Quiz #4 - CNS - The Diencephalon and Cerebrum (A&P)
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The thalamus contains __________ major nuclei that serve as relay centers for information to and from the cerebral cortex.
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The thalamus is often called the __________ to the cerebral cortex.
gateway
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The __________ is a small inferior portion of the diencephalon.
hypothalamus
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The two bottom protrusions of the hypothalamus are called __________ bodies.
mammillary
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The hypothalamus controls the __________ nervous system.
autonomic
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The hypothalamus regulates __________ by receiving information from thermoreceptors.
body temperature
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Fever is produced when the hypothalamus resets body temperature to a __________ value.
higher
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The hypothalamus detects molecules in blood to stimulate __________ and __________.
hunger and thirst
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The hypothalamus helps regulate __________-wake cycles.
sleep
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The hypothalamus controls the __________ system by secreting hormones that control the pituitary gland.
endocrine
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The hypothalamus regulates emotional responses as part of the __________ system.
limbic
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The hypothalamus controls motivational behaviors such as __________ and __________ drive.
eating and sex
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The formation of memory involves the hypothalamus and the __________.
hippocampus
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The basal nuclei (ganglia) are located in the deep __________ matter of the cerebrum.
gray
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Basal nuclei surround the __________ ventricles of the brain.
lateral
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Dysfunction in the basal nuclei can lead to __________, which means "bad movements."
Dyskinesia
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Degenerative conditions of the basal nuclei can lead to __________ disease and __________ disease.
Parkinson’s and Huntington’s
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Cerebral white matter contains __________ fibers, which carry information within the same hemisphere.
association
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Cerebral white matter contains __________ fibers that carry information between the right and left hemispheres.
commissural
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Cerebral white matter contains __________ fibers that carry information to and from the cerebral cortex.
projection
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The frontal lobe includes the pre-central gyrus, which has the __________ motor cortex.
primary
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Broca’s area, located in the frontal lobe, is associated with __________ movements.
speech
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The gustatory cortex in the frontal lobe is responsible for processing and perception of __________.
taste
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The primary somatosensory cortex is located in the __________ lobe of the cerebral cortex.
parietal
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The auditory cortex is primarily located in the __________ lobe.
temporal
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Wernicke’s area is involved with auditory and visual aspects of __________.
speech
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The visual cortex in the occipital lobe is responsible for processing and perception of __________ and images.
light
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The limbic system creates, stores, and retrieves __________.
memories
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The amygdala processes __________ and generates the sympathetic response to it.
fear
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An overactive amygdala is often associated with __________.
PTSD
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The hippocampus is the site of __________ storage and retrieval.
memory
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The connecting tract involved in the limbic system is known as the __________.
fornix
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The anterior commissure connects the two __________ of the brain.
hemispheres
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The anterior thalamic nuclei are part of the __________ system.
diencephalon
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The __________ gyrus is part of the cerebral structures involved in the limbic system.
cingulate
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The hypothalamus also plays a key role in regulating __________ and thirst by detecting changes in the blood.
hunger
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The hypothalamus contributes to the control of __________ responses, including those related to pleasure and rage.
emotional
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The striatum within the basal nuclei includes the __________ nucleus.
caudate
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In the basal nuclei, the __________ pallidus is another important structure that contributes to movement regulation.
globus
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Cerebral association fibers only carry information within __________.
the same hemisphere
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The list of specific regions of gray matter in the cerebral cortex includes characteristics unique to each __________.
lobe
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The left side of the brain typically contains Broca’s area responsible for __________ movements.
speech
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The limbic system sends out information that produces __________ responses.
emotional
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The olfactory cortex in the temporal lobe processes and perceives __________.
odorants
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The name for structures that house memories and emotional responses in the limbic system includes the __________ and septal nuclei.
cingulate gyrus
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