CHAPTER 3

THE ANATOMY OF THE NERVOUS SYSTEM: SYSTEMS, STRUCTURES, AND CELLS

THAT MAKE UP YOUR NERVOUS SYSTEM

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS

1) The two major divisions of the nervous system are the

A) ANS and the CNS. D) ANS and the PNS.
B) SNS and the CNS. E) brain and the spinal cord.
C) PNS and the CNS.
Answer: C
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2) The CNS is composed of two major divisions: the

A) ANS and PNS. D) spinal cord and brain stem.
B) brain and brain stem. E) none of the above
C) SNS and ANS.
Answer: E
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3) The ANS is part of the

A) sympathetic nervous system. D) CNS.
B) parasympathetic nervous system. E) none of the above
C) brain.
Answer: E
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4) The somatic nervous system

A) is part of the PNS.
B) participates in sensory and motor interactions with the external environment.
C) is part of the ANS.
D) all of the above
E) both A and B
Answer: E
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5) In general, afferent nerves carry sensory information

A) to the CNS. D) from the cortex.
B) to the PNS. E) from the brain.
C) from the CNS.
Answer: A
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6) Neurons of the sympathetic nervous system are part of the

A) somatic nervous system. D) peripheral nervous system.
B) basal ganglia. E) both C and D
C) ANS.
Answer: E
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7) Which part of the PNS projects from only the cranial and sacral portions of the CNS?
A) parasympathetic nervous system D) cranial nerves
B) sympathetic nervous system E) autonomic nervous system
C) somatic nervous system
Answer: A
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8) The sympathetic nervous system differs from the parasympathetic nervous system in that the
sympathetic nervous system has
A) no first-stage neurons.
B) no second-stage neurons.
C) first-stage neurons that synapse at a substantial distance from the target organ.
D) first-stage neurons that synapse close to the target organ.
E) both B and C
Answer: C
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9) Which of the following generally acts to conserve the body's energy?

A) CNS D) parasympathetic nervous system
B) PNS E) somatic nervous system
C) sympathetic nervous system
Answer: D
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10) The first two cranial nerves are

A) sensory. D) motor.
B) the optic and auditory nerves. E) both A and C
C) the facial and auditory nerves.
Answer: A
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11) The vagus nerve is

A) part of the parasympathetic nervous system. D) both sensory and motor.
B) the tenth cranial nerve. E) all of the above
C) the longest cranial nerve.
Answer: E
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12) The dura mater, arachnoid membrane, and pia mater are
A) neurons. D) meninges.
B) neuroglia. E) myelin.
C) parts of the autonomic nervous system.
Answer: D
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13) From outside to inside, the three meninges are the

A) Nina, Pinta, and Santa-Maria. D) dura, meninx, and pia.
B) arachnoid, dura, and pia. E) dura, arachnoid, and pia.
C) dura, pia, and meninx.
Answer: E
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14) Adhering to the surface of the brain is the

A) tough mother. D) CSF.
B) pia mater. E) arachnoid.
C) meninx.
Answer: B
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15) The subarachnoid space is just outside the

A) neocortex. D) pia mater.
B) arachnoid membrane. E) central canal.
C) arachnoid mater.
Answer: D
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16) How many ventricles are there in the brain?

A) 1 D) 2
B) 3 E) none of the above
C) 4
Answer: C
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17) The CSF circulates through the

A) central canal. D) all of the above
B) lateral ventricles. E) both A and B
C) subarachnoid space.
Answer: D
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18) Cerebrospinal fluid is produced by

A) networks of small blood vessels that protrude into the ventricles.
B) the superior sagittal sinus.
C) the arachnoid membrane.
D) the choroid plexuses.
E) both A and D
Answer: E
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19) The cerebral aqueduct connects the

A) lateral ventricles. D) circus maximus and the forum.
B) third and fourth ventricles. E) left and right hemispheres.
C) fourth ventricle and the central canal.
Answer: B
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20) When a tumor near the cerebral aqueduct causes cerebrospinal fluid to accumulate in the brain, the
disorder is
A) hydrocephalus. D) multiple sclerosis.
B) Down syndrome. E) Parkinson's disease.
C) cranial elephantiasis.
Answer: A
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21) Hydrocephalus results from the

A) production of too much CSF.
B) production of excessively watery CSF.
C) production of water rather than CSF.
D) breakdown of the mechanism that absorbs CSF into the lateral vesicles.
E) none of the above
Answer: E
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22) The blood brain barrier is

A) a spongy bone. D) absent in cases of hydrocephalus.
B) the arachnoid space and pia mater. E) none of the above
C) an electrochemical organ.
Answer: E
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23) The blood brain barrier impedes the passage into cerebral neurons of
A) most proteins and other large molecules. D) both A and C
B) small unnatural molecules. E) both B and C
C) glucose.
Answer: A
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24) Neurons are specialized to receive, conduct, and transmit

A) action potentials. D) electrochemical signals.
B) axons. E) pizzas.
C) synapses.
Answer: D
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25) The cone-shaped structure at the boundary between the cell body and axon of a multipolar neuron is
the
A) node of Ranvier. D) Golgi complex.
B) dendrite. E) mitochondrion
C) axon hillock.
Answer: C
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26) The soma is

A) often myelinated. D) next to the nucleus.
B) the cell body. E) smaller than a terminal button.
C) covered by nodes of Ranvier.
Answer: B
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27) What part of a neuron is sometimes myelinated?

A) dendrites D) buttons
B) axon E) both A and B
C) cell body
Answer: B
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28) Communication among mammalian neurons often occur

A) at points where their cell bodies contact one another.
B) across gaps called dendrites.
C) across synapses.
D) at points where their axons contact one another.
E) at points where dendrites contact one another.
Answer: C
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29) Most of a neuron's DNA is in its

A) nucleus. D) mitochondria.
B) buttons. E) axon hillock.
C) synaptic vesicles.
Answer: A
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30) Synaptic vesicles are most prevalent in the

A) nucleus. D) synaptic clefts.
B) nodes of Ranvier. E) buttons.
C) postsynaptic membranes.
Answer: E
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31) The neuron membrane includes

A) a lipid bilayer. D) all of the above
B) channel proteins. E) both A and B
C) signal proteins.
Answer: D
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32) All neurons with one axon and several dendrites emanating from the soma are
A) motor. D) bipolar.
B) interneurons. E) unipolar.
C) multipolar.
Answer: C
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33) Interneurons
A) integrate activity within a single brain structure; they don’t conduct signals from one structure to
another.
B) have two short axons but no dendrites.
C) have one long axon and one short dendrite.
D) have several short axons and no dendrites.
E) have bipolar axons and dendrites.
Answer: A
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34) Clusters of neural cell bodies in the CNS are called

A) neurons. D) nuclei.
B) ganglia. E) buttons.
C) nerves.
Answer: D
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35) Tracts are to nuclei as nerves are to

A) nuclei. D) nucleus.
B) ganglia. E) cell bodies.
C) ganglion.
Answer: B
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36) Multipolar neurons have a single long process emanating from the cell body. This is
A) an axon. D) a protein.
B) a dendrite. E) a signal protein.
C) a button.
Answer: A
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37) CNS is to PNS as oligodendrocytes are to

A) astrocytes. D) Schwann cells.
B) oligodendroglia. E) microglia.
C) glial cells.
Answer: D
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38) In the CNS, axons are myelinated by

A) vesicles. D) astrocytes.
B) oligodendrocytes. E) Schwann cells.
C) unipolar cells.
Answer: B
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39) Myelination
A) causes cancer. D) increases the speed of axonal conduction.
B) penetrates the blood brain barrier. E) increases the speed of synaptic transmission.
C) occurs only on Schwann cells.
Answer: D
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40) PNS is to CNS as Schwann cells are to

A) multiple sclerosis. D) neuroglia.
B) oligodendrocytes. E) satellite cells.
C) astrocytes.
Answer: B
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41) Glial cells that engulf cellular debris and trigger inflammation are
A) microglia D) oligodendrocytes.
B) Schwann cells. E) oligodendroglia.
C) astrocytes.
Answer: A
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42) The largest glial cells are

A) astrocytes. D) magnoglia.
B) Schwann cells. E) oligodendrocytes.
C) microglia.
Answer: A
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43) The Golgi stain colors neurons

A) violet. D) red.
B) black. E) yellow.
C) blue.
Answer: B
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44) The best thing about the Golgi stain is that it

A) is opaque. D) stains only Golgi neurons.
B) reveals the inner structure of the neuron. E) was developed by a Nobel Prize winner.
C) does not stain many neurons.
Answer: C
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45) The discovery of the Golgi stain

A) was accidental.
B) was one of the major early breakthroughs in the study of the nervous system.
C) occurred in 1995.
D) all of the above
E) both A and B
Answer: E
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46) The first neural stain, one which revealed the silhouette of a few neurons on a slide, is
A) the Golgi stain. D) both A and B
B) red. E) both B and C
C) the Nissl stain.
Answer: A
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47) The first neural stain that permitted neuroanatomists to view some aspects of the inner structure of a
neuron was the
A) Nissl stain. D) amino acid autoradiography stain.
B) Golgi stain. E) electron microscope stain.
C) Weigert stain.
Answer: A
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48) Nissl stains (e.g., cresyl violet) are frequently used to

A) study the fine details of axonal structure.
B) determine the general distribution of cell bodies in the nervous system.
C) study neural buttons.
D) identify axosomatic synapses.
E) study the responses of Nissl bodies.
Answer: B
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49) The fine inner details of neuron structure can be studied best
A) with a Nissl stain. D) with a Golgi stain.
B) by electron microscopy. E) with a microelectrode.
C) with cresyl violet.
Answer: B
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50) The main advantage of the scanning electron microscope over the conventional electron microscope
is that it
A) operates in light.
B) is capable of higher magnification than the ordinary electron microscope.
C) produces three-dimensional electron micrographs.
D) uses more protons than electrons.
E) requires fewer beams of electrons.
Answer: C
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51) To locate the terminals of axons that project from a particular brain structure, an investigator would
employ
A) a retrograde tracing technique.
B) an anterograde tracing technique.
C) labeled chemicals that are readily transported to the neuron’s nucleus.
D) a Golgi stain.
E) a Nissl stain.
Answer: B
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52) The back of your head is

A) posterior. D) anterior.
B) dorsal. E) ventral.
C) inferior.
Answer: A
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53) The top of a dog's head is

A) anterior. D) dorsal.
B) ventral. E) posterior.
C) caudal.
Answer: D
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54) The tip of your nose is

A) superior and dorsal. D) anterior and posterior.
B) caudal and anterior. E) ventral and dorsal.
C) medial and anterior.
Answer: C
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55) The nose of a rat is

A) rostral. D) both A and C
B) ventral. E) both B and C
C) anterior.
Answer: D
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56) The spine of a human runs just beneath the

A) ventral surface. D) posterior surface.
B) anterior surface. E) superior surface.
C) dorsal surface.
Answer: C
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57) Which of the following neuroanatomical directions is commonly used with reference to the brains of
humans or other primates, but not with reference to the brains of four-legged creatures?
A) inferior D) medial
B) caudal E) lateral
C) posterior
Answer: A
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58) A cut in which of the following planes would sever all of the cerebral commissures, the tracts that
connect the left and right cerebral hemispheres?
A) horizontal D) frontal
B) sagittal E) diagonal
C) midsagittal
Answer: C
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59) The H-shape of the spinal gray matter is most obvious in a

A) midsagittal section. D) lateral section.
B) sagittal section. E) cross section.
C) longitudinal section.
Answer: E
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60) Gray matter of the spinal cord is largely composed of

A) cell bodies and unmyelinated interneurons. D) meninges.
B) myelin. E) cerebrospinal fluid.
C) myelinated axons.
Answer: A
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61) White matter is white because

A) it is unmyelinated. D) axon membranes are white.
B) cell bodies are white. E) myelin is white.
C) satellite cells are gray.
Answer: E
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62) In cross section, spinal gray matter has four arms; among these are the two
A) ventral roots. D) posterior horns.
B) ventral routes. E) both B and D
C) ventral horns.
Answer: C
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63) How many individual dorsal roots are there in the human nervous system?
A) 12 D) 124
B) 31 E) none
C) 62
Answer: C
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64) How many left ventral roots are there in the human body?
A) 12 D) 124
B) 31 E) none
C) 62
Answer: B
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65) Most neurons of the dorsal root synapse in the

A) cortex. D) PNS.
B) spinal cord. E) ventral horn.
C) dorsal root ganglia.
Answer: B
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66) The neurons of the dorsal roots are

A) sensory. D) unipolar.
B) motor. E) both A and D
C) tracts.
Answer: E
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67) Most neurons of the ventral roots

A) are bipolar. D) have their cell bodies in the ventral horn.
B) are unipolar. E) are interneurons.
C) have their cell bodies in white matter.
Answer: D
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68) "Encephalon" means within the

A) forebrain. D) hemispheres.
B) brain stem. E) nervous system.
C) head.
Answer: C
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69) The large lateral outgrowths that compose the telencephalon are the
A) eyes. D) ventricles.
B) temporal lobes. E) testes.
C) cerebral hemispheres.
Answer: C
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70) This is an illustration of the developing

neural tube. The line points to one of the brain’s
major divisions, the
A) diencephalon.
B) metencephalon.
C) telencephalon.
D) myelencephalon.
E) mesencephalon.
Answer: A
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71) The myelencephalon is often called the
A) midbrain. D) medulla.
B) hypothalamus. E) cortex.
C) brain stem.
Answer: D
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72) The caudal part of the forebrain is the

A) telencephalon. D) reticular formation.
B) diencephalon. E) midbrain.
C) myelencephalon.
Answer: B
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73) The midbrain is

A) part of the mesencephalon. D) part of the brain stem.
B) part of the metencephalon. E) both C and D
C) the mesencephalon.
Answer: E
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74) The myelencephalon is

A) the medulla. D) all of the above
B) part of the hindbrain. E) none of the above
C) part of the brain stem.
Answer: D
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75) Which of the following is not in the brain stem?

A) myelencephalon D) medulla
B) mesencephalon E) telencephalon
C) metencephalon
Answer: E
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A) ganglia. D) ventricles.
B) tracts. E) colliculi.
C) nerves.
Answer: B
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77) Which of the following structures is named after a term that means "little net"?
A) reticular formation D) cerebellum
B) mesencephalon E) hippocampus
C) medulla
Answer: A
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78) The reticular formation is in the

A) brain stem. D) olfactory bulb.
B) cortex. E) spinal cord.
C) thalamus.
Answer: A
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79) This is an illustration of the brain stem. The Topic: 3.6 Major Structures of the Brain
pointer lines point to the
A) cerebellum.
B) hypothalamus.
C) reticular formation.
D) hippocampus.
E) tegmentum.
Answer: C
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80) The reticular formation is in the core of the

A) mesencephalon. D) all of the above
B) myelencephalon. E) none of the above
C) metencephalon.
Answer: D
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81) Which of the following is a large structure visible on the dorsal surface of the human brain stem?
A) pituitary D) hypothalamus
B) cerebellum E) mammillary body
C) optic chiasm
Answer: B
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82) The inferior and superior colliculi compose the

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A) thalamus. D) hippocampus.
B) hypothalamus. E) cerebellum.
C) tectum.
Answer: C
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83) The tectum is the roof of the

A) metencephalon. D) telencephalon.
B) mesencephalon. E) diencephalon.
C) myelencephalon.
Answer: B
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84) Which structure is not part of the tegmentum?

A) hypothalamus D) red nucleus
B) periaqueductal gray E) cerebral aqueduct
C) substantia nigra
Answer: A
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85) Three major structures in the __________ of the brain are named after a color.
A) medulla D) tegmentum
B) mesencephalon E) thalamus
C) tectum
Answer: D
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86) The neural structure situated nearest the opening connecting the third and fourth ventricles is the
A) substantia nigra. D) superior colliculi.
B) periaqueductal gray. E) cerebral aqueduct.
C) red nucleus.
Answer: B
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87) The hypothalamus and thalamus compose the

A) brain stem. D) medulla.
B) diencephalon. E) pituitary.
C) mesencephalon.
Answer: B
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88) The lateral geniculate, medial geniculate, and ventral posterior nuclei are all nuclei of the
A) midbrain. D) medulla.
B) spinal cord. E) thalamus.
C) cortex.
Answer: E
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89) Most sensory nuclei of the thalamus project to the

A) cortex. D) substantia nigra.
B) reticular formation. E) caudate.
C) cerebellum.
Answer: A
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90) Which of the following part of the diencephalon connects the two lobes of the thalamus?
A) massa intermedia D) corpus callosum
B) hypothalamus E) hippocampal commissure
C) cerebral aqueduct
Answer: A
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91) Which of the following thalamic nuclei relays visual information?

A) pons D) substantia nigra
B) red nucleus E) caudate
C) lateral geniculate
Answer: C
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92) The lateral geniculate nuclei, medial geniculate nuclei, and ventral posterior nuclei are all
A) diencephalic nuclei. D) all of the above
B) thalamic nuclei. E) both B and C
C) sensory relay nuclei.
Answer: D
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93) Which part of the diencephalon regulates the pituitary?

A) snot gland D) cerebellum
B) hypothalamus E) nasal mucosa
C) medial geniculate
Answer: B
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94) The pituitary gland is situated just inferior to the

A) nose. D) thalamus.
B) hippocampus. E) hypothalamus.
C) cerebellum.
Answer: E
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95) Which of the following is an X-shaped structure?

A) spinal white matter D) optic chiasm
B) reticular formation E) substantia nigra
C) structure that dangles from the diencephalon
Answer: D
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96) Which of the following is a point of decussation?

A) optic chiasm D) substantia nigra
B) hippocampus E) superior colliculus
C) temporal lobe
Answer: A
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97) If a midsagittal cut were made through the human brain, all of the uncut axons running from the eyes
to the brain would be
A) on the right side. D) decussating.
B) ipsilateral. E) bilateral.
C) contralateral.
Answer: B
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98) The mammillary nuclei are

A) bumps visible on the dorsal surface of the medulla.
B) visible on the inferior surface of the diencephalon.
C) often considered to be nuclei of the hypothalamus.
D) found only in females.
E) both B and C
Answer: E
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99) This is an illustration of the Topic: 3.6 Major Structures of the Brain
A) thalamic nuclei.
B) reticular nuclei.
C) cerebral lobes.
D) hypothalamic nuclei.
E) cerebral fissures.
Answer: D
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100) All mammals with lissencephalic brains

A) are accountants. D) are clever.
B) are flexible. E) are old.
C) have small brains.
Answer: C
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Topic: 3.6 Major Structures of the Brain

101) The large cortical ridges between fissures are called

A) sulci. D) commissures.
B) sulcuses. E) lobes.
C) gyri.
Answer: C
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102) Big is to small as fissures are to

A) gyri. D) gyrus.
B) sulcus. E) sulci.
C) commissures.
Answer: E
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Topic: 3.6 Major Structures of the Brain

103) The largest cerebral commissure is the

A) corpus callosum. D) humungus commissura.
B) massa commissura. E) longitudinal commissure.
C) massa intermedia.
Answer: A
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104) The corpus callosum is the human brain's largest

A) neuron. D) commissure.
B) nucleus. E) hemisphere.
C) fissure.
Answer: D
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105) The longitudinal fissure separates the two hemispheres. Which lobe does not border it?
A) temporal lobe D) prefrontal lobe
B) frontal lobe E) occipital lobe
C) parietal lobe
Answer: A
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106) Between the frontal and parietal lobes is the

A) central fissure. D) temporal lobe.
B) lateral fissure. E) longitudinal fissure.
C) corpus callosum.
Answer: A
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Topic: 3.6 Major Structures of the Brain

107) The line points to the Topic: 3.6 Major Structures of the Brain
A) central fissure.
B) superior temporal gyrus.
C) postcentral fissure.
D) longitudinal fissure.
E) parietal lobe.
Answer: B
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108) The lobe at the back of the brain, which serves a visual function, is the
A) frontal lobe. D) prefrontal lobe.
B) occipital lobe. E) parietal lobe.
C) temporal lobe.
Answer: B
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Topic: 3.6 Major Structures of the Brain

109) The functions of the occipital cortex are largely

A) motor. D) somatosensory.
B) visual. E) olfactory.
C) auditory.
Answer: B
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110) Precentral is to postcentral as

A) somatosensory is to motor. D) motor is to somatosensory.
B) auditory is to motor. E) auditory is to somatosensory.
C) somatosensory is to auditory.
Answer: D
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111) About what proportion of human cerebral cortex is neocortex?

A) 10 % D) 60 %
B) 25 % E) 90 %
C) 40 %
Answer: E
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112) Which of the following are multipolar cortical neurons with long axons, apical dendrites, and
triangular cell bodies?
A) stellate cells D) granule cells
B) chandelier cells E) fusiform cells
C) pyramidal cells
Answer: C
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Topic: 3.6 Major Structures of the Brain

113) Neocortex contains two fundamentally different kinds of neurons: pyramidal cells and
A) apical cells. D) columnar cells.
B) bipolar cells. E) none of the above.
C) multipolar cells.
Answer: E
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Topic: 3.6 Major Structures of the Brain

114) Which of the following neurons have apical dendrites?

A) interneurons D) both A and B
B) stellate cells E) none of the above
C) pyramidal cells
Answer: C
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115) The hippocampus is

A) a neocortical structure. D) shaped like a sea horse in cross section.
B) in the frontal lobes. E) in the diencephalon.
C) six-layered.
Answer: D
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116) The limbic system and basal ganglia are, for the most part, in the
A) telencephalon. D) myelencephalon.
B) diencephalon. E) metencephalon.
C) mesencephalon.
Answer: A
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117) A neural circuit that includes the septum, cingulate cortex, fornix, amygdala, hippocampus,
hypothalamus, and thalamus is thought to be involved in the regulation of motivated behaviors. This
circuit is called the
A) basal ganglia. D) cranial nerves.
B) paleocortex. E) somatosensory system.
C) limbic system.
Answer: C
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Topic: 3.6 Major Structures of the Brain

118) A major limbic system tract is the

A) corpus callosum. D) fornix.
B) reticular formation. E) septum.
C) cingulate.
Answer: D
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119) Portrayed in this illustration is a neural

circuit called the
A) basal ganglia.
B) visual system.
C) limbic system.
D) reticular system.
E) none of the above
Answer: C
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120) Which of the following structures is not part of the limbic system?
A) hippocampus D) fornix
B) septum E) hypothalamus
C) cerebellum
Answer: C
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121) Two parts of the limbic system are cortical structures. These two structures are the
A) septum and the frontal cortex. D) hippocampus and the amygdala.
B) hippocampus and the cingulate. E) frontal cortex and the olfactory bulbs.
C) frontal cortex and the basal ganglia.
Answer: B
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122) The caudate, putamen, and globus pallidus compose the

A) diencephalon. D) basal ganglia.
B) limbic system. E) thalamus.
C) somatosensory system.
Answer: D
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123) The caudate and the putamen compose the

A) limbic system. D) amygdala.
B) globus pallidus. E) uvula.
C) striatum.
Answer: C
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124) Deterioration of the pathway from the substantia nigra to the striatum is often found in cases of
A) Korsakoff's syndrome. D) Alzheimer’s disease.
B) Parkinson's disease. E) multiple sclerosis.
C) autism.
Answer: B
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125) Illustrated here

A) is the limbic system.
B) is the diencephalon.
C) is the reticular formation.
D) are the basal ganglia.
E) none of the above
Answer: D
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FILL-IN-THE-BLANK QUESTIONS

1) The brain and spinal cord compose the __________ system.

Answer: central nervous
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2) The arachnoid membrane is one of the __________.

Answer: meninges
Diff: 1 Page Ref: 53
Topic: 3.1 General Layout of the Nervous System

3) Cerebrospinal fluid fills the four __________ of the brain.

Answer: ventricles
Diff: 1 Page Ref: 53
Topic: 3.1 General Layout of the Nervous System

4) At the junction of the cell body and axon of a multipolar neuron is the __________.
Answer: axon hillock
Diff: 1 Page Ref: 55
Topic: 3.2 Cells of the Nervous System

5) Bundles of axons in the CNS are called __________.

Answer: tracts
Diff: 2 Page Ref: 57
Topic: 3.2 Cells of the Nervous System

6) Large, star-shaped glial cells are __________.

Answer: astrocytes
Diff: 2 Page Ref: 59
Topic: 3.2 Cells of the Nervous System

7) The __________ stain colors entirely black a few neurons in each brain slice.
Answer: Golgi
Diff: 2 Page Ref: 59
Topic: 3.3 Neuroanatomical Techniques and Directions

8) The opposite of dorsal is __________.

Answer: ventral
Diff: 1 Page Ref: 61
Topic: 3.4 The Spinal Cord

9) It is __________ that gives white matter in the nervous system its glossy white sheen.
Answer: myelin
Diff: 1 Page Ref: 63
Topic: 3.4 The Spinal Cord

10) Sensory signals enter the spinal cord via the __________ roots.
Answer: dorsal
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11) The bulge on the ventral surface of the metencephalon is the __________.
Answer: pons
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12) The large, two-lobed structure that sits atop the brain stem is the __________.
Answer: thalamus
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13) The __________ dangles from the hypothalamus.

Answer: pituitary
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14) The cerebral hemispheres are joined by tracts called cerebral __________.
Answer: commissures
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15) The temporal lobe is separated from the frontal lobe by the __________ fissure.
Answer: lateral
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16) Pyramidal cells have __________ dendrites.

Answer: apical
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17) The three-layered cortical structure of the medial temporal lobe is the __________.
Answer: hippocampus
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18) __________ means "ring."

Answer: Limbic
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19) The almond-shaped nucleus of the anterior temporal lobe is the __________.
Answer: amygdala
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20) The putamen and __________ compose the striatum.

Answer: caudate
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ESSAY AND OTHER MULTIPLE-MARK QUESTIONS

1) Describe the overall layout of the divisions and systems of the mammalian nervous system. Include a
table in your answer. (Hint: "The mammalian nervous system is a system of twos." )
Answer:
50% for a description of the organization
50% for an accurate table
Diff: 2 Page Ref: 52-53
Topic: 3.1 General Layout of the Nervous System
Diff: 2 Page Ref: 59-60
Topic: 3.3 Neuroanatomical Techniques and Directions

2) Label and define each of the 9 identified parts of this typical multipolar neuron.

Answer:
9 marks for correct labels
9 marks for the definitions
Diff: 2 Page Ref: 55
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3) There are several kinds of glial cells in the nervous system. Describe them and their functions. How is
our understanding of glial cells currently changing?
Answer:
50% for a description of glial cell types and their function
50% for discussing recently discovered functions of glial cells
Diff: 3 Page Ref: 57-59
Topic: 3.2 Cells of the Nervous System

4) Compare Golgi and Nissl neuroanatomical stains, emphasizing the strengths and weaknesses of each.
Answer:
25% for describing Golgi staining
25% for describing Nissl staining
50% for comparing the strengths and weaknesses of the two stains
Diff: 2 Page Ref: 59-60
Topic: 3.3 Neuroanatomical Techniques and Directions

5) With the use of diagrams, describe all neuroanatomical in a conventional vertebrate (e.g., cat) nervous
system and in the human nervous system.
Answer:
50% for illustrating dorsal, ventral, anterior, posterior, medial, and lateral in a cat
25% for illustrating how this system is adapted to humans
25% for illustrating superior, inferior, proximal, and distal
Diff: 3 Page Ref: 61-62
Topic: 3.3 Neuroanatomical Techniques and Directions

6) Draw a lateral view of the human cerebral hemispheres. Illustrate the four lobes and label four other
structures.
Answer:
40% for the drawing
40% for locating the four lobes
20% for labeling four structures
Diff: 3 Page Ref: 68
Topic: 3.6 Major Structures of the Brain

7) Draw a midsagittal section of the human brain and label 10 structures.

Answer:
50% for the drawing
50% for correctly labeling 10 structures
Diff: 3 Page Ref: 72
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8) Label all 14 parts of this midsagittal view of a human brain.

Answer:
14 marks for correctly labeling 14 structures
Diff: 2 Page Ref: 72
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