IUPUI ANATOMY EXAM 4 COMPREHENSIVE
ASSESSMENT 2026 COMPLETE
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
◉ temporal lobe
Answer: auditory and olfactory cortex; perception of auditory and
olfactory stimuli
◉ Diencephalon
Answer: connects the cerebrum to the brain stem both structurally
and functionally
◉ thalamus
Answer: relays information
◉ Hypothalamus
Answer: controls thirst hunger sexual desire and behaviors; and sets
emotional state
◉ Mesencephalon
Answer: the midbrain; visual and auditory reflexes
, ◉ superior colliculi (midbrain)
Answer: reflexes for certain visual activities and movements of the
head and trunk in response to visual stimuli
◉ inferior colliculi (midbrain)
Answer: coordinate movements of the head, eyes, and trunk in
response to auditory stimuli
◉ limbic system
Answer: establishment of emotional states and related behavioral
drives
◉ pons
Answer: regulates respiration, helps coordinate skeletal movements
houses cranial nerves V, VI, VII, and VIII
◉ Cerebellum
Answer: maintains balance, fine tunes voluntary and involuntary
movements
◉ medulla oblongata
Answer: connects the brain to the spinal cord; controls, blood
pressure, breathing and heart rate
ASSESSMENT 2026 COMPLETE
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
◉ temporal lobe
Answer: auditory and olfactory cortex; perception of auditory and
olfactory stimuli
◉ Diencephalon
Answer: connects the cerebrum to the brain stem both structurally
and functionally
◉ thalamus
Answer: relays information
◉ Hypothalamus
Answer: controls thirst hunger sexual desire and behaviors; and sets
emotional state
◉ Mesencephalon
Answer: the midbrain; visual and auditory reflexes
, ◉ superior colliculi (midbrain)
Answer: reflexes for certain visual activities and movements of the
head and trunk in response to visual stimuli
◉ inferior colliculi (midbrain)
Answer: coordinate movements of the head, eyes, and trunk in
response to auditory stimuli
◉ limbic system
Answer: establishment of emotional states and related behavioral
drives
◉ pons
Answer: regulates respiration, helps coordinate skeletal movements
houses cranial nerves V, VI, VII, and VIII
◉ Cerebellum
Answer: maintains balance, fine tunes voluntary and involuntary
movements
◉ medulla oblongata
Answer: connects the brain to the spinal cord; controls, blood
pressure, breathing and heart rate
