MP3 QUIZ 2

The thalamus, hypothalamus, and epithalamus collectively constitute the ____.

• brain stem

• dicephalon (interbrain)

• cerebellum

• cerebrum

The brain and spinal cord are protected and cushioned by three connective tissue membranes that are collectively called ____.

• sinuses

• arachnoid villi

• meninges

• ventricles

Cerebrospinal fluid is formed from blood by clusters of capillaries in the brain known as ____.

• sinuses

• ventricles

• arachnoid villi

• choroid plexuses

The primary somatic sensory cortex is located in the ____ lobe of the cerebrum.

• parietal

• frontal

• temporal

• occipital

The blood-brain barrier is formed by ____ junctions that nearly seamlessly bind capillaries in the brain.

• intercalated

• desmosome

• tight

• gap

One of the major functions of the pons is to control ____.

• hunger

• breathing

• consciousness

• thirst

The fissure in the brain that separates the two cerebral hemispheres is called the ____.

• longitudinal fissure

• sagittal fissure

• tentorium cerebelli

• transverse fissure

The hypothalamus regulates the ____.

• pineal gland

• pons

• thalamus

• pituitary gland

The large fiber tract that allows communication between the two cerebral hemispheres is called the ____.

• thalamus

• corpus callosum

• pons

• fornix

The large fiber tract that allows communication between the two cerebral hemispheres is called the ____.

• hypothalamus

• thalamus

• pons

• pituitary gland