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Principles of Human Neuropsychology
G. Dennis Rains, Kutztown University of Pennsylvania
Introduction to the Structure and Function of the Central Nervous System

Multiple Choice Quiz



1

What does "inferior" refer to?
A)Above.
B)Middle.
C)Below.
D)Behind.
2

Which word means "same side"?
A)Ipsilateral.
B)Contralateral.
C)Unilateral.
D)Bilateral.
3

What type of section divides the brain into upper and lower parts?
A)Sagittal.
B)Coronal.
C)Horizontal.
D)Frontal.
4

What part of the nervous system consists of the brain and spinal cord?
A)Peripheral nervous system.
B)Central nervous system.
C)Somatic nervous system.
D)Autonomic nervous system.
5

What is another name for the prosencephalon?
A)Brain stem.
B)Hindbrain.
C)Midbrain.
D)Forebrain.
6

What is the innermost layer of the meninges?
A)Dura mater.
B)Arachnoid membrane.
C)Choroid plexus.
D)Pia mater.
7

What is the disorder that results from cerebrospinal fluid building up after a blockage?
A)Meningitis.
B)Hydrocephalus.
C)Autism.
D)Parkinson's disease.
8

What is a bundle of axons called?
A)Ganglia.
B)Nuclei.
C)Tracts.
D)Gray matter.
9

What are the furrows in the cerebral cortex called?
A)Sulci.
B)Gyri.
C)Nuclei.
D)Lobes.
10

What is the name of the six-layered cortex?
A)Paleocortex.
B)Allocortex.
C)Neocortex.
D)Archicortex.
11

What is the most prominent example of cortical commissural fibers?
A)Anterior commissure.
B)Posterior commissure.
C)Arcuate fasciculus.
D)Corpus callosum.
12

What function does the postcentral gyrus serve?
A)Motor cortex.
B)Somatosensory cortex.
C)Visual cortex.
D)Olfactory cortex.
13

What lobes are primarily involved in planning and executing movement?
A)Occipital lobes.
B)Frontal lobes.
C)Parietal lobes.
D)Temporal lobes.
14

What thalamic nucleus is involved in vision?
A)Lateral geniculate.
B)Medial geniculate.
C)Interposed.
D)Inferior colliculus.
15

Which sense is not thalamically processed before accessing the cortex?
A)Vision.
B)Somatosensory.
C)Smell.
D)Audition.
16

What function does the basal ganglia regulate?
A)Vision.
B)Motor.
C)Somatosensory.
D)Homeostasis.
17

All of the following are part of the limbic system EXCEPT
A)cingulate gyrus.
B)mammillary bodies.
C)septum.
D)substantia nigra.
18

Where are the tectum and tegmentum found?
A)Hindbrain.
B)Midbrain.
C)Forebrain.
D)Spinal cord.
19

What does the cerebellum mediate?
A)Coordination.
B)Speech.
C)Vision.
D)Emotion.
20

Where do motor neuron axons leave the spinal cord?
A)Dorsal root.
B)Cauda equina.
C)Medial root.
D)Ventral root.








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