Brain Structure and Function

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What type of brain tissue is primarily composed of myelinated axons?

  • Interneuron cell bodies
  • White matter (correct)
  • Gray matter
  • Cerebral nuclei

Which of the following fissures separates the cerebrum from the cerebellum?

  • Transverse Fissure (correct)
  • Central Sulcus
  • Lateral Fissure
  • Longitudinal Fissure

What is the function of the corpus callosum in the brain?

  • It separates the cerebrum from the cerebellum
  • It connects the two cerebral hemispheres (correct)
  • It divides the frontal lobe from the parietal lobe
  • It separates the two cerebral hemispheres

Which of the following brain structures has external sheets of gray matter called the cortex?

<p>All of the above (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for the small grooves that divide the gyri in the brain?

<p>Sulci (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for the ridges on the surface of the brain?

<p>Gyri (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary function of the Medulla Oblongata?

<p>Regulation of vital involuntary reflexes (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which part of the brainstem serves important functions in motor movement, particularly movements of the eye, and in auditory and visual processing?

<p>Midbrain (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the origin of several cranial nerves?

<p>Pons (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the function of the Pons?

<p>Interchange of information between cerebellum, cerebrum, midbrain, and spinal cord (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How many pairs of cranial nerves are attached to the brainstem?

<p>12 (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the most caudal level of the brainstem?

<p>Medulla Oblongata (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What percentage of the total body weight does the adult human brain account for?

<p>2% (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary function of the brainstem?

<p>Maintaining homeostasis (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What are the elevated ridges on the surface of the brain called?

<p>Gyri (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is NOT one of the three major structures of the brain?

<p>Spinal Cord (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the function of the meninges?

<p>To protect the brain from injury (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of the arachnoid membrane?

<p>To suspend the brain in the cranial cavity (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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