More Chap 11

Question 1

Dura Mater

Answer 1

Epidural space between the bone and dura

Subdural space between the dura and arachnoid

Question 2

Superior sagittal sinus

Answer 2

Space around the brain

Question 3

Basal ganglia

Answer 3

Striatum, putamen, subthalamic nucleus, globus pallidus

Question 4

Association fibers example

Answer 4

Ex. arcuate faciculus

Question 5

Broca’s area function

Answer 5

Langauge production

Question 6

Wernike’s area

Answer 6

Perceive communication

Question 7

Thalamic nuclei

Answer 7

Lateral geniculate nucleus: visual relay

Medial geniculate: auditory relay

Question 8

Hypothalamus

Answer 8

Autonomic function
(maintains homeostasis)

Below the thalamus

Question 9

Subthalamus

Answer 9

Involved in BG motor function

Question 10

Epithalamus

Answer 10

Above the thalamus

Question 11

Medulla oblongata

Answer 11

Houses cranial nerve nuclei, important for speech, hearing, and swallowing

Question 12

Each spinal nerve carrie both efferent and afferent information

Answer 12

Afferent enters in dorsal root

Efferent exits from ventral root

Question 13

Central canal filled with…

Answer 13

Cerebrospinal fluid

Question 14

Gray matter and white matter

Answer 14

Brain: Gray matter (outer), white matter (inner)

Spinal cord: Gray matter (core), white matter (on outside)

Question 15

Efferent tracts

Answer 15

Transmits data from brain to spinal nerve

Question 16

Afferent tracts

Answer 16

Transmit data about limbs and trunk to higher brain centers