Chapter 3

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As you look down on the snake, you see its _____ surface, but it slithers along the ground on its _____surface.

lateral; ventral

ventral; medial

dorsal; ventral

dorsal; lateral

Which of the following would not be visible in a midsagittal view of the brain?

the lateral fissure

the limbic cortex

the corpus callosum

the cingulate gyrus

The meninges and subarachnoid space surround the brain in the following order, beginning with the outer layer:

dura mater, pia mater, arachnoid membrane, subarachnoid space

dura mater, arachnoid membrane, subarachnoid space, pia mater

pia mater, dura mater, subarachnoid space, arachnoid membrane

pia mater, arachnoid membrane, subarachnoid space, dura mater

Cerebrospinal fluid is produced by the

meninges.

subarachnoid space.

choroid plexus.

ventricles.

After cerebrospinal fluid has circulated through the brain and subarachnoid space it is

excreted by the kidneys.

recirculated for the next three hours.

reabsorbed into the blood supply.

transported through the central canal to the abdomen.

In the central nervous system neurons develop

on the inner surface of the embryonic hollow tube.

in radially oriented glial cells.

in the chambers which become the ventricles of the brain.

in cortex of the brain.

The three major parts of the brain are the

telencephalon, the diencephalon, and the metencephalon.

cerebral cortex, the association cortex, and the brain stem.

frontal lobe, the parietal lobe, and the temporal lobe.

forebrain, the midbrain, and the hindbrain.

Neurons that do not establish synaptic connections with a postsynaptic cell

migrate to the bone marrow.

may have an insufficient number of growth cones.

may later become malignant.

eventually die.

The lateral fissure separates the _____lobe from the _____ lobe.

frontal; parietal

frontal; temporal

temporal occipital

parietal; occipital

The corpus callosum connects the

two hemispheres of the brain.

structures of the limbic system.

pituitary gland and the hypothalamus.

thalamus and the hypothalamus.

The most important structures of the limbic system are the limbic cortex, the

hippocampus, and the amygdala.

basal ganglia, and the thalamus.

primary motor cortex, and the primary association cortex.

hypothalamus, and the pituitary gland.

The limbic system plays a role in

planning and execution of movement.

visual and auditory functions.

control of the endocrine system.

emotional behavior, learning, and memory.

The _____ surrounds the third ventricle and its two most important structures are the _____.

forebrain; the telencephalon and the diencephalon

diencephalon; thalamus and the hypothalamus

limbic system; basal ganglia and the amygdala

diencephalon; fornix and the massa intermedia

The thalamus is responsible for

most of the neural input received by the cerebral cortex.

emotional behavior.

movement of a particular part of the body.

behaviors related to survival of the species.

Neurons in the hypothalamus

control the peripheral nervous system.

send projection fibers through the optic chiasm.

are controlled by hormones secreted by the anterior pituitary gland.

are involved behaviors such as fighting and fleeing.

The anterior pituitary gland produces

vasopressin.

oxytocin.

gonadotropic hormones.

estrogen.

The principal structures of the tectum are the

superior and inferior colliculi.

hippocampus and amygdala.

thalamus and hypothalamus.

lateral and medial geniculate nuclei.

The reticular formation

relays visual information from the retina to the rest of the brain.

appears as four bumps on the brain stem.

is one of two major fiber systems within the brain.

plays a role in sleep and arousal.

The periaqueductal gray matter is so called because of an abundance of

fibers.

cell bodies.

synapses.

axons.

The spinal cord is _______________ the vertebral column.

fused to

longer than

outside

shorter than

Dorsal roots contain _____ axons and ventral roots contain _____ axons.

unipolar; bipolar

myelinated; unmyelinated

afferent; efferent

motor; sensory

The cranial nerve that regulates the function of organs in the thoracic and abdominal cavities is the

preganglionic nerve.

hypoglossal nerve.

vagus nerve.

trigeminal nerve.

The two divisions of the autonomic nervous system are the

brain and the spinal cord.

somatic nervous system and the autonomic nervous system.

sympathetic division and the parasympathetic division.

spinal nerves and the cranial nerves.

__________ __________ leave the spinal cord through the ventral root.

Preganglionic axons

Postganglionic axons

Sympathetic ganglia

Cranial nerves