Question 1

Briefly describe the three types of cerebral white matter and their functions.

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Question 2

After someone faints, smelling salts of ammonia may be placed under the personʹs nose. The person breathes the ammonia vapors, which deliver a sharp jolt to the nasal membranes, and the person wakes up. This illustrates

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A)   the function of the hypothalamus in controlling sleep.
B)   how smells elicit memories of being awake, causing the person to awaken.
C)   how smells bring about emotions.
D)   the function of sensory input to the reticular activating system.

Question 3

Which of the following is associated with Alzheimerʹs disease?

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A)   accumulation of protein plaques around neurons
B)   deterioration of the substantia nigra of the midbrain
C)   cerebral ischemia
D)   inadequate vitamin B

Question 4

Figure 13.2
Use the diagram above to answer the following questions.
-Which letter indicates the region of the brain that has the greatest surface area due to the numerous surface convolutions?

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A)   A
B)   B
C)   C
D)   D
E)   E

Question 5

It is easy to confuse the terms sulcus and gyrus (on the cerebral cortex) . The difference between these two terms is that

Accepted Answer

A)   a sulcus is the same as a fissure on the cerebral cortex, whereas a gyrus is a lobe.
B)   a sulcus corresponds to a folia on the cerebellum, whereas a gyrus corresponds to a fissure.
C)   a gyrus is a ridge, and a sulcus is a groove.
D)   a sulcus is a groove, and a gyrus is a deeper groove.

Question 6

Which of these regions has two hemispheres connected by the corpus callosum?

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A)   hypothalamus
B)   cerebrum
C)   cerebellum
D)   thalamus

Question 7

The amygdala is part of the limbic system and has neurons that process the emotions and reactions to fear.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

The white matter on both sides of the spinal cord is divided into three white columns, also known as .

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Question 9

Figure 13.2
Use the diagram above to answer the following questions.
-Which letter indicates a choroid plexus, which produces cerebrospinal fluid (CSF)  in all four ventricles of the brain?

Accepted Answer

A)   A
B)   B
C)   C
D)   D
E)   E

Question 10

The diencephalon develops into the thalamus, the epithalamus, and what other structure?

Accepted Answer

A)   hypothalamus
B)   cerebrum
C)   cerebellum
D)   thalamus

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Which of these regions has two hemispheres connected by the corpus callosum?

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Which of the following is associated with Alzheimerʹs disease?

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The amygdala is part of the limbic system and has neurons that process the emotions and reactions to fear.

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It is easy to confuse the terms sulcus and gyrus (on the cerebral cortex) . The difference between these two terms is that

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The diencephalon develops into the thalamus, the epithalamus, and what other structure?

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Figure 13.2 Use the diagram above to answer the following questions. -Which letter indicates the region of the brain that has the greatest surface area due to the numerous surface convolutions?

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Briefly describe the three types of cerebral white matter and their functions.

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After someone faints, smelling salts of ammonia may be placed under the personʹs nose. The person breathes the ammonia vapors, which deliver a sharp jolt to the nasal membranes, and the person wakes up. This illustrates

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Which of these regions has two hemispheres connected by the corpus callosum?

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Which of the following is associated with Alzheimerʹs disease?

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Figure 13.2 Use the diagram above to answer the following questions. -Which letter indicates a choroid plexus, which produces cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) in all four ventricles of the brain?

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The amygdala is part of the limbic system and has neurons that process the emotions and reactions to fear.

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The white matter on both sides of the spinal cord is divided into three white columns, also known as .

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It is easy to confuse the terms sulcus and gyrus (on the cerebral cortex) . The difference between these two terms is that

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The diencephalon develops into the thalamus, the epithalamus, and what other structure?

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