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PORTAGE LEARNING ANATOMY &
PHYSIOLOGY 2: MODULE 2 EXAM 2025 BRAND
NEW ACTUAL EXAM WITH ANSWERS.
This layer of the meninges is tightly attached to the brain.
Pia mater (menix)
The _______ fissure separates the right and left cerebral
hemispheres.
Median longitudinal
What is the purpose of the blood-brain barrier? Describe its
maintenance from a cellular level.
The blood-brain barrier is a diffusion barrier which prevents
most particles from entering the central nervous system
tissue, keeping the brain and spinal cord separate from
general blood circulation. The blood-brain barrier is formed
by the relatively impermeable brain capillaries, due to the
glial cells astrocytes. Maintenance of the blood-brain-barrier
is important to provide a stable chemical environment for the
nervous system.
All the following are functions of the hypothalamus except:
A. Maintain homeostasis
B. Controls the pituitary gland
C. Links the nervous and endocrine systems
D. Correct! Relays sensory impulses to the cerebrum
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What is the largest portion of the brain?
A. Cerebellum
B. Correct! Cerebrum
C. Corpus collosum
D. Cingulate gyrus
This region of the brain acts to coordinate multiple sources
of sensory information.
A. Primary sensory cortex
B. Primary motor cortex
C. Correct! Association area
D. Precentral gyrus
E. Postcentral gyrus
A patient is having difficulty understanding language but is
still able to speak fluently. The patient's dermatomes are
intact. Which area of the brain is most likely damaged?
A. Broca’s area
B. Correct! Wernicke’s area
C. Occipital lobe
D. Parietal lobe
E. Primary sensory cortex
Describe how memories are stored and retrieved in the brain.
Include a specific brain region.
Memories are not stored in one specific area within the brain
but instead are stored throughout the cerebral hemispheres.
The hippocampus acts as a memory center to help with
PORTAGE LEARNING ANATOMY &
PHYSIOLOGY 2: MODULE 2 EXAM 2025 BRAND
NEW ACTUAL EXAM WITH ANSWERS.
This layer of the meninges is tightly attached to the brain.
Pia mater (menix)
The _______ fissure separates the right and left cerebral
hemispheres.
Median longitudinal
What is the purpose of the blood-brain barrier? Describe its
maintenance from a cellular level.
The blood-brain barrier is a diffusion barrier which prevents
most particles from entering the central nervous system
tissue, keeping the brain and spinal cord separate from
general blood circulation. The blood-brain barrier is formed
by the relatively impermeable brain capillaries, due to the
glial cells astrocytes. Maintenance of the blood-brain-barrier
is important to provide a stable chemical environment for the
nervous system.
All the following are functions of the hypothalamus except:
A. Maintain homeostasis
B. Controls the pituitary gland
C. Links the nervous and endocrine systems
D. Correct! Relays sensory impulses to the cerebrum
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What is the largest portion of the brain?
A. Cerebellum
B. Correct! Cerebrum
C. Corpus collosum
D. Cingulate gyrus
This region of the brain acts to coordinate multiple sources
of sensory information.
A. Primary sensory cortex
B. Primary motor cortex
C. Correct! Association area
D. Precentral gyrus
E. Postcentral gyrus
A patient is having difficulty understanding language but is
still able to speak fluently. The patient's dermatomes are
intact. Which area of the brain is most likely damaged?
A. Broca’s area
B. Correct! Wernicke’s area
C. Occipital lobe
D. Parietal lobe
E. Primary sensory cortex
Describe how memories are stored and retrieved in the brain.
Include a specific brain region.
Memories are not stored in one specific area within the brain
but instead are stored throughout the cerebral hemispheres.
The hippocampus acts as a memory center to help with
