Quiz - CH 09 The Central Nervous System

Which lobe of the brain is not correctly matched to one of its main functions?

 

a) occipital lobe – conscious perception of visual stimuli (vision)

 

b) parietal lobe – storing emotionally significant memories

 

c) frontal lobe – voluntary motor control

 

d) temporal lobe – conscious perception of auditory stimuli (hearing)

b) parietal lobe – storing emotionally significant memories

Which brain structure is not correctly matched with its function?

 

a) thalamus -- a relay station for sensory information on its way to the cerebrum

 

b) hypothalamus -- controls autonomic nervous system and helps maintain homeostasis.

 

c) cerebellum -- coordinates movement

 

d) inferior colliculus -- regulates heart rate and respiration

except

d) inferior colliculus -- regulates heart rate and respiration

Cell bodies of many unipolar sensory neurons are located in _____

a) the dorsal horns of the spinal cord.

b) pons.

 

c) the thalamus.

 

d) the dorsal root ganglia (outside the spinal cord).

d) the dorsal root ganglia (outside the spinal cord).

Which is not a function of the hypothalamus?

 

a) integrates spinal reflexes

 

b) homeostasis of blood osmolarity

 

c) homeostasis of body temperature

 

d) homeostasis of blood glucose concentration

not a function of the hypothalamus a) integrates spinal reflexes

The medulla oblongata contains nuclei associated with:

(You may select some, none, or all of the options below)

directly regulating the pituitary gland.

vomitting.

 

conscious perception of sensory stimuli.

 

regulating heart rate.

 

swallowing.

 

regulating blood pressure.

vomiting

regulating heart rate

swallowing

regulating blood pressure