MULTIPLE CHOICE. Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or answers the question.
1) Nuclei of cranial nerves V, VI, and VII are found in the ________.
A) pons
B) midbrain
C) cerebrum
D) medulla
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2) The arbor vitae refers to ________.
A) cerebellar white matter
B) the pleatlike convolutions of the cerebellum
C) cerebellar gray matter
D) flocculonodular nodes
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3) The brain stem consists of the ________.
A) pons, medulla, cerebellum, and midbrain
C) cerebrum, pons, midbrain, and medulla
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B) midbrain, medulla, and pons
D) midbrain only
4) The primary auditory cortex is located in the ________.
A) frontal lobe
B) parietal lobe
C) prefrontal lobe
D) temporal lobe
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5) What cells line the ventricles of the brain?
A) ependymal cells
C) neurons
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B) epithelial cells
D) astrocytes
6) The subarachnoid space lies between what two layers of meninges?
A) arachnoid and epidura
B) arachnoid and pia
C) dura and epidura
D) arachnoid and dura
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7) The vital centers for the control of heart rate, respiration, and blood pressure are located in the
________.
A) pons
B) cerebrum
C) midbrain
D) medulla
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8) Cell bodies of the sensory neurons of the spinal nerves are located in ________.
A) the ventral root ganglia of the spinal cord
B) the dorsal root ganglia of the spinal cord
C) sympathetic ganglia
D) the thalamus
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9) Which fissure separates the cerebral hemispheres?
A) longitudinal fissure
C) parieto-occipital fissure
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B) central fissure
D) lateral fissure
10) The central sulcus separates which lobes?
A) frontal from parietal
C) parietal from occipital
B) temporal from parietal
D) frontal from temporal
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11) An individual accidentally transected the spinal cord between T1 and L1 . This would result in
________.
A) spinal shock only
C) hemiplegia
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B) paraplegia
D) quadriplegia
12) Ridges of tissue on the surface of the cerebral hemispheres are called ________.
A) sulci
B) fissures
C) ganglia
D) gyri
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13) Broca's area ________.
A) corresponds to Brodmann's area 8
C) is usually found in the right hemisphere
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B) is considered a motor speech area
D) serves the recognition of complex objects
14) The abducens nerve ________.
A) supplies innervation to the lateral rectus muscle of the eye
B) exits from the medulla
C) relays sensory information from taste buds on the tongue
D) if paralyzed, exhibits Bell's palsy
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15) Inborn or intristic reflexes are ________.
A) rapid, predictable, learned responses
B) involuntary, yet may be modified by learned behavior
C) always mediated by the brain
D) autonomic only
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16) Which of the following is the correct simple spinal reflex arc?
A) effector, efferent neuron, integration center, afferent neuron, receptor
B) receptor, efferent neuron, integration center, afferent neuron, effector
C) effector, afferent neuron, integration center, efferent neuron, receptor
D) receptor, afferent neuron, integration center, efferent neuron, effector
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17) Problems in balance may follow trauma to which nerve?
A) vestibulocochlear
B) abducens
C) trigeminal
D) accessory
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18) A patient who received a blow to the side of the skull exhibits the following signs and symptoms on that side of the face: he is unable to close his eye, and the corner of his mouth droops. Which cranial nerve has been damaged?
A) hypoglossal
B) glossopharyngeal
C) facial
D) accessory
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19) Preparing the body for the "fight-or-flight" response is the role of the ________.
A) parasympathetic nervous system
B) cerebrum
C) sympathetic nervous system
D) somatic nervous system
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20) A drug that might be used specifically to reduce heart rate in cardiac patients could be ________.
A) a beta-blocker
B) norepinephrine
C) epinephrine
D) anticholinesterase
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21) Control of temperature, endocrine activity, and thirst are functions associated with the ________.
A) hypothalamus
B) thalamus
C) medulla
D) cerebellum
