Cerebrum and Brain Structures

A _____ is a shallow groove between folds.

• Gyrus

• Sulcus

• Fissure

Nerve impulses between gyri from one hemisphere to another are conducted by:

• Associated tracts

• Commissural tracts

• Projection tracts

What separates the caudate nucleus from the lentiform nucleus?

• Longitudinal fissure

• Central sulcus

• Corpus callosum

• Internal capsule

You are treating a patient with damage to his corpus striatum. This patient likely has what condition?

• Parkinson’s disease

• Huntington’s disease

• Alzheimer’s disease

• Shingles

The putamen and globus pallidus make up the

• Corpus striatum

• Lentiform nucleus

• Caudate nucleus

• Basal ganglia

A patient reports to your clinic with uncontrollable tremors, muscular stiffness, and involuntary movements. What area of the patient’s brain is likely damaged?

• Basal ganglia

• Limbic system

• Thalamus

• Cerebrum

The amygdala, hippocampus, fornix, and dentate gyrus are all parts of what that is known as the “affective brain”?

• Limbic system

• Cerebral cortex

• Hypothalamus

• Nervous system

Which part of the brain is responsible for converting information into long-term memories?

• Amydala

• Hippocampus

• Cingulate gyrus

• Fornix

The part of the limbic system that coordinates sensory input with emotions, regulates aggressive behaviors, and mediates emotional responses to pain:

• Amygdala

• Cingulate gyrus

• Fornix

• Hippocampus

A person who can remember their childhood, but not the last 3 weeks following damage to the hippocampus likely has:

• Retrograde amnesia

• Anterograde amnesia

• post-injury amnesia

• Selective amnesia