Neuroanatomy 1

Question 1

The brain and spinal cord are part of the _______:

Answer 1

CNS

Question 2

Bottom of the spinal cord to front of the forebrain, an imaginary line drawn through center of CNS:

Answer 2

Neuroaxis

Question 3

Closer to the eyes/front of face:

Answer 3

Anterior

Question 4

Closer to the back of the head:

Answer 4

Posterior

Question 5

Rostral:

Answer 5

Anterior

Question 6

Caudal:

Answer 6

Posterior

Question 7

Top of the head:

Answer 7

Dorsal

Question 8

Underneath the head:

Answer 8

Ventral

Question 9

Closer to the side of the head:

Answer 9

Lateral

Question 10

Closer to the nose/mid-line:

Answer 10

Medial

Question 11

Cerebral cortex, basal ganglia, and limbic system make up the:

Answer 11

Forebrain

Question 12

Slice parallel to forehead:

Answer 12

Coronal (frontal)

Question 13

Slice down the middle, ex: down the corpus callosum:

Answer 13

Sagittal

Question 14

Slice parallel to ground:

Answer 14

Transverse/horizontal

Question 15

Responsible for vision:

Answer 15

Occipital lobe

Question 16

Somasensory:

Answer 16

Anterior of parietal lobe

Question 17

Spatial perception:

Answer 17

Posterior of parietal lobe

Question 18

Auditory:

Answer 18

Temporal lobe

Question 19

Neocortex:

Answer 19

Newest part of the brain

Question 20

Cerebral cortex:

Answer 20

Convoluted outer layer of the forebrain

Question 21

Midline

Answer 21

Sagital

Question 22

Cerebral cortex is divided in to ___ lobes

Answer 22

4

Question 23

Small grooves:

Answer 23

Sulcus

Question 24

Large grooves:

Answer 24

Fissures

Question 25

Raised portion of the brain:

Answer 25

Gyrus

Question 26

_____ controls body movements:

Answer 26

Motor cortex

Question 27

Voluntary movements, maintaining muscle tone, and posture:

Answer 27

Basal Ganglia

Question 28

Caudate nucleus, putamen, and globus pallidus are all part of what?

Answer 28

Basal ganglia

Question 29

Motor cortex is located in what lobe?

Answer 29

Frontal

Question 30

Receives info about touch, pain, pressure, temp, and body position:

Answer 30

Somasensory cortex

Question 31

______ : major relay station for sensory info. many nuclei.

Answer 31

Thalamus

Question 32

Produces melatonin:

Answer 32

Pineal gland

Question 33

Olfactory functions:

Answer 33

Habenula

Question 34

Regulates emotions, storage/retrieval of memories:

Answer 34

Limbic system

Question 35

Main structures of the limbic system:

Answer 35

amygdala, hippocampus, and cingulate gyrus/cortex