Test Bank - Gould's Pathophysiology
for the Health Professions, 7th Edition
(VanMeter 2026) Newest Edition
CNS - answer- Brain and spinal cord
PNS - answer- Cranial and spinal nerves, sensory neurons, neuromuscular junctions
Brain - answer- control center of body, receives, processes, evaluates info & initiates
response
Meninges - answer- 3 connective tissue layers covering brain and spinal cord
Dura matter - answer- Is the outermost tough double layered membrane of the
meninges
Pia matter - answer- Is a very thin membrane that adheres closely to the brain and
spinal cord (part of meninges)
Cerebrospinal fluid - answer- Shock absorbing fluid, provides cushion for brain and
spinal cord, formed in choroid plexus
Arachnoid - answer- 2nd of meninges, weblike thin delicate membrane
Subarachnoid space - answer- Contain CSF
Arachnoid villi - answer- are projections of arachnoid into dural sinuses where csf can
be absorbed into venous blood
Blood brain barrier - answer- is a barrier that limits passage of damaging materials into
brain but allows lipid substances to pass, controls balance of electrolytes, is poorly
developed in neonates
Blood CSF barrier - answer- Located at choroid plexus, controls constituents of CSF
Cerebral hemispheres - answer- Largest area of brain, longitudinal fissure separates
two hemispheres, covered by elevations called gyri separated by grooves called sulci
Subdural space - answer- lies beneath the dura and is a potential space
, Choroid Plexus - answer- areas of highly vascularized tissue located in each of 4
ventricles of brain
Cortex - answer- gray matter (nerve cell bodies) on the surface of the brain
Corpus Callosum - answer- white matter (myelinated nerve bundles, tract) that connects
the hemispheres
5 major hemisphere of brain - answer- prefrontal, frontal, parietal, temporal, occipital
lobes
Frontal lobe - answer- associated with reasoning, planning, parts of speech, movement,
emotions, and problem solving, personality, creativity
Parietal lobe - answer- is responsible for integrating info about touch and visual,
auditory and taste sensations
Occipital lobe - answer- contains visual centers; primary visual area receives vision info,
visual association area integrates info
Temporal lobe - answer- primary auditory area receives info, auditory association area
integrates info, smell, memory
Broca's area - answer- directs formation of words, located at the base of left frontal lobe
Wernicke's area - answer- integration center that comprehends language, located in
temporal lobe
Basal Nuclei - answer- part of EPS, is associated with coordination and control of
skeletal muscle activty
Cerebellum - answer- coordinates movement, maintains of posture and equilibrium,
input from pyramidal system, receives input from proprioceptors in muscles and joints,
receives input from visual and vestibular pathways
Medulla Oblongata - answer- control and coordination centers for respiration and
cardiovascular activity, swallow reflex center, vomiting reflex, cough reflex, nuclei of 5
cranial nerves
Hypothalmus - answer- regulates temperature, libido and sleep cycles maintains
homeostasis, centers for thirst and hunger, major role in stress response and emotional
response
Thalamus - answer- relay station for incoming sensory impulses
Reticular activating system - answer- arousal or awareness
for the Health Professions, 7th Edition
(VanMeter 2026) Newest Edition
CNS - answer- Brain and spinal cord
PNS - answer- Cranial and spinal nerves, sensory neurons, neuromuscular junctions
Brain - answer- control center of body, receives, processes, evaluates info & initiates
response
Meninges - answer- 3 connective tissue layers covering brain and spinal cord
Dura matter - answer- Is the outermost tough double layered membrane of the
meninges
Pia matter - answer- Is a very thin membrane that adheres closely to the brain and
spinal cord (part of meninges)
Cerebrospinal fluid - answer- Shock absorbing fluid, provides cushion for brain and
spinal cord, formed in choroid plexus
Arachnoid - answer- 2nd of meninges, weblike thin delicate membrane
Subarachnoid space - answer- Contain CSF
Arachnoid villi - answer- are projections of arachnoid into dural sinuses where csf can
be absorbed into venous blood
Blood brain barrier - answer- is a barrier that limits passage of damaging materials into
brain but allows lipid substances to pass, controls balance of electrolytes, is poorly
developed in neonates
Blood CSF barrier - answer- Located at choroid plexus, controls constituents of CSF
Cerebral hemispheres - answer- Largest area of brain, longitudinal fissure separates
two hemispheres, covered by elevations called gyri separated by grooves called sulci
Subdural space - answer- lies beneath the dura and is a potential space
, Choroid Plexus - answer- areas of highly vascularized tissue located in each of 4
ventricles of brain
Cortex - answer- gray matter (nerve cell bodies) on the surface of the brain
Corpus Callosum - answer- white matter (myelinated nerve bundles, tract) that connects
the hemispheres
5 major hemisphere of brain - answer- prefrontal, frontal, parietal, temporal, occipital
lobes
Frontal lobe - answer- associated with reasoning, planning, parts of speech, movement,
emotions, and problem solving, personality, creativity
Parietal lobe - answer- is responsible for integrating info about touch and visual,
auditory and taste sensations
Occipital lobe - answer- contains visual centers; primary visual area receives vision info,
visual association area integrates info
Temporal lobe - answer- primary auditory area receives info, auditory association area
integrates info, smell, memory
Broca's area - answer- directs formation of words, located at the base of left frontal lobe
Wernicke's area - answer- integration center that comprehends language, located in
temporal lobe
Basal Nuclei - answer- part of EPS, is associated with coordination and control of
skeletal muscle activty
Cerebellum - answer- coordinates movement, maintains of posture and equilibrium,
input from pyramidal system, receives input from proprioceptors in muscles and joints,
receives input from visual and vestibular pathways
Medulla Oblongata - answer- control and coordination centers for respiration and
cardiovascular activity, swallow reflex center, vomiting reflex, cough reflex, nuclei of 5
cranial nerves
Hypothalmus - answer- regulates temperature, libido and sleep cycles maintains
homeostasis, centers for thirst and hunger, major role in stress response and emotional
response
Thalamus - answer- relay station for incoming sensory impulses
Reticular activating system - answer- arousal or awareness
