Chapter 12 - The Central Nervous System
Brain
Anatomy
Brain
Physiology
Higher Brain
Functions
Protection
The Spinal
Cord
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FINAL ROUND
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
ANSWER
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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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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
ANSWER
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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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Brain Anatomy:
$300 Question
Fibers that connect gray matter between
the two cerebral hemispheres are called
________.
a. association
b. commissures
c. nuclei
d. projections
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Brain Anatomy:
$300 Answer
Fibers that connect gray matter between
the two cerebral hemispheres are called
________.
a. association
b. commissures
c. nuclei
d. projections
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Brain Anatomy:
$400 Question
Which portions of the diencephalon can be
seen on the external surfaces of the brain?
a. pineal and hypothalamus
b. thalamus and hypothalamus
c. pineal and corpora quadrigemini
d. pons and medulla
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Brain Anatomy:
$400 Answer
Which portions of the diencephalon can be
seen on the external surfaces of the brain?
a. pineal and hypothalamus
b. thalamus and hypothalamus
c. pineal and corpora quadrigemini
d. pons and medulla
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Brain Anatomy:
$500 Question
The basal nuclei are part of the
_________.
a. cerebrum
b. diencephalon
c. brain stem
d. cerebellum
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Brain Anatomy:
$500 Answer
The basal nuclei are part of the
_________.
a. cerebrum
b. diencephalon
c. brain stem
d. cerebellum
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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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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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Brain Physiology:
$200 Question
The cardiac reflex centers are found here:
a. thalamus
b. midbrain
c. medulla oblongata
d. pons
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Brain Physiology:
$200 Answer
The cardiac reflex centers are found here:
a. thalamus
b. midbrain
c. medulla oblongata
d. pons
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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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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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Brain Physiology:
$400 Question
This region of the brain could be described
as grand central station for sensory input:
a. basal nuclei
b. cerebellum
c. hippocampus
d. thalamus
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Brain Physiology:
$400 Answer
This region of the brain could be described
as grand central station for sensory input:
a. basal nuclei
b. cerebellum
c. hippocampus
d. thalamus
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Brain Physiology:
$500 Question
This system is important when you study
because it can filter out distractions:
a. visual association areas
b. reticular formation
c. hippocampus
d. limbic system
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Brain Physiology:
$500 Answer
This system is important when you study
because it can filter out distractions:
a. visual association areas
b. reticular formation
c. hippocampus
d. limbic system
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Higher Brain Functions:
$100 Question
These brain waves are emitted when you
take a test:
a. alpha
b. beta
c. delta
d. theta
ANSWER
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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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Higher Brain Functions:
$200 Question
The region of the brain that allows us to
understand language is ________.
a. Broca’s area
b. hippocampus
c. amydala
d. Wernicke’s area
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Higher Brain Functions:
$200 Answer
The region of the brain that allows us to
understand language is ________.
a. Broca’s area
b. hippocampus
c. amydala
d. Wernicke’s area
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Higher Brain Functions:
$300 Question
These brain waves are emmitted during
most of REM sleep:
a. alpha
b. beta
c. delta
d. theta
ANSWER
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Higher Brain Functions:
$300 Answer
These brain waves are emmitted during
most of REM sleep:
a. alpha
b. beta
c. delta
d. theta
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Higher Brain Functions:
$400 Question
Bilateral destruction of this area causes
severe memory loss:
a. cerebellum
b. Broca’s area
c. hippocampus
d. occipital lobe
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Higher Brain Functions:
$400 Answer
Bilateral destruction of this area causes
severe memory loss:
a. cerebellum
b. Broca’s area
c. hippocampus
d. occipital lobe
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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
ANSWER
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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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Protection:
$100 Question
The innermost meninge that protects the
brain and spinal cord is the _________.
a. arachnoid mater
b. choroid plexus
c. dura mater
d. pia mater
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Protection:
$100 Answer
The innermost meninge that protects the
brain and spinal cord is the _________.
a. arachnoid mater
b. choroid plexus
c. dura mater
d. pia mater
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Protection:
$200 Question
The cerebrospinal fluid is found in the
_________.
a. subdural space
b. epidural space
c. subarachnoid space
d. choroid plexus
ANSWER
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Protection:
$200 Answer
The cerebrospinal fluid is found in the
_________.
a. subdural space
b. epidural space
c. subarachnoid space
d. choroid plexus
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Protection:
$300 Question
Cerebrospinal fluid is absorbed back into
the blood by the _______.
a. choroid plexus
b. arachnoid villi
c. pia mater
d. falx cerebri
ANSWER
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Protection:
$300 Answer
Cerebrospinal fluid is absorbed back into
the blood by the _______.
a. choroid plexus
b. arachnoid villi
c. pia mater
d. falx cerebri
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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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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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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
ANSWER
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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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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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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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The Spinal Cord:
$200 Question
All of the following are gray matter of the
spinal cord except:
a. dorsal horn
b. ventral horn
c. gray commisssure
d. dorsal root ganglion
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The Spinal Cord:
$200 Answer
All of the following are gray matter of the
spinal cord except:
a. dorsal horn
b. ventral horn
c. gray commisssure
d. dorsal root ganglion
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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
ANSWER
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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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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
ANSWER
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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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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
ANSWER
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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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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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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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