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What is the primary function of the parietal lobe?
What is the primary function of the parietal lobe?
- Higher executive function such as emotional regulation, planning, reasoning and problem solving
- Integrating sensory information, including touch, temperature, pressure and pain (correct)
- Processing sensory information, particularly important for hearing and recognizing language
- Major visual processing centre in the brain
What is the main difference between gray matter and white matter in the brain?
What is the main difference between gray matter and white matter in the brain?
- Gray matter contains myelinated nerve fibres, while white matter contains unmyelinated nerve fibres
- Gray matter contains meninges, while white matter contains cerebrospinal fluid
- Gray matter contains glial cells, while white matter contains neuron cell bodies
- Gray matter contains neuron cell bodies, while white matter contains myelinated nerve fibres (correct)
What is the function of the corpus collosum?
What is the function of the corpus collosum?
- Dividing the brain into the left and right hemispheres
- Connecting the left and right cerebral hemispheres (correct)
- Separating the cerebrum from the cerebellum
- Connecting the brain to the spinal cord
What is the outermost layer of the meninges?
What is the outermost layer of the meninges?
What is the function of the frontal lobe?
What is the function of the frontal lobe?
What is the function of the occipital lobe?
What is the function of the occipital lobe?
What is the primary function of cerebrospinal fluid in the central nervous system?
What is the primary function of cerebrospinal fluid in the central nervous system?
Which system is responsible for controlling voluntary movements of skeletal muscles?
Which system is responsible for controlling voluntary movements of skeletal muscles?
What is the term for nerves that contain both afferent and efferent nerve fibers?
What is the term for nerves that contain both afferent and efferent nerve fibers?
What is the function of the cerebrum in domestic animals?
What is the function of the cerebrum in domestic animals?
Which system is responsible for controlling automatic body functions, such as heart rate and digestion?
Which system is responsible for controlling automatic body functions, such as heart rate and digestion?
What is the route of circulation of cerebrospinal fluid?
What is the route of circulation of cerebrospinal fluid?
Which of the following membranes is in direct contact with the cranium?
Which of the following membranes is in direct contact with the cranium?
What is the function of the subarachnoid space?
What is the function of the subarachnoid space?
What is the main function of the basal ganglia?
What is the main function of the basal ganglia?
What is the main function of the hippocampus?
What is the main function of the hippocampus?
Which part of the brain is responsible for coordinated movement, balance, and posture?
Which part of the brain is responsible for coordinated movement, balance, and posture?
What is the passageway between the brain stem and the cerebrum?
What is the passageway between the brain stem and the cerebrum?
