MEDICAL QUIZ - HUMAN ANATOMY

From Human Anatomy Study Guide by David Seibel and Mary Jo Fourier

1. Which region do some anatomists exclude from the brain stem?

a. pons

b. mesencephalon

c. diencephalon

d. medulla oblongata

2. Damage to association areas in either of which two lobes could make one unable to read (for very different reasons), without impairing vision?

a. parietal, temporal

b. temporal, insula

c. occipital, parietal

d. frontal, occipital

3. All of the following refer to the same subdivision of the mesencephalon except the

a. corpora quadrigemina

b. red nucleus and substantia nigra

c. superior and inferior colliculi

d. tectum

4. From isolated damage to the reticular formation, a person would most likely

a. become highly irritable and aggressive

b. have no noticeable change in behavior

c. be lethargic or even comatose

d. die within a matter of hours

5. Until it was banned, visual subliminal advertising seemed like a tremendous tool for the motion picture industry: a photograph of a hot dog interspersed occasionally among the frames of the movie, passing too quickly to be noticed, and yet hot dog sales skyrocketed.  Which cerebral nucleus likely played a part?

a. claustrum

b. amygdaloid body

c. globus pallidus

d. caudate nucleus

6. The corpus striatum encompasses all of the following except the

a. putamen

b. globus pallidus

c. claustrum

d. caudate nucleus

7. The bundles of nerve fibers that link the two parts of the metencephalon are the

a. superior cerebellar peduncles

b. middle cerebellar peduncles

c. inferior cerebellar peduncles

d. cerebral peduncles

8. Which two parts of the brain most directly control normal breathing?

a. cerebrum and thalamus

b. thalamus and hypothalamus

c. pons and medulla

d. cerebellum and mesencephalon

9. The twelve pairs of cranial nerves

a. are considered part of the CNS because they arise from the brain

b. are composed much like spinal nerves, each with sensory and motor fibers

c. arise mostly from the brain stem, with only one pair from the telencephalon

d. all of the above.

10. Because of its major roles in controlling emotions, drives, and memory, damage to the _________________________ could drastically alter a person's personality.

a. mesencephalon

b. hypothalamus

c. limbic system

d. pineal gland

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