2.
3.
4.
Tim S. suffered a serious brain injury
following a fall into an empty pool. He does
not remember the event. Which part of his
injured brain was responsible for his
memory loss?
A) Thalamus
B) Hippocampus
C) Hypothalamus
D) Cerebellum
E) Amygdala
5.
Name the
structure
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
Amygdala
Hypothalamus
Caudate
Hippocampus
Insula
6.
7.
8.
9.
A) Pituitary
B) Subthalamic nucleus
C) Hippocampus
D) Hypothalamus
E) Interpeducular fossa
Name the blue area:
10.
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
Mamillary body
Optic chiasm
Tuber cinerum
Uncus
Cingulate gyrus
This structure talks to
the anterior thalamus
and communicates with
the hippocampus via
the fornix. It
degenerates in cases of
severe alcoholism.
What is it?
11.
How many layers are there in the cerebral
cortex?
A) 2
B) 3
C) 4
D) 5
E) 6
12.
An anatomy professor is lecturing on the
perineum. His language is fluent and
uninterrupted, yet he makes no sense at all.
He most likely is suffering from which of the
following:
A) Receptive aphasia (Wernicke’s aphasia)
B) Expressive aphasia (Broca’s aphasia)
C) Echolasia
D) Global aphasia
E) Agnosia
13.
What is the most common cause of
dementia?
A) Stroke
B) Diabetes
C) Creuzfeldt-Jacob disease
D) Alzheimer’s
E) AIDS
14.
What is apraxia?
A) Inability to conceptualize and perform a skilled,
learned act on command.
B) Defective recognition of perceived stimuli
C) Inability to learn new material
D) Inability to remember
E) Inability to comprehend the emotional tone of words
spoken by others
15.
A medical student, while in anatomy lab, falls to
the ground and immediately exhibits bilateral,
vigorous, rhythmic, tonic-clonic contractions of
her body muscles with loss of consciousness.
What might she be experiencing?
A) Generalized convulsive grand mal seizure
B) Generalized non convulsive seizure (petit mal)
C) Complex partial seizure
D) Simple partial seizure
E) Narcolepsy
16.
Which part of the brain plays a major
role in controlling homeostasis?
A) Thalamus
B) Hypothalamus
C) Epithalamus
D) Caudate
E) Putamen
17.
Which hypothalamic nucleus regulates
circadian rhythms?
A. Suprachiasmatic nucleus
B. Preoptic nucleus
C. Ventromedian nucleus
D. Mammilary bodies
E. Paraventricular nucleus
18.
19.
If I have a patient or a friend with a spinal cord
injury I will:
A) Send them to a community hospital to get a wheelchair so
that they can be mobile in their environment
B) Let the hospital send them wherever their insurance wants
to and do nothing
C) Educate them about spinal cord rehabilitation options and
neuroplasticity
D) Not waste time on a second opinion
E) Inform the person they will never walk.
20.
Andy has trouble removing his “gas mask”.
This causes an hypoxic event in his brain
which affects layer 5 of his cerebral cortex.
Which of the following would be most
affected?
A. Sense of smell
B. Memory
C. Movement
D. Vision
E. Pain perception
END OF QUIZ #6
2.
3.
4.
Tim S. suffered a serious brain injury
following a fall into an empty pool. He does
not remember the event. Which part of his
injured brain was responsible for his
memory loss?
A) Thalamus
B) Hippocampus
C) Hypothalamus
D) Cerebellum
E) Amygdala
5.
Name the
structure
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
Amygdala
Hypothalamus
Caudate
Hippocampus
Insula
6.
7.
8.
9.
A) Pituitary
B) Subthalamic nucleus
C) Hippocampus
D) Hypothalamus
E) Interpeducular fossa
Name the blue area:
10.
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
Mamillary body
Optic chiasm
Tuber cinerum
Uncus
Cingulate gyrus
This structure talks to
the anterior thalamus
and communicates with
the hippocampus via
the fornix. It
degenerates in cases of
severe alcoholism.
What is it?
11.
How many layers are there in the cerebral
cortex?
A) 2
B) 3
C) 4
D) 5
E) 6
12.
An anatomy professor is lecturing on the
perineum. His language is fluent and
uninterrupted, yet he makes no sense at all.
He most likely is suffering from which of the
following:
A) Receptive aphasia (Wernicke’s aphasia)
B) Expressive aphasia (Broca’s aphasia)
C) Echolasia
D) Global aphasia
E) Agnosia
13.
What is the most common cause of
dementia?
A) Stroke
B) Diabetes
C) Creuzfeldt-Jacob disease
D) Alzheimer’s
E) AIDS
14.
What is apraxia?
A) Inability to conceptualize and perform a skilled,
learned act on command.
B) Defective recognition of perceived stimuli
C) Inability to learn new material
D) Inability to remember
E) Inability to comprehend the emotional tone of words
spoken by others
15.
A medical student, while in anatomy lab, falls to
the ground and immediately exhibits bilateral,
vigorous, rhythmic, tonic-clonic contractions of
her body muscles with loss of consciousness.
What might she be experiencing?
A) Generalized convulsive grand mal seizure
B) Generalized non convulsive seizure (petit mal)
C) Complex partial seizure
D) Simple partial seizure
E) Narcolepsy
16.
Which part of the brain plays a major
role in controlling homeostasis?
A) Thalamus
B) Hypothalamus
C) Epithalamus
D) Caudate
E) Putamen
17.
Which hypothalamic nucleus regulates
circadian rhythms?
A. Suprachiasmatic nucleus
B. Preoptic nucleus
C. Ventromedian nucleus
D. Mammilary bodies
E. Paraventricular nucleus
18.
19.
If I have a patient or a friend with a spinal cord
injury I will:
A) Send them to a community hospital to get a wheelchair so
that they can be mobile in their environment
B) Let the hospital send them wherever their insurance wants
to and do nothing
C) Educate them about spinal cord rehabilitation options and
neuroplasticity
D) Not waste time on a second opinion
E) Inform the person they will never walk.
20.
Andy has trouble removing his “gas mask”.
This causes an hypoxic event in his brain
which affects layer 5 of his cerebral cortex.
Which of the following would be most
affected?
A. Sense of smell
B. Memory
C. Movement
D. Vision
E. Pain perception