BIO 168 EXAM 5 QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
1. Which of these does not directly describe the autonomic nervous system?-
Answers -
Composed of sensory neurons
2. What best describes the Broca's area?- Answers - Broca's area is a premotor area for speech
sounds.
3. What is NOT part of the diencephalon?- Answers - medulla oblongata
4. What portion of the brainstem blends with the spinal cord after passing
through the foramen magnum?- Answers - medulla oblongata
5. A patient is unresponsive to sensory stimuli and a brain scan of the
cerebrum shows no cortical activity. During surgery to relieve pressure on her
brain,
the neurologist notices damage to part of her diencephalon, explaining her
symptoms. What part is damaged?- Answers - The thalamus
6. The neurons responsible for hearing, language, memory, and emotions can
be found in the lobe.- Answers - temporal
7. Which statement best describes the circadian rhythm?- Answers - In a 24-hour period
of time, we spend a period of time awake and a period of time asleep.
8. Damage to the cortex of the left cerebral hemisphere can result in inability to
.- Answers - understand language and speak
9. The removal of both the left and right hippocampus will ultimately result
in- Answers -- Answers - the inability to form declarative memories.
10. Your doctor is discussing the side effects of an upcoming surgery to remove
your left and right amygdala. He says that the effects can vary, but you should
expect- Answers -- Answers - emotional abnormalities
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, 11. In what dura mater fold is the superior sagittal sinus located?- Answers - falx
cerebri
12. The meninges are protective membranes that surround the brain. CSF is a
liquid found within the meninges that help to protect and cushion the brain,
increasing its buoyancy. If a tear occurs in the meninges, CSF will begin to leak,
leading to- Answers -- Answers - increased pressure on the brain
13. An injury to the spinal cord is not possible below the- Answers -- Answers -
second lumbar vertebra.
14. Visual stimuli that arrive in the thalamus are relayed to the- Answers -- Answers -
primary visual cortex in the occipital lobe.
15. How do painkillers relieve pain?- Answers - By blocking the transmission and perception of the
pain stimuli in the brainstem
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1. Which of these does not directly describe the autonomic nervous system?-
Answers -
Composed of sensory neurons
2. What best describes the Broca's area?- Answers - Broca's area is a premotor area for speech
sounds.
3. What is NOT part of the diencephalon?- Answers - medulla oblongata
4. What portion of the brainstem blends with the spinal cord after passing
through the foramen magnum?- Answers - medulla oblongata
5. A patient is unresponsive to sensory stimuli and a brain scan of the
cerebrum shows no cortical activity. During surgery to relieve pressure on her
brain,
the neurologist notices damage to part of her diencephalon, explaining her
symptoms. What part is damaged?- Answers - The thalamus
6. The neurons responsible for hearing, language, memory, and emotions can
be found in the lobe.- Answers - temporal
7. Which statement best describes the circadian rhythm?- Answers - In a 24-hour period
of time, we spend a period of time awake and a period of time asleep.
8. Damage to the cortex of the left cerebral hemisphere can result in inability to
.- Answers - understand language and speak
9. The removal of both the left and right hippocampus will ultimately result
in- Answers -- Answers - the inability to form declarative memories.
10. Your doctor is discussing the side effects of an upcoming surgery to remove
your left and right amygdala. He says that the effects can vary, but you should
expect- Answers -- Answers - emotional abnormalities
1/
15
, 11. In what dura mater fold is the superior sagittal sinus located?- Answers - falx
cerebri
12. The meninges are protective membranes that surround the brain. CSF is a
liquid found within the meninges that help to protect and cushion the brain,
increasing its buoyancy. If a tear occurs in the meninges, CSF will begin to leak,
leading to- Answers -- Answers - increased pressure on the brain
13. An injury to the spinal cord is not possible below the- Answers -- Answers -
second lumbar vertebra.
14. Visual stimuli that arrive in the thalamus are relayed to the- Answers -- Answers -
primary visual cortex in the occipital lobe.
15. How do painkillers relieve pain?- Answers - By blocking the transmission and perception of the
pain stimuli in the brainstem
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15
