BSC2085C Chapter 12 Study Guide Test.
dura - CORRECT ANSWER Arachnoid granulations are knoblike projections that protrude superiorly
through the ________ mater to absorb cerebrospinal fluid into venous blood.
metabolic waste such as urea - CORRECT ANSWER The blood-brain barrier is effective against ________.
concussion - CORRECT ANSWER Which of the following is a dural septum, described as a large sickle-
shaped fold that dips into the longitudinal fissure between the cerebral hemispheres?
pyramids - CORRECT ANSWER The two longitudinal ridges on the medulla oblongata where many
descending fibers cross over are called the ________.
thalamus - CORRECT ANSWER Second-order neurons of ascending pathways that contribute to sensory
perception terminate in the ________.
corpus callosum - CORRECT ANSWER Which of the following is a dural septum, described as a large
sickle-shaped fold that dips into the longitudinal fissure between the cerebral hemispheres?
association - CORRECT ANSWER The process of linking new facts with old facts already stored in the
memory bank is called ________.
lateral sulcus - CORRECT ANSWER The frontal lobe is separated from the temporal lobe by the
________.
vestibular nuclei - CORRECT ANSWER Important nuclei of the indirect (multineuronal) system that
receive impulses from the equilibrium apparatus of the inner ear and help to maintain balance by
varying muscle tone of postural muscles are the ________.
the dorsal root ganglia of the spinal cord - CORRECT ANSWER Cell bodies of sensory neurons are located
in ________.
dura - CORRECT ANSWER Arachnoid granulations are knoblike projections that protrude superiorly
through the ________ mater to absorb cerebrospinal fluid into venous blood.
metabolic waste such as urea - CORRECT ANSWER The blood-brain barrier is effective against ________.
concussion - CORRECT ANSWER Which of the following is a dural septum, described as a large sickle-
shaped fold that dips into the longitudinal fissure between the cerebral hemispheres?
pyramids - CORRECT ANSWER The two longitudinal ridges on the medulla oblongata where many
descending fibers cross over are called the ________.
thalamus - CORRECT ANSWER Second-order neurons of ascending pathways that contribute to sensory
perception terminate in the ________.
corpus callosum - CORRECT ANSWER Which of the following is a dural septum, described as a large
sickle-shaped fold that dips into the longitudinal fissure between the cerebral hemispheres?
association - CORRECT ANSWER The process of linking new facts with old facts already stored in the
memory bank is called ________.
lateral sulcus - CORRECT ANSWER The frontal lobe is separated from the temporal lobe by the
________.
vestibular nuclei - CORRECT ANSWER Important nuclei of the indirect (multineuronal) system that
receive impulses from the equilibrium apparatus of the inner ear and help to maintain balance by
varying muscle tone of postural muscles are the ________.
the dorsal root ganglia of the spinal cord - CORRECT ANSWER Cell bodies of sensory neurons are located
in ________.
