Question 1

A tumor is located in a young boy's brain.Symptoms include the inability to swallow and inability to detect odors.What is the most likely location of the tumor?

Accepted Answer

A)  In the anterior nucleus of the hypothalamus
B)  In the pineal body
C)  In the pituitary gland
D)  In the mammillary body
E)  In the optic chiasmF) A) and C)
G) A) and E)

Question 2

This part of the brain contains the flocculonodular lobes.

Accepted Answer

A)  Pons
B)  Medulla oblongata
C)  Cerebrum
D)  Cerebellum
E)  EpithalamusF) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

Question 3

Bell palsy is a condition characterized by the paralysis of facial muscles,eyelid droop,and sagging at the corners of the mouth.What nerve is affected in this condition?

Accepted Answer

A)  Olfactory
B)  Trigeminal
C)  Facial
D)  Accessory
E)  HypoglossalF) B) and D)
G) A) and C)

Question 4

The mesencephalic (cerebral)aqueduct carries CSF from the lateral ventricles to the third ventricle.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

-This figure shows a frontal section of the cerebrum.What structure does number 1 indicate?

Accepted Answer

A)  Fourth ventricle
B)  Third ventricle
C)  Lateral ventricle
D)  Corpus callosum
E)  Cerebral nucleiF) C) and D)
G) A) and E)

Question 6

The horizontally oriented fold of dura mater that separates the occipital and temporal lobes of the cerebrum from the cerebellum is the

Accepted Answer

A)  diaphragma sellae.
B)  falx cerebelli.
C)  tentorium cerebelli.
D)  superior sagittal sinus.
E)  falx cerebri.F) A) and B)
G) B) and E)

Question 7

Which part of the brain contains the epithalamus,hypothalamus,and the thalamus?

Accepted Answer

A)  Pons
B)  Medulla oblongata
C)  Diencephalon
D)  Cerebrum
E)  CerebellumF) A) and C)
G) B) and C)

Question 8

Cerebrospinal fluid is identical to blood plasma.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

In both the cerebrum and the cerebellum,white matter lies deep to superficial gray matter.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

This nucleus processes visual information at a subconscious level.

Accepted Answer

A)  Amygdaloid body
B)  Caudate nucleus
C)  Putamen
D)  Globus pallidus
E)  ClaustrumF) B) and D)
G) A) and B)

Question 11

The largest of the four dural septa,this large,sickle-shaped vertical fold of dura mater separates the left and right cerebral hemispheres.

Accepted Answer

A)  Diaphragma sellae
B)  Falx cerebelli
C)  Tentorium cerebelli
D)  Superior sagittal sinus
E)  Falx cerebriF) B) and E)
G) B) and C)

Question 12

-This figure shows the lobes of the cerebrum.What structure does number 1 indicate?

Accepted Answer

A)  Primary auditory cortex
B)  Primary olfactory cortex
C)  Primary gustatory cortex
D)  Primary visual cortex
E)  Primary motor cortexF) All of the above
G) A) and C)

Question 13

This portion of the brain ensures that skeletal muscle contraction follows the correct pattern leading to smooth,coordinated movements.

Accepted Answer

A)  Pons
B)  Medulla oblongata
C)  Cerebrum
D)  Cerebellum
E)  EpithalamusF) C) and D)
G) B) and C)

Question 14

Cerebrospinal fluid is formed by the

Accepted Answer

A)  choroid plexus.
B)  arachnoid villi.
C)  arachnoid granulation.
D)  septum pellucidum.
E)  mesencephalic aqueduct.F) A) and B)
G) B) and C)

Question 15

Arrange the primary brain vesicles in the correct anterior to posterior order.
A: Rhombencephalon
B: Mesencephalon
C: Prosencephalon

Accepted Answer

A)  a,c,b
B)  b,a,c
C)  a,b,c
D)  c,b,a
E)  c,a,bF) A) and E)
G) C) and E)

Question 16

The most caudal part of the brain,the _________,is continuous with the spinal cord.

Accepted Answer

A)  pons
B)  thalamus
C)  medulla oblongata
D)  hypothalamus
E)  cerebellumF) B) and C)
G) A) and C)

Question 17

A brain ventricle located in the cerebrum is the _____ ventricle.

Accepted Answer

A)  third
B)  lateral
C)  fourth
D)  median
E)  falxF) B) and D)
G) C) and D)

Question 18

-This figure shows a left lateral view of the brain.What lobe does number 2 indicate?

Accepted Answer

A)  Temporal
B)  Frontal
C)  Parietal
D)  Occipital
E)  InsulaF) D) and E)
G) B) and C)

Question 19

This portion of the brain adjusts skeletal muscle activity to maintain equilibrium and posture.

Accepted Answer

A)  Pons
B)  Medulla oblongata
C)  Cerebrum
D)  Cerebellum
E)  EpithalamusF) C) and D)
G) B) and E)

Question 20

This portion of the brain forms part of the roof of the diencephalon and covers the third ventricle.Its posterior portion houses the pineal gland and the habenular nuclei.

Accepted Answer

A)  Epithalamus
B)  Thalamus
C)  Hypothalamus
D)  Cerebellum
E)  InfundibulumF) A) and D)
G) A) and C)

Exam 15: Brain and Cranial Nerves

This nucleus processes visual information at a subconscious level.

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Cerebrospinal fluid is identical to blood plasma.

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-This figure shows the lobes of the cerebrum.What structure does number 1 indicate?

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Which part of the brain contains the epithalamus,hypothalamus,and the thalamus?

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The mesencephalic (cerebral)aqueduct carries CSF from the lateral ventricles to the third ventricle.

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Cerebrospinal fluid is formed by the

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This portion of the brain adjusts skeletal muscle activity to maintain equilibrium and posture.

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This part of the brain contains the flocculonodular lobes.

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-This figure shows a frontal section of the cerebrum.What structure does number 1 indicate?

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This portion of the brain ensures that skeletal muscle contraction follows the correct pattern leading to smooth,coordinated movements.

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In both the cerebrum and the cerebellum,white matter lies deep to superficial gray matter.

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-This figure shows a left lateral view of the brain.What lobe does number 2 indicate?

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Arrange the primary brain vesicles in the correct anterior to posterior order. A: Rhombencephalon B: Mesencephalon C: Prosencephalon

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The most caudal part of the brain,the _________,is continuous with the spinal cord.

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The horizontally oriented fold of dura mater that separates the occipital and temporal lobes of the cerebrum from the cerebellum is the

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This portion of the brain forms part of the roof of the diencephalon and covers the third ventricle.Its posterior portion houses the pineal gland and the habenular nuclei.

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The largest of the four dural septa,this large,sickle-shaped vertical fold of dura mater separates the left and right cerebral hemispheres.

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A tumor is located in a young boy's brain.Symptoms include the inability to swallow and inability to detect odors.What is the most likely location of the tumor?

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Bell palsy is a condition characterized by the paralysis of facial muscles,eyelid droop,and sagging at the corners of the mouth.What nerve is affected in this condition?

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A brain ventricle located in the cerebrum is the _____ ventricle.

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