Anatomy Lecture Final – WCU, ANAT
260 Practice Questions And Answers
2025-2026 Updated.
a) frontal from parietal - Answer The central sulcus separates which lobes?
a) frontal from parietal
b) occipital from parietal
c) temporal and occipital
d) occipital and frontal
c) gyri - Answer Ridges of tissue on the surface of the cerebral hemispheres are called _______
.
a) sulci
b) shallow groves
c) gyri
d) auditory cortex
b) tympanic membrane - Answer Which structure is a thin, semitransparent connective tissue
sheet that separates the external ear from the middle ear?
a) cochlea
b) tympanic membrane
c) oval window
d) external acoustic meatus
b) facial nerve - Answer Gustatory information from the anterior 2/3 of the tongue is carried
to the gustatory cortex of the cerebrum via which cranial nerve?
a) hypoglossal nerve
b) facial nerve
,Sympathetic division - Answer Preparing the body for "fight-or-flight" response is the role of
the ______.
a) cerebral aqueduct - Answer Which structure connects the third ventricle with the fourth
ventricle?
a) cerebral aqueduct
b) longitudinal fissure
c) central fissure
d) central sulcus
a.) parasympathetic postganglionic fibers; release NE - Answer Which of the following is
mismatched?
a.) parasympathetic postganglionic fibers; release NE
b.) sympathetic preganglionic fibers; release ACh
c.) parasympathetic preganglionic fibers; release ACh
d.) sympathetic postganglionic fibers; release NE
c) lateral sulcus - Answer The frontal lobe is separated from the temporal lobe by the ______ .
a) lateral cerebral sulcus
b) transverse fissure
c) lateral sulcus
d) parieto-occipital sulcus
b) conjunctiva - Answer The epithelium covering the inner surface of the eyelids and the outer
surface of the eye is called the _____.
a) tarsal plate
b) conjunctiva
c) retina
, a) superior colliculus
b) pituitary gland
c) cerebellum
d) corpus callosum
b) falx cerebri - 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?
a) corpus callosum
b) falx cerebri
c) cerebellum
d) occipital lobe
D) pharyngotympanic tube - Answer Which of the following structure is not part of the
external ear?
A) pinna
B) external auditory meatus
C) tympanic membrane
D) pharyngotympanic tube
d) midbrain, medulla, and pons - Answer The brain stem consists of the ______ .
a) pons, medulla, cerebellum, and midbrain
b) cerebellum, midbrain, and pons
c) medulla and midbrain
d) midbrain, medulla, and pons
midbrain - Answer The corpora quadrigemina are found in the _______.
a) medulla oblongata - Answer The vital centers for the control of heart rate, respiration, and
260 Practice Questions And Answers
2025-2026 Updated.
a) frontal from parietal - Answer The central sulcus separates which lobes?
a) frontal from parietal
b) occipital from parietal
c) temporal and occipital
d) occipital and frontal
c) gyri - Answer Ridges of tissue on the surface of the cerebral hemispheres are called _______
.
a) sulci
b) shallow groves
c) gyri
d) auditory cortex
b) tympanic membrane - Answer Which structure is a thin, semitransparent connective tissue
sheet that separates the external ear from the middle ear?
a) cochlea
b) tympanic membrane
c) oval window
d) external acoustic meatus
b) facial nerve - Answer Gustatory information from the anterior 2/3 of the tongue is carried
to the gustatory cortex of the cerebrum via which cranial nerve?
a) hypoglossal nerve
b) facial nerve
,Sympathetic division - Answer Preparing the body for "fight-or-flight" response is the role of
the ______.
a) cerebral aqueduct - Answer Which structure connects the third ventricle with the fourth
ventricle?
a) cerebral aqueduct
b) longitudinal fissure
c) central fissure
d) central sulcus
a.) parasympathetic postganglionic fibers; release NE - Answer Which of the following is
mismatched?
a.) parasympathetic postganglionic fibers; release NE
b.) sympathetic preganglionic fibers; release ACh
c.) parasympathetic preganglionic fibers; release ACh
d.) sympathetic postganglionic fibers; release NE
c) lateral sulcus - Answer The frontal lobe is separated from the temporal lobe by the ______ .
a) lateral cerebral sulcus
b) transverse fissure
c) lateral sulcus
d) parieto-occipital sulcus
b) conjunctiva - Answer The epithelium covering the inner surface of the eyelids and the outer
surface of the eye is called the _____.
a) tarsal plate
b) conjunctiva
c) retina
, a) superior colliculus
b) pituitary gland
c) cerebellum
d) corpus callosum
b) falx cerebri - 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?
a) corpus callosum
b) falx cerebri
c) cerebellum
d) occipital lobe
D) pharyngotympanic tube - Answer Which of the following structure is not part of the
external ear?
A) pinna
B) external auditory meatus
C) tympanic membrane
D) pharyngotympanic tube
d) midbrain, medulla, and pons - Answer The brain stem consists of the ______ .
a) pons, medulla, cerebellum, and midbrain
b) cerebellum, midbrain, and pons
c) medulla and midbrain
d) midbrain, medulla, and pons
midbrain - Answer The corpora quadrigemina are found in the _______.
a) medulla oblongata - Answer The vital centers for the control of heart rate, respiration, and
