AND PHYSIOLOGY 14TH EDITION QUESTIONS
WITH ANSWERS GRADED A+
◉ Three Cranial Meninges (from superficial to deep): Answer: dura
mater, arachnoid mater, pia mater
◉ The cerebellar peduncles carry information into and out of the what?
Answer: The cerebellum
◉ Cerebrospinal fluid is reabsorbed by the what that project into the
Durak venous sinuses. Answer: Arachnoid villi
◉ Diencephalon consists of. Answer: thalamus, hypothalamus,
epithalamus
◉ Diencephalon surrounds. Answer: The third ventricle
◉ hypothalumus. Answer: control center for recognition and analysis of
hunger, thirst, fatigue, anger, and body temperature
, ◉ The basal nuclei are located where? Answer: Lateral, superior, and
interior to the hypothalamus
◉ beta-amyloid plaques. Answer: dense deposits of protein and cellular
material that accumulate outside and around nerve cells
◉ brain tumor. Answer: an abnormal growth located inside the skull
◉ encephalomyelitis. Answer: inflammation of the brain and spinal cord
◉ Prosopagnosia. Answer: inability to recognize faces
◉ Stupor. Answer: unresponsiveness from which a patient can be
aroused only briefly and only by vigorous and repeated stimulation
◉ Reye's syndrome (RS). Answer: a potentially fatal condition that has
been linked to giving aspirin to children suffering from viral infections
◉ Lethargy. Answer: lack of energy; sluggishness
◉ Agnosia. Answer: the inability to recognize familiar objects