitted during most REM sleep.
a. Alpha
b. Beta
c. Delta
d. Theta
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28. Higher Brain Functions: $400 Question
Bilateral destruction of this area causes severe memory loss.
a. Cerebellum
b. Broca’s area
c. Hippocampus
d. Wernicke’s area
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29. Higher Brain Functions: $400 Answer
Bilateral destruction of this area causes severe memory loss.
a. Cerebellum
b. Broca’s area
c. Hippocampus
d. Wernicke’s area
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30. Higher Brain Functions: $500 Question
All of the following are factors in transferring STM to LTM except:
a. association.
b. consolidation.
c. emotion.
d. repetition.
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31. Higher Brain Functions: $500 Answer
All of the following are factors in transferring STM to LTM except:
a. association.
b. consolidation.
c. emotion.
d. repetition.
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32. Protection: $100 Question
The innermost meninx that protects the brain and spinal cord is the _________.
a. arachnoid mater
b. choroid mater
c. dura mater
d. pia mater
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33. Protection: $100 Answer
The innermost meninx that protects the brain and spinal cord is the _________.
a. arachnoid mater
b. choroid mater
c. dura mater
d. pia mater
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34. Protection: $200 Question
The cerebrospinal fluid is found in the _________.
a. subdural space
b. epidural space
c. subarachnoid space
d. epiarachnoid space
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35. The cerebrospinal fluid is found in the _________.
Protection: $200 Answer
The cerebrospinal fluid is found in the _________.
a. subdural space
b. epidural space
c. subarachnoid space
d. epiarachnoid space
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36. Protection: $300 Question
Cerebrospinal fluid is absorbed back into the blood by the _______.
a. choroid plexus
b. arachnoid villus
c. pia mater
d. falx cerebri
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37. Cerebrospinal fluid is absorbed back into the blood by the _______.
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Cerebrospinal fluid is absorbed back into the blood by the _______.
a. choroid plexus
b. arachnoid villus
c. pia mater
d. falx cerebri
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38. Protection: $400 Question
The central canal of the spinal cord is analogous to what part of the brain?
a. Subarachnoid space
b. Ventricles
c. Corpus callosum
d. Falx cerebri
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39. Protection: $400 Answer
The central canal of the spinal cord is analogous to what part of the brain?
a. Subarachnoid space
b. Ventricles
c. Corpus callosum
d. Falx cerebri
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40. Protection: $500 Question
The blood-brain barrier is an effective barrier against all of the following except:
a. metabolic wastes.
b. proteins.
c. potassium.
d. nicotine.
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41. Protection: $500 Answer
The blood-brain barrier is an effective barrier against all of the following except:
a. metabolic wastes.
b. proteins.
c. potassium.
d. nicotine.
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42. The Spinal Cord: $100 Question
The terminal end of the spinal cord is called the __________.
a. conus medullaris
b. filum terminale
c. cauda equina
d. lumbar enlargement
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43. The Spinal Cord: $100 Answer
The terminal end of the spinal cord is called the __________.
a. conus medullaris
b. filum terminale
c. cauda equina
d. lumbar enlargement
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44. The Spinal Cord: $200 Question
All of the following are gray matter of the spinal cord except the:
a. dorsal horn.
b. ventral horn.
c. gray commissure.
d. dorsal root ganglion.
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45. The Spinal Cord: $200 Answer
All of the following are gray matter of the spinal cord except the:
a. dorsal horn.
b. ventral horn.
c. gray commissure.
d. dorsal root ganglion.
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46. The Spinal Cord: $300 Question
Which of the following is a descending pathway?
a. Fasciculus gracilis
b. Fasciculus cuneatus
c. Lateral spinothalamic tract
d. Lateral corticospinal tract
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47. The Spinal Cord: $300 Answer
Which of the following is a descending pathway?
a. Fasciculus gracilis
b. Fasciculus cuneatus
c. Lateral spinothalamic tract
d. Lateral corticospinal tract
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48. The Spinal Cord: $400 Question
Pain follows which pathway to the brain?
a. Fasciculus gracilis
b. Fasciculus cuneatus
c. Lateral spinothalamic tract
d. Lateral corticospinal tract
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49. The Spinal Cord: $400 Answer
Pain follows which pathway to the brain?
a. Fasciculus gracilis
b. Fasciculus cuneatus
c. Lateral spinothalamic tract
d. Lateral corticospinal tract
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50. The Spinal Cord: $500 Question
Neurons that transmit impulses from the spinal cord to the thalamus are called ________.
a. first order
b. second order
c. third order
d. short order
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51. The Spinal Cord: $500 Answer
Neurons that transmit impulses from the spinal cord to the thalamus are called ________.
a. first order
b. second order
c. third order
d. short order
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52. b. Huntington’s disease c. Multiple sclerosis
FINAL ROUND Question
This devastating disease causes destruction of motor neurons in the ventral horn of the spinal cord.
a. Parkinson’s disease
b. Huntington’s disease
c. Multiple sclerosis
d. Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
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53. b. Huntington’s disease c. Multiple sclerosis
FINAL ROUND Answer
This devastating disease causes destruction of motor neurons in the ventral horn of the spinal cord.
a. Parkinson’s disease
b. Huntington’s disease
c. Multiple sclerosis
d. Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
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