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What is the reticular formation in control of?
What is a function of the thalamus?
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What is a function of the thalamus?
Relays information in the cerebral cortex
Controls body temperature
Controls breathing
Controls emotions
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What is the reticular formation in control of?
Heart rate
Alertness, wakefulness
Hunger and body weight
Breathing rate, respiration
3
What is the order of the meninges (from outside to inside)
Arachnoid mater, pia mater, dura mater
Dura mater, arachnoid mater, pia mater
Pia mater, dura mater, arachnoid mater
Dura mater, pia mater, arachnoid mater
4
The Broca's area is responsible for ...
Understanding of language
Learning new skills
Memory
Coordinates muscles of mouth, tongue, and larynx
5
Which part of the brain is the emotional center?
corpus callosum
amygdala
medulla
hippocampus
6
What two parts of the brain control heart and respiratory rate?
Medulla oblongata and hypothalamus
Reticular formation and pons
Reticular formation and medulla oblongata
Medulla oblongata and thalamus
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The autonomic nervous system controls what kind of actions
Conscious
Subconscious
8
What does the brain stem consist of?
Medulla, Pons, and Thalamus
Midbrain, Hypothalamus, and Medulla
Medulla, Midbrain, and Pons
Midbrain, Hypothalamus, and Pons
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What is not found in Grey matter?
Capillaries
Glial cells
Dura Mater
Nerve cells
10
What two structures make up the diencephalon?
Pons and hypothalamus
Thalamus and hypothalamus
Midbrain and thalamus
Thalamus and pons
11
What fluid does a spinal tap examine?
Pericardial Fluid
Cerebrospinal Fluid
Blood
Serous Fluid
12
Which of the following is a function of the hypothalamus?
Controls balance
Controls anger and fear
Relays information to the brain
Controls thirst and hunger
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What is the Cerebellum responsible for?
Coordination and balance
Balance and Breathing
Coordination and Heart rate
Breathing and Heart rate
14
Which lobe is responsible for problem solving and reasoning?
frontal
temporal
occipital
parietal
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What is the function of the Wernicke's area?
Comprehension of language
Controls motor movements
Controls emotions
Formation of speech
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What could happen if the reticular formation is damaged?
The person may begin breathing rapidly
The person remains unconscious
The person may experience a heart attack
The person becomes paralyzed
17
What is the name of structure 1?
Spinal cord
Midbrain
Pons
Medulla oblongata
18
A right brained person is more likely to be good at...
English and music
Math and science
Art and science
Art and music
19
What neurotransmitter is associated with Parkinson's disease?
Acetylcholine
Norepinephrine
Serotonin
Dopamine
20
Which of the following brain structures help control the rate and depth of breathing?
Pons
Basal nuclei
Midbrain
Hypothalamus
21
Doctors will sometimes cut this structure to prevent epileptic seizures.
Motor cortex
Cerebellum
Corpus callosum
Brain stem
22
Which part of your brain moves the right side of your body?
Left frontal lobe
Right Parietal lobe
Right frontal lobe
Left Parietal lobe
23
What is structure number 1?
Hippocampus
Pituitary gland
Amygdala
Midbrain
24
What lobe is number 1?
Parietal
Temporal
Occipital
Frontal
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Which task would not be affected by damage to the parietal lobe?
writing
math
dressing
recognizing shapes
