Lecture 5 - Brain A+P2

Which part of the brain stem is located directly anterior to the foramen magnum?

What is the function of the pia mater?

Which part of the brain is responsible for supporting the diencephalon?

What is the characteristic of the surface of the cerebrum?

Which part of the brain is located in the posterior cranial fossa?

What is the outermost layer of the meninges?

What is the primary function of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) in mechanical protection?

What is the site of CSF production?

What is the result of unequal CSF production and reabsorption?

Which ventricle is a mid-line, slit-like structure within the diencephalon?

What is the location of the inferior horn of the lateral ventricle?

What is the function of the arachnoid villi?

Which part of the brain is divided into equal right and left hemispheres by the longitudinal fissure?

What is the structure that connects the lateral ventricle to the third ventricle?

What is the term for the 'seat of intelligence' in the brain?

What is the location of the falx cerebri?

What is the function of arachnoid villi?

What percentage of the body's blood supply does the brain receive?

Which artery supplies the anterior and middle parts of the brain?

What is the main function of the Blood Brain Barrier (BBB)?

What is the primary component of CSF?

What is the function of the Falx Cerebri?

What is the result of a breakdown of the Blood Brain Barrier (BBB)?

What is the function of the Tentorium Cerebelli?

What is the percentage of the body's oxygen consumption attributed to the brain?

What is the primary function of the Dura Mater?

What is the main function of the basal nuclei in the cerebrum?

What is the primary function of the corpus callosum?

Which lobe is responsible for processing primary olfactory information?

What is the primary function of the thalamus?

Which area of the brain is responsible for integrating and interpreting sensory information?

What is the function of the hypothalamus?

Which lobe is responsible for processing primary auditory information?

What is the function of the lentiform nucleus?

Which area of the brain is responsible for processing primary visual information?

What is the function of Wernicke's area?

What is the function of the hypothalamus?

Which structure secretes melatonin and promotes sleepiness?

What is the function of the limbic system?

Which part of the brain stem is involved in controlling breathing?

What is the function of the decussation in the medulla oblongata?

Which cranial nerve is involved in the sensing of smell?

What is the function of the cerebellum?

Which structure connects the 3rd ventricle with the 4th ventricle?

What is the function of the vasomotor center in the medulla oblongata?

What would happen if the medulla oblongata is damaged?

Which cranial nerve is responsible for equilibrium and balance?

Which nerve innervates all muscles of facial expression?

Which cranial nerve is involved in swallowing and gag reflex?

What is the function of the cochlear branch of the Vestibulocochlear Nerve?

Which cranial nerve is the longest and innervates visceral organs of the thorax and abdomen?

Which nerve innervates intrinsic and extrinsic muscles of the tongue?

What is the primary function of the cerebellum?

What is the term for the loss of the ability to coordinate movements?

How many pairs of cranial nerves are there?

What is the function of the olfactory nerve (I)?

Which cranial nerve is responsible for transmitting visual information from the retina?

What is the function of the trigeminal nerve (V)?

Which cranial nerve is responsible for rotating the eye laterally?

What is the name of the first cranial nerve, which is responsible for transmitting sensory information related to smell?

Which of the following is NOT a function of the cerebellum?

What are the cranial nerves?