Question 1
This layer of the meninges is tightly attached to the brain.
Pia mater (menix)
Question 2
The _______ fissure separates the right and left cerebral hemispheres.
Median longitudinal
Question 3
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.
Question 4
All the following are functions of the hypothalamus except:
Maintain homeostasis
Controls the pituitary gland
Links the nervous and endocrine systems
Relays sensory impulses to the cerebrum
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, Question 5
What is the largest portion of the brain?
Cerebellum
Cerebrum
Corpus collosum
Cingulate gyrus
Question 6
This region of the brain controls decision making skills.
Correct!
Frontal lobe
Cerebellum
Occipital lobe
Temporal lobe
Primary sensory cortex
Question 7
A patient is having difficulty producing speech sounds, but other motor movements are normal.
Which area of the brain is most likely damaged?
Correct!
Broca’s area
Wernicke’s area
Occipital lobe
Parietal lobe
Primary motor cortex
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This layer of the meninges is tightly attached to the brain.
Pia mater (menix)
Question 2
The _______ fissure separates the right and left cerebral hemispheres.
Median longitudinal
Question 3
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.
Question 4
All the following are functions of the hypothalamus except:
Maintain homeostasis
Controls the pituitary gland
Links the nervous and endocrine systems
Relays sensory impulses to the cerebrum
1
, Question 5
What is the largest portion of the brain?
Cerebellum
Cerebrum
Corpus collosum
Cingulate gyrus
Question 6
This region of the brain controls decision making skills.
Correct!
Frontal lobe
Cerebellum
Occipital lobe
Temporal lobe
Primary sensory cortex
Question 7
A patient is having difficulty producing speech sounds, but other motor movements are normal.
Which area of the brain is most likely damaged?
Correct!
Broca’s area
Wernicke’s area
Occipital lobe
Parietal lobe
Primary motor cortex
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