The Brain (Written)

Damage to the _____ will likely resuly in a personality change or disorder

frontal association area

More cortical space is dedicated to areas of the body that are more sensitive..

Primary somatosensory cortex

Sensory information from a painful stimulus on the skin will be received by the…

primary somatosensory cortex

Damage to the pineal gland would likely have the most impact on..

the sleep-wake cycle

A patient with damage to the ______ will very likely have difficulty in forming new memories

hippocampus

Some functions of hypothalamus

Control the autonomic nervous system
Visceral response to odor
Control of food and water intake
Regulation of sleep-wake rythms
control of conscious skeletal muscle movements

What are the white matter tracts that connect the cerebral hemisphere?

Corpus callosum

what structure is essential in storing memories and forming long-term memory?

hippocampus

Some functions of the cerebellum:

Receives sensory plans for movements
Acts as the principal of unconscious physical actions by regulating functions of motor pathways
Directly controls the influences of hormones and enzymes on skeletal muscles

The primary motor cortex for control of voluntary muscle is found in the:

Precentral gyrus of the frontal lobe

Identifying an object based on its shape and texture without looking at it, is associated with which cortical region?

Somatosensory association

What midbrain structure is a visual reflex center?

Superior collucili of the rectal plate

Damage to the vasomotor center within the medulla oblongata will likely have difficult with:

Regulating blood pressure

A brain lesion in the primary somatosensory cortex will likely result in the:

Loss of awareness on the opposite side of the body

The cerebral cortex is a region of the brain containing what color matter?

Gray matter

What serves as an information filter?

The thalamus

What is the correct flow of the CSF through the ventricles?

1. Choroid plexus

2. lateral ventricles

3. interventricular foramen

4. third ventricle

5. cerebral aqueduct

6. fourth ventricle

7. aperture

8. subarachnoid space

9. arachnoid villus

10. dural venous sinus

Which part of the brain belongs to the diecephalon? (6)

1. epithalamus

2. hypothalamus

3. interthalamic adhesion

4. mammillary body

5. pineal gland

6. thalamus

Which part of the brain belongs to the brainstem? (6)

1. inferior colliculi

2. medulla obloganta

3. midbrain

4. pons

5. superior colliculi

6. tectal plate

which part of the brain belongs to the cerebellum? (1)

arbor vitae