ANP 1111 FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS
What are the four subdivisions of the brain? - CORRECT ANSWER-✔✔✅cerebrum, diencephalon,
brainstem, cerebellum
What is gray matter? - CORRECT ANSWER-✔✔✅short, nonmyelinated neurons and cell bodies, some is
organized into nuclei.
What is white matter? - CORRECT ANSWER-✔✔✅myelinated axons
How is gray and white matter organized in the spinal cord? - CORRECT ANSWER-✔✔✅Central cavity
surround with gray matter in a butterfly shape, which is surround with white matter
How is gray and white matter organized in the brain? - CORRECT ANSWER-✔✔✅Central cavity
surrounded with gray matter. Some nuclei scattered. outside of cerebrum and cerebellum is covered in
gray matter. Rest is white matter.
What are ventricles? - CORRECT ANSWER-✔✔✅Spaces in the brain filled with cerebral spinal fluid and
lined with ependymal cells
What are the four ventricles of the brain? - CORRECT ANSWER-✔✔✅two lateral ventricles, third
ventricle, fourth ventricle
What separates the two lateral ventricles? - CORRECT ANSWER-✔✔✅septum pellucidum
Where is the third ventricle located? - CORRECT ANSWER-✔✔✅diencephalon
Where is the fourth ventricle located? - CORRECT ANSWER-✔✔✅between pons and cerebellum
,Where are the lateral ventricles located? - CORRECT ANSWER-✔✔✅cerebral hemispheres
What connects the third and fourth ventricles? - CORRECT ANSWER-✔✔✅cerebral aqueduct
What are the 3 apertures and what do they do? - CORRECT ANSWER-✔✔✅2 Lateral apertures & 1
median aperture connect the ventricles to the subarachnoid space
What are the lobes of the brain? - CORRECT ANSWER-✔✔✅frontal, parietal, occipital, temporal, insular
What separates gyri? - CORRECT ANSWER-✔✔✅sulci
What separates the precentral and the postcentral gyrus? - CORRECT ANSWER-✔✔✅The Central Sulcus
What is the cerebral cortex and what does it do? - CORRECT ANSWER-✔✔✅outer layer of the
cerebrum, responsible for conscious behaviour
what are the functional areas of the cerebral cortex? - CORRECT ANSWER-✔✔✅Motor, Sensory &
Association
How is the brain contralateral? - CORRECT ANSWER-✔✔✅Each hemisphere of the brain handles
sensory & motor functions of the opposite side of the body
How is the brain lateralized? - CORRECT ANSWER-✔✔✅Although the brain is symmetrical, one side
might do more than the other.
Where are the motor areas? - CORRECT ANSWER-✔✔✅posterior part of the frontal lobe
Where is the primary motor cortex located? - CORRECT ANSWER-✔✔✅precentral gyrus
,What does the primary motor cortex do? - CORRECT ANSWER-✔✔✅Responsible for the control of
skeletal muscles.
What muscles need the most precise motor control? - CORRECT ANSWER-✔✔✅The face, fingers and
the hands
Where is the premotor cortex located? - CORRECT ANSWER-✔✔✅anterior to primary motor cortex
What does the premotor cortex do? - CORRECT ANSWER-✔✔✅Helps plan movements by selecting and
sequencing basic motor movements into more complex tasks (e.g. playing a musical instrument).
What is Broca's area responsible for? - CORRECT ANSWER-✔✔✅Preparation of speech. -> Organizes the
making of sounds that will be heard as words
What does the frontal eye field do? - CORRECT ANSWER-✔✔✅controls voluntary eye movements
Where is the primary somatosensory cortex? - CORRECT ANSWER-✔✔✅postcentral gyrus
What does the primary somatosensory cortex do? - CORRECT ANSWER-✔✔✅receives sensory inputs
from the skin, joints and muscles.
Important for proprioception
What is the somatosensory association cortex? - CORRECT ANSWER-✔✔✅-Posterior to the primary
somatosensory cortex
-Integrates sensory input and determines size, texture, and relationship of parts of objects being felt
What is the primary visual cortex - CORRECT ANSWER-✔✔✅receives and processes incoming visual
information
What is the visual association area? - CORRECT ANSWER-✔✔✅interprets information acquired through
the primary visual cortex
, Where is the primary visual cortex located? - CORRECT ANSWER-✔✔✅posterior tip of occipital lobe
Where is the visual association area located? - CORRECT ANSWER-✔✔✅surrounds primary visual cortex
What does the primary auditory cortex do? - CORRECT ANSWER-✔✔✅Evaluates pitch, rhythm and
loudness of sound
What does the auditory association area do? - CORRECT ANSWER-✔✔✅Interprets sounds based on
memory.
What is the equilibrium cortex for? - CORRECT ANSWER-✔✔✅Awareness of balance
Where is the primary auditory cortex located? - CORRECT ANSWER-✔✔✅superior temporal lobe
Where is the auditory association area located? - CORRECT ANSWER-✔✔✅Surrounds the primary
auditory area
Where is the equilibrium cortex located? - CORRECT ANSWER-✔✔✅Posterior part of insular lobe.
What is the olfactory cortex for? - CORRECT ANSWER-✔✔✅Conscious awareness of odours
Where is the olfactory cortex located? - CORRECT ANSWER-✔✔✅medial aspect of temporal lobe
What is the uncus? - CORRECT ANSWER-✔✔✅innermost part of the temporal lobe
Where is the gustatory cortex located? - CORRECT ANSWER-✔✔✅insula
What is the gustatory cortex for? - CORRECT ANSWER-✔✔✅Awareness of different tastes
ANSWERS
What are the four subdivisions of the brain? - CORRECT ANSWER-✔✔✅cerebrum, diencephalon,
brainstem, cerebellum
What is gray matter? - CORRECT ANSWER-✔✔✅short, nonmyelinated neurons and cell bodies, some is
organized into nuclei.
What is white matter? - CORRECT ANSWER-✔✔✅myelinated axons
How is gray and white matter organized in the spinal cord? - CORRECT ANSWER-✔✔✅Central cavity
surround with gray matter in a butterfly shape, which is surround with white matter
How is gray and white matter organized in the brain? - CORRECT ANSWER-✔✔✅Central cavity
surrounded with gray matter. Some nuclei scattered. outside of cerebrum and cerebellum is covered in
gray matter. Rest is white matter.
What are ventricles? - CORRECT ANSWER-✔✔✅Spaces in the brain filled with cerebral spinal fluid and
lined with ependymal cells
What are the four ventricles of the brain? - CORRECT ANSWER-✔✔✅two lateral ventricles, third
ventricle, fourth ventricle
What separates the two lateral ventricles? - CORRECT ANSWER-✔✔✅septum pellucidum
Where is the third ventricle located? - CORRECT ANSWER-✔✔✅diencephalon
Where is the fourth ventricle located? - CORRECT ANSWER-✔✔✅between pons and cerebellum
,Where are the lateral ventricles located? - CORRECT ANSWER-✔✔✅cerebral hemispheres
What connects the third and fourth ventricles? - CORRECT ANSWER-✔✔✅cerebral aqueduct
What are the 3 apertures and what do they do? - CORRECT ANSWER-✔✔✅2 Lateral apertures & 1
median aperture connect the ventricles to the subarachnoid space
What are the lobes of the brain? - CORRECT ANSWER-✔✔✅frontal, parietal, occipital, temporal, insular
What separates gyri? - CORRECT ANSWER-✔✔✅sulci
What separates the precentral and the postcentral gyrus? - CORRECT ANSWER-✔✔✅The Central Sulcus
What is the cerebral cortex and what does it do? - CORRECT ANSWER-✔✔✅outer layer of the
cerebrum, responsible for conscious behaviour
what are the functional areas of the cerebral cortex? - CORRECT ANSWER-✔✔✅Motor, Sensory &
Association
How is the brain contralateral? - CORRECT ANSWER-✔✔✅Each hemisphere of the brain handles
sensory & motor functions of the opposite side of the body
How is the brain lateralized? - CORRECT ANSWER-✔✔✅Although the brain is symmetrical, one side
might do more than the other.
Where are the motor areas? - CORRECT ANSWER-✔✔✅posterior part of the frontal lobe
Where is the primary motor cortex located? - CORRECT ANSWER-✔✔✅precentral gyrus
,What does the primary motor cortex do? - CORRECT ANSWER-✔✔✅Responsible for the control of
skeletal muscles.
What muscles need the most precise motor control? - CORRECT ANSWER-✔✔✅The face, fingers and
the hands
Where is the premotor cortex located? - CORRECT ANSWER-✔✔✅anterior to primary motor cortex
What does the premotor cortex do? - CORRECT ANSWER-✔✔✅Helps plan movements by selecting and
sequencing basic motor movements into more complex tasks (e.g. playing a musical instrument).
What is Broca's area responsible for? - CORRECT ANSWER-✔✔✅Preparation of speech. -> Organizes the
making of sounds that will be heard as words
What does the frontal eye field do? - CORRECT ANSWER-✔✔✅controls voluntary eye movements
Where is the primary somatosensory cortex? - CORRECT ANSWER-✔✔✅postcentral gyrus
What does the primary somatosensory cortex do? - CORRECT ANSWER-✔✔✅receives sensory inputs
from the skin, joints and muscles.
Important for proprioception
What is the somatosensory association cortex? - CORRECT ANSWER-✔✔✅-Posterior to the primary
somatosensory cortex
-Integrates sensory input and determines size, texture, and relationship of parts of objects being felt
What is the primary visual cortex - CORRECT ANSWER-✔✔✅receives and processes incoming visual
information
What is the visual association area? - CORRECT ANSWER-✔✔✅interprets information acquired through
the primary visual cortex
, Where is the primary visual cortex located? - CORRECT ANSWER-✔✔✅posterior tip of occipital lobe
Where is the visual association area located? - CORRECT ANSWER-✔✔✅surrounds primary visual cortex
What does the primary auditory cortex do? - CORRECT ANSWER-✔✔✅Evaluates pitch, rhythm and
loudness of sound
What does the auditory association area do? - CORRECT ANSWER-✔✔✅Interprets sounds based on
memory.
What is the equilibrium cortex for? - CORRECT ANSWER-✔✔✅Awareness of balance
Where is the primary auditory cortex located? - CORRECT ANSWER-✔✔✅superior temporal lobe
Where is the auditory association area located? - CORRECT ANSWER-✔✔✅Surrounds the primary
auditory area
Where is the equilibrium cortex located? - CORRECT ANSWER-✔✔✅Posterior part of insular lobe.
What is the olfactory cortex for? - CORRECT ANSWER-✔✔✅Conscious awareness of odours
Where is the olfactory cortex located? - CORRECT ANSWER-✔✔✅medial aspect of temporal lobe
What is the uncus? - CORRECT ANSWER-✔✔✅innermost part of the temporal lobe
Where is the gustatory cortex located? - CORRECT ANSWER-✔✔✅insula
What is the gustatory cortex for? - CORRECT ANSWER-✔✔✅Awareness of different tastes
