15_Brain and Cranial Nerves

Which lobe of the cerebral cortex is responsible for processing visual information?

Which sulcus separates the frontal lobe from the parietal lobe?

Which region of the cerebral cortex is responsible for voluntary motor function and decision making?

Which area of the cerebral cortex aids the primary motor cortex in controlling skeletal muscles?

Which lobe of the cerebral cortex is responsible for processing somatosensation?

Which region of the cerebral cortex is responsible for processing auditory information?

Which layer of the cranial dura mater forms the cranial dural sinuses and septa?

What is the region between the bones and the dura mater called?

What is the region deep to the dura mater called?

What is the thin fibrous tissue that forms a loose sac around the CNS called?

What is the real space filled with CSF beneath the arachnoid called?

Which layer of the meninges follows the superficial convolutions of the brain and spinal cord?

Which type of nervous tissue is composed of cell bodies of neurons and unmyelinated axons?

Which type of nervous tissue is made up of myelinated axons of neurons?

Which region of the brain is located superficially and covers the entire brain?

Which region of the brain is located deep in the brain and superficial in the spinal cord?

What is the function of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF)?

What is the function of the blood-brain barrier?

Which region of the brain is responsible for the understanding of language, both written and verbal?

Which region of the brain is responsible for the production of language or controlling movements responsible for speech?

Which type of aphasia prevents a person from understanding others or themselves when speaking, and leads to words put together in a random fashion?

Which type of aphasia prevents a person from forming clear words or sentences but has little or no effect on the ability to understand others when they speak?

Which type of white matter tracts extend between the two hemispheres to connect left and right regions of the cerebrum?

Which deep gray matter regions of the brain are responsible for control of movement?

Which part of the brain is responsible for coordination of movement, balance, and posture?

Which part of the brain is the main connection with the cerebellum?

Which part of the brain is the most inferior part of the brainstem, continuous to the spinal cord?

Which part of the brain contains an outer layer of gray matter called the cerebellar cortex?

Which part of the brain is responsible for eye movements?

Which type of stroke is caused by an abrupt blockage of an artery?

True or false: Gray matter is composed of cell bodies (soma) of neurons and myelinated axons.

True or false: White matter is made by unmyelinated axons of neurons.

True or false: Gray matter is located superficially covering the entire brain.

True or false: White matter is located deep in the brain and superficial in the spinal cord.

True or false: The CNS is protected by bones of the skull and vertebral column.

True or false: The blood-brain barrier forms a privileged blood supply to protect the CNS from toxins and pathogens.

True or false: The primary motor cortex is located in the precentral gyrus.

True or false: The primary somatosensory cortex is located in the postcentral gyrus.

True or false: The cranial dura mater is made of three layers: periosteal, meningeal, and arachnoid?

True or false: The primary visual cortex is located in the occipital lobe.

True or false: The region between the bones and the dura mater is called the epidural space?

True or false: The primary auditory cortex is located in the temporal lobe.

True or false: The arachnoid mater is a real space and is filled with cerebrospinal fluid (CSF)?

True or false: The primary gustatory cortex is located in the insula.

True or false: The pia mater is a thick fibrous membrane that covers the brain and spinal cord?

True or false: Memory and learning are largely functions of the parietal lobe.

True or false: The cranial dural septa are flat partitions formed by the periosteal and meningeal layers of the dura mater?

True or false: The circle of Willis is formed by branches from the internal carotid arteries and vertebral arteries?

True or false: Wernicke's areas are responsible for the production of language, or controlling movements responsible for speech?

True or false: Aphasia affects a person's ability to express and understand written and spoken language?

True or false: Association tracts connect gyri of the same lobe?

True or false: The thalamus is responsible for the sense of smell?

True or false: The limbic system is involved in emotion, motivation, and memory associated with emotions?

True or false: The midbrain makes the roof and floor of the cerebral aqueduct?

True or false: The cerebellum is responsible for coordination of movement, alternating movement of arms and legs, balance, posture and gait.

True or false: The brainstem consists of the pons and medulla oblongata.

True or false: The pyramids in the brainstem house motor projection tracts.

True or false: The inferior olive functions as a relay point for information on proprioception going to the cerebellum.

True or false: Cranial nerves originate from the brain, while spinal nerves originate from the spinal cord.

True or false: Ischemic strokes are caused by bleeding into brain tissue when a blood vessel bursts.