Brain Anatomy: White Matter and Basal Nuclei

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Which type of tracts link gyri in the same hemisphere?

Projection tracts

Basal Nuclei

Commissural tracts

Association tracts (correct)

Where are the primary visual areas located?

Temporal lobe

Frontal lobe

Occipital lobe (correct)

Parietal lobe

Which area is important in language and allows you to generate words?

Wernicke’s area (correct)

Broca’s speech area

Primary motor area

Auditory association area

What is the function of the trochlear nerve (IV) in the eye?

Movement of eyeballs Signup and view all the answers

Which hemisphere of the brain is specialized for reasoning and language skills?

Left hemisphere Signup and view all the answers

What is the function of the glossopharyngeal nerve (IX)?

Taste from posterior 1/3 of the tongue Signup and view all the answers

Where are the primary auditory areas located?

Temporal lobe Signup and view all the answers

Which collection of structures is involved in emotion and memory?

Limbic system Signup and view all the answers

'Three, Four and Six Make the Eye Do Tricks' refers to which cranial nerves?

(III), (IV), and (VI) Signup and view all the answers

Which type of tracts projects upward or downward, running from the cerebrum to other areas of the CNS?

Projection tracts Signup and view all the answers

Which structure is responsible for involuntary motion of skeletal muscles, such as swinging the arms when walking?

Basal Nuclei Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary function of the limbic system?

Emotion and memory Signup and view all the answers

In which lobe is the primary visual area located?

Occipital lobe Signup and view all the answers

Which hemisphere of the brain controls muscles on the left side of the body?

Right hemisphere Signup and view all the answers

What is the function of the abducens nerve (VI) in eye movement?

Movement of the eyeballs; abducts the eye Signup and view all the answers

Which area allows you to hear words and know what they are, similar to Broca’s area that allows you to generate words?

Wernicke’s area Signup and view all the answers

What is the function of the trigeminal nerve (V) in terms of sensation?

Somatic sensations of the face; chewing Signup and view all the answers

Which type of tracts links one hemisphere to another, located in a structure known as the corpus callosum?

Commissural tracts Signup and view all the answers

What does Broca’s speech area, found in the frontal lobe, specifically control?

Spoken language Signup and view all the answers

Which cranial nerve is responsible for hearing and equilibrium?

Vestibulocochlear nerve (VIII) Signup and view all the answers

Where are the association tracts located in the brain?

In the frontal lobe Signup and view all the answers

Which statement is true about the basal nuclei?

They are collections of gray matter near the base of the brain Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary function of the auditory association area in the brain?

Associates sound with speech, music, or noise Signup and view all the answers

Which hemisphere of the brain is primarily responsible for music and artistic awareness?

Right hemisphere Signup and view all the answers

What is the function of the abducens nerve (VI) in eye movement?

Movement of eyeballs; abducts the eye Signup and view all the answers

Which cranial nerve is responsible for sensing smell?

(I) Olfactory nerve Signup and view all the answers

Match the following areas of the brain with their primary functions:

Primary somatosensory area = Processing sensations from the body Primary auditory area = Processing auditory information Primary gustatory area = Processing taste information Primary olfactory area = Processing smell information Signup and view all the answers

Match the following cranial nerves with their primary functions:

Oculomotor nerve (III) = Movement of eyeballs Abducens nerve (VI) = Movement of eyeballs; abducts the eye Facial nerve (VII) = Control of muscles of facial expression Hypoglossal nerve (XII) = Tongue movement Signup and view all the answers

Match the following brain tracts with their descriptions:

Association tracts = Link gyri in the same hemisphere Commissural tracts = Link one hemisphere to another; located in corpus callosum Projection tracts = Project upward or downward; run from cerebrum to other areas of CNS Basal Nuclei = Involved with involuntary motion of skeletal muscles Signup and view all the answers

Match the following hemispheric lateralization functions with their corresponding hemispheres:

Reasoning and numerical skills = Left hemisphere Music and artistic awareness = Right hemisphere Space and pattern perception = Right hemisphere Spoken and written language = Left hemisphere Signup and view all the answers

Match the following brain systems with their descriptions:

Basal Nuclei = Collections of gray matter deep within white matter, involved in involuntary motion of skeletal muscles Limbic system = Collection of structures involved in emotion and memory Sensory areas = Areas responsible for processing sensory information Motor areas = Areas responsible for controlling voluntary movements Signup and view all the answers

Match the following cranial nerves with their sensory or motor functions:

Trigeminal nerve (V) = Mixed nerve for somatic sensations of the face and chewing movements Glossopharyngeal nerve (IX) = Mixed nerve for taste sensations and saliva secretion Vestibulocochlear nerve (VIII) = Sensory nerve for hearing and equilibrium Accessory nerve (XI) = Motor nerve for movement of head Signup and view all the answers