HUMAN ANATOMY CH. 12 TEST BANK Qs 2024
1. Nuclei of cranial nerves V (trigeminal), VI (abducens), and VII (facial) are
found in the ________.
A) midbrain
B) medulla
C) pons
D) cerebrum: pons
2. The arbor vitae refers to ________.
A) cerebellar gray matter
B) cerebellar white matter
C) the pleatlike convolutions of the cerebellum
D) flocculonodular nodes: cerebellar white matter
3. The brain stem consists of the ________.
A) cerebrum, pons, midbrain, and medulla
B) midbrain, medulla, and pons
C) pons, medulla, cerebellum, and midbrain
D) midbrain only: midbrain, medulla, and pons
4. The primary auditory cortex is located in the ________.
A) prefrontal lobe
B) frontal lobe
C) temporal lobe
D) parietal lobe: temporal lobe
5. The subarachnoid space lies between what two layers of meninges?
A) arachnoid and epidura
B) arachnoid and pia
C) arachnoid and dura
D) dura and epidura: arachnoid and pia
6. Vital centers for the control of heart rate, respiration, and blood pressure
are located in the ________.
A) pons
B) medulla oblongata
C) midbrain
D) cerebrum: medulla oblongata
7. Which fissure separates the cerebral hemispheres?
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A) central fissure
B) longitudinal fissure
C) parieto-occipital fissure
D) lateral fissure: longitudinal fissure
8. Which of the following best describes the cerebrum?
A) motor command center
B) visceral command center
C) executive suite
D) decussation center: executive suite
9. A shallow groove on the surface of the cortex is called a ________.
A) sulcus
B) fissure
C) gyrus
D) furrow: sulcus
10. If the caudal portion of the neural tube failed to develop properly the
________.
A) spinal cord may be affected
B) cranial nerves would not form
C) hindbrain would not be present
D) telencephalon would cease development: spinal cord may be affected
11. The central sulcus separates which lobes?
A) frontal from parietal
B) parietal from occipital
C) temporal from parietal
D) frontal from temporal: frontal from parietal
12. The white matter of the spinal cord contains ________.
A) myelinated nerve fibers only
B) unmyelinated nerve fibers only
C) myelinated and unmyelinated nerve fibers
D) cell bodies: myelinated and unmyelinated nerve fibers
13. An individual accidentally transected (cut across) the spinal cord between
T1 and L1. This would result in ________.
A) paraplegia
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1. Nuclei of cranial nerves V (trigeminal), VI (abducens), and VII (facial) are
found in the ________.
A) midbrain
B) medulla
C) pons
D) cerebrum: pons
2. The arbor vitae refers to ________.
A) cerebellar gray matter
B) cerebellar white matter
C) the pleatlike convolutions of the cerebellum
D) flocculonodular nodes: cerebellar white matter
3. The brain stem consists of the ________.
A) cerebrum, pons, midbrain, and medulla
B) midbrain, medulla, and pons
C) pons, medulla, cerebellum, and midbrain
D) midbrain only: midbrain, medulla, and pons
4. The primary auditory cortex is located in the ________.
A) prefrontal lobe
B) frontal lobe
C) temporal lobe
D) parietal lobe: temporal lobe
5. The subarachnoid space lies between what two layers of meninges?
A) arachnoid and epidura
B) arachnoid and pia
C) arachnoid and dura
D) dura and epidura: arachnoid and pia
6. Vital centers for the control of heart rate, respiration, and blood pressure
are located in the ________.
A) pons
B) medulla oblongata
C) midbrain
D) cerebrum: medulla oblongata
7. Which fissure separates the cerebral hemispheres?
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A) central fissure
B) longitudinal fissure
C) parieto-occipital fissure
D) lateral fissure: longitudinal fissure
8. Which of the following best describes the cerebrum?
A) motor command center
B) visceral command center
C) executive suite
D) decussation center: executive suite
9. A shallow groove on the surface of the cortex is called a ________.
A) sulcus
B) fissure
C) gyrus
D) furrow: sulcus
10. If the caudal portion of the neural tube failed to develop properly the
________.
A) spinal cord may be affected
B) cranial nerves would not form
C) hindbrain would not be present
D) telencephalon would cease development: spinal cord may be affected
11. The central sulcus separates which lobes?
A) frontal from parietal
B) parietal from occipital
C) temporal from parietal
D) frontal from temporal: frontal from parietal
12. The white matter of the spinal cord contains ________.
A) myelinated nerve fibers only
B) unmyelinated nerve fibers only
C) myelinated and unmyelinated nerve fibers
D) cell bodies: myelinated and unmyelinated nerve fibers
13. An individual accidentally transected (cut across) the spinal cord between
T1 and L1. This would result in ________.
A) paraplegia
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