Q1: What are the three primary brain vesicles that form from the neural
tube?
a. Forebrain, midbrain, hindbrain
b. Midbrain, pons, medulla oblongata
c. Brainstem, diencephalon, cerebellum
d. Mesencephalon, telencephalon, diecephalon
Q2: What is the correct pathway of development of the cerebellum?
a. neural tube, forebrain, telencephalon, cerebellum
b. neural tube, hindbrain, metencephalon, cerebellum
c. neural tube, midbrain, mesencephalon, cerebellum
d. neural tube, diencephalon, cerebellum
Q3: Bundles of white matter in the cerebrum are known as
a. Ganglia
b. Nuclei
c. Nerves
d. Tracts
Q4: The primary motor cortex of the right cerebral hemisphere
a. controls the motor activity on the right side of the body.
b. receives and processes sensory input.
c. integrates senses from multiple different sources.
d. controls the motor activity on the left side of the body.
Q5: What is NOT a function of the reticular formation?
a. Memory
b. Pain transmission
c. Sleep
d. Breathing
Q6: What portion of the brainstem blends with the spinal cord after passing
through the foramen magnum?
a. Hypothalamus
b. Medulla oblongata
c. Pons
d. Midbrain
Q7: What is NOT part of the cerebrum?
a. Insula
b. Brainstem
c. Frontal Lobe
d. Parietal Lobe
Q8: Damage to the substantia nigra of the midbrain would be indicated by
problems with
a. Respiration
b. Movement
c. Heart Rate
d. Sense of Smell
Q9: What best describes Broca’s area?
a. Broca's area is a premotor area for speech sounds.
b. Broca's area is housed in the temporal and parietal lobes.
c. Broca's area houses personality, decorum, and behavior.
d. Broca's area is usually found in the right cerebral hemisphere.
Q10: The hypothalamus functions in
a. Secreting a hormone called melatonin
b. Coordinating movement
c. Regulating the autonomic nervous system
d. Sending information to the cerebral cortex
Q11: What type of fiber carries information from the frontal lobe of the right
cerebral hemisphere to the occipital lobe of the same cerebral hemisphere?
a. Corpus callosum
b. Association fibers
c. Commissural fibers
d. Projection fibers
Q12: Astrocytes and tight junctions create a barrier to viruses and bacteria
known as
a. Dural sinuses
b. The blood brain barrier
c. Choroid plexues
d. Meninges
Q13: CSF is formed by ___ and reabsorbed through arachnoid
granulations into ___
a. Astrocytes; ependymal cells
b. Dural sinuses; ependymal cells
c. Choroid plexuses; dural sinuses
d. The cerebral aqueduct; arachnoid villi
Q14: CSF in the third ventricle will drain into the
a. Choroid plexus
b. Dural sinus
c. Lateral ventricles
d. Fourth ventricle
Q15: At what point in the brain do upper motor neurons of the corticospinal
tracts decussate?
a. Midbrain
b. Pons
c. Medullary pyramids
d. Thalamus
Q16: What role does dopamine play in motor control?
a. Dopamine binds receptors on the caudate nucleus and putamen,
inhibiting the globus pallidus. The upper motor neurons are eventually
activated
b. Dopamine inhibits the substantial nigra of the basal nuclei and inhibits
the upper motor neurons from initiating movement
c. Dopamine binds receptors in the cerebral cortex to activate upper
motor neurons to produce coordinated and smooth movements
d. Dopamine enhances the process of motor learning in the cerebellum
to reduce motor error
Q17: Which statement best describes the circadian rhythm?
a. In a 24-hour period of time, adults require at least 8 hours of sleep to
feel rested.
b. In a 24-hour period of time, we feel most sleepy during brightest
period of the day.
c. In a 24-hour period of time, we feel the most awake after eating
breakfast.
d. In a 24-hour period of time, we spend a period of time awake and a
period of time asleep.
Q18: What part of the brain is the "boss" of the autonomic nervous system
(ANS)?
a. Thalamus
b. Basal nuclei
c. Pons
d. Hypothalamus
Q19: What provides a link between the nervous system and the endocrine
system?
a. Hypothalamus
b. Cerebellum
c. Pons
d. Thalamus
Q20: What function is NOT lateralized in one of the cerebral hemispheres?
a. Emotion
b. Language related recognition
c. Facial recognition
d. Creativity
Q21: An epidural, or spinal anesthesia, is administered into the CSF flow
around the spinal cord. Into what space is this medication injected?
a. Epidural space
b. Subarachnoid space
c. Dural sinus
d. Subdural space
Q22: What part of the spinal cord carries motor information from the brain?
a. Spinocerebellar tract
b. Anterolateral system
c. Corticospinal tract
d. Posterior column
Answer Key:
Q1: A
Q2: B
Q3: D
Q4: D
Q5: A
Q6: B
Q7: B
Q8: B
Q9: A
Q10: C
Q11: B
Q12: B
Q13: C
Q14: D
Q15: C
Q16: A
Q17: D
Q18: D
Q19: A
Q20: D
Q21: A
Q22: C
Q23: B
Q24: B
Q25: D
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