BIOL 121 CHAPTER 16 THE NERVOUS SYSTEM THE BRAIN AND CRANIAL NERVES

BIOL 121 CHAPTER 16 THE NERVOUS SYSTEM THE BRAIN AND CRANIAL NERVES Human Anatomy, 7e (Martini/Timmons/Tallitsch) Chapter 16 The Nervous System: The Brain and Cranial Nerves 16.1 Multiple-Choice Questions 1) Conscious thought processes and all intellectual functions originate in (the) A) cerebral hemispheres. B) cerebellum. C) medulla oblongata. D) corpus callosum. E) None of the answers are correct. Answer: A 2) Which organ contains 95 percent of the neural tissue in the body? A) spinal cord B) nerves C) thalamus D) brain E) None of the answers are correct. Answer: D 3) The telencephalon becomes the A) diencephalon. B) cerebrum. C) midbrain. D) pons. E) medulla. Answer: B 4) The inferior portion of the prosencephalon becomes the A) cerebrum. B) diencephalon. C) cerebellum. D) pons. E) medulla. Answer: B 5) Together the thalamus, hypothalamus, and epithalamus are called the A) rhombencephalon. B) brain stem. C) diencephalon. D) cerebellum. E) gray matter. Answer: C 6) The largest region of the brain is (the)