A&P Final Review Ch 13 Brain

Which region is located in the postcentral gyrus?

What does the choroid plexus form?

The ____ regulates the heart's output, blood vessel diameter, and breathing rate.

The thalamus receives signals from all conscious senses EXCEPT _____.

How many ventricles are there in the brain?

Which is NOT a function of the cerebellum?

Which lobe functions in memory and sense of taste?

The ventricles connect with themselves and the spinal cord's central canal.

Which lobe controls general sensory functions?

The epidural space between the dura matter and the skull contains arteries and veins.

Which is NOT a function of the hypothalamus?

Lateralization is correlated with handedness.

Which is NOT a part of the brainstem?

Which hemisphere is usually the categorical hemisphere (math, science, language)?

What does the precentral gyrus control?

Which lobe contains the motor speech area, frontal eye field, and premotor cortex?

Which brain region provides relays and switching centers for sensory, motor, and visceral pathways?

List the cranial meninges from deep to superficial.

The ____ helps regulate skeletal muscles of breathing.

The blood-brain barrier prevents all drugs from entering the brain.

What does the premotor cortex control?

Which structure sorts, edits, and relays information to the cerebral cortex?

What does the pineal gland secrete?

Which lobe controls motor functions, decision making, and concentration?

The brainstem is made up solely of ascending tracts.

______ is composed of neuron cell bodies, dendrites, and unmyelinated axons, ______ consists of myelinated axons.

Where is the motor speech area (Broca area) located?

Which lobe controls hearing and smell?

Which brain region coordinates and fine-tunes movements?

How many lobes are there in each hemisphere?

Where does the decussation of the pyramids occur?

Which hemisphere is usually the representational hemisphere (art, imagination, visuospatial relationships)?

Which brain region connects other regions to the spinal cord?

What is the largest tract connecting the cerebrum hemispheres?

The blood-brain barrier is reduced (has weak spots) in certain locations for functional reasons.

Where is the primary motor cortex located?

Which is NOT a part of the diencephalon?

What is the control center of the autonomic system?

______ are depressions between ridges.

What does the primary motor cortex do?

Which is NOT a function of the cerebrospinal fluid?

What does the pineal gland regulate?

Cerebral lateralization refers to the idea that _______.

The ____ is between the dura and skull, the ____ is between the dura and arachnoid matter.

Which matter is found externally on the brain?

Which region functions to receive somatic sensory info?

______ are cavities in the brain lined with ependymal cells and containing CSF.

A ______ is a protrusion of a lobe on one side compared to the other side.

Which region is divided into two hemispheres?

The left hemisphere primarily receives and sends signals to the left side.

Which region of the brain controls intelligence, reasoning, thought, memory, and judgement?

Which is NOT a function of the cranial meninges?

Where is the cardiac center and vasomotor center located?

Which lobe functions in vision and visual memories?

The limbic system is a functional brain classification also considered the emotional brain.

The somatosensory association area integrates touch info, allowing us to identify objects by feel.