Physiology Chapter
14 Exam Questions
and Complete
Solutions
Denning [Date] [Course title]
, Which of the following cranial nerves is classified as mixed nerve? - Answer: Vagus nerve (X)
Which of the following cranial nerves relays information regarding hearing, motion and balance? -
Answer: Vestibulocochlear nerve (VIII)
Which of the following cranial nerves innervates the tongue musculature? - Answer: Hypoglossal nerve
(XII)
After suffering a stroke, Mary finds that she cannot move her right arm. This would suggest that the
stroke damage is in the area of the ________ lobe. - Answer: Left frontal
Which of these is not a property of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF)? - Answer: It is produced at the arachnoid
granulations
The largest component of the diencephalon is the - Answer: Thalamus
Which of these is not a property of the limbic system? - Answer: It regulates body temperature
Which of these electroencephalogram (EEG) waveforms is characteristic of a resting, healthy adult? -
Answer: Alpha waves
A person with a damaged visual association area may be - Answer: Able to see letters but unable to
associate them into words
Which of these statements about the medulla oblongata is true? - Answer: It is part of the brain stem, it
contains centers for respiration, and it connects the brain and spinal cord (all of the answers are
correct).
Olfactory receptors send axons through the cribriform plate and synapse on neurons in the - Answer:
Olfactory bulb
In the adult brain, which is the largest region? - Answer: Cerebrum