Class quiz chapter 10 Flashcards

Visual information from the eyes by travel from the __________ to the optic
tracts.

Abducens Nerve

Optic Nerve

Ocular Nerve

Oculomotor Nerve

Trochlear Nerve

Overseeing the postural muscles of the body and making rapid adjustments
to maintain balance and equilibrium are functions of:

cerebrum

mesencephalon

cerebellum

pons

medulla

Candy Sweets went to her dentist. He knew that she was studying A&P, so
as he was probing her painful upper right 2nd molar he asked her which
cranial nerve was responsible for her pain. Candy muttered:

the vagus

the glossopharengeal

the facial

the trigeminal

the hypoglossal.

After suffering a stroke, Mary finds that she cannot move her right arm.
This would suggest that the stroke damage is in the area of the_________
lobe.

right frontal

left frontal

right temporal

left temporal

occipital

The ________ nervous system is composed of the brain and spinal cord.

efferent

afferent

peripheral

autonomic

central

A neural cortex is found on the surface of the
cerebral hemispheres.

pons.

cerebellum.

all of the above

A and C only

The third and fourth ventricles are linked by a slender canal designated as
the

mesencephalic aqueduct.

tentorium cerebelli.

central canal.

pontine canal.

interventricular foramina.

After suffering a blow to the back of the head, Phil becomes comatose. The
blow probably caused damage to the:

prefrontal cortex

postcentral gyrus

cerebral nuclei

limbic system

reticular formation

The dural sinuses are located in the

dural folds.

pia mater.

tentorium cerebelli.

paranasal cavity.

arachnoid

Candy's boyfriend, Jorge, has damaged one of his cranial nerves. When the
doctor noticed that Jorge's right shoulder drooped, he said 'I believe your
problem is with the ________ nerve'.

vagus

accessory

hypoglossal

trigeminal

trochlear

The pons contains

sensory and motor nuclei for four cranial nerves.

nuclei concerned with the control of respiration.

tracts that link the cerebellum with the brain stem.

both B and C

A, B, and C

The cranial nerve that has three major branches is the

abducens.

glossopharyngeal.

trigeminal.

vagus.

facial.

Major centers concerned with autonomic control of breathing, blood
pressure, heart rate, and digestive activities are located in the:

medulla oblongata

mesencephalon

diencephalon

cerebellum

Damage to the premotor cortex of the frontal lobe would interfere with the
ability to:

understand written words

understand spoken language

clearly see visual images

use scissors to cut out a picture

sense the texture of silk

The ________ provides the principal link between the nervous and

endocrine systems.

pons

cerebellum

medulla oblongata

cerebrum

hypothalamus

What structure is covered by many blood vessels and adheres lightly to the
surface of the brain?

choroid plexus

cranial plexus

pia mater

dura mater

arachnoid

Cerebrospinal fluid enters the subarachnoid space by way of the:

interventricular foramina

aqueduct of sylvius

dural sinus

lateral and median apertures

falx cerebri

Sensory information is processed and relayed to the cerebrum by the

medulla oblongata.

midbrain.

cerebellum.

pons.

thalamus.

The cranial nerves that innervate the eye muscles are

III and V.

III, IV, and VI.

II and VI.

I, II, and III.

II, III, and IV

Candy's dog, Sugar's left eye won't track to the left. All of his other eye
movements are normal. The problem is with which nerve?

trochlear

oculomotor

abducens

vagus

accessory