Brain Function and Anatomy Quiz

What are the three regions of the brain?

• Cerebrum, cerebellum, brainstem

• Frontal, parietal, occipital

• Thalamus, hypothalamus, pineal gland

• Pia mater, arachnoid mater, dura mater

What is the function of the inferior colliculus?

• Dominate auditory pathway

• Dominate visual pathway

• Helps fine motor control

• Endocrine control system

What is the pons responsible for?

• Anterior, cranial nerves 5-8 begin, or end here

• All fibers connected to the brain, sensation, motor

• Hearing, smell, some emotion, language comprehension

• Taste, touch, heat, pain (senses)

What is the function of the hippocampus?

• Short and long term memories

• Gratification, pleasure

• Emotions, primal, aversion, unpleasant (anger, sorrow)

• Vision

What is the frontal lobe responsible for?

• Emotions, mood, motivation, judgement, critical thinking, motor speech control, decision making

• Taste, touch, heat, pain (senses)

• Vision

• Hearing, smell, some emotion, language comprehension, storage of sensory memories

What is cerebrospinal fluid responsible for?

• Protection, buoyancy, chemical stability

• Digestion, absorption, excretion

• Hormone regulation, temperature control

• Vision, hearing, balance

What are the two divisions of the nervous system?

• Central and peripheral

• Somatic and autonomic

• Sympathetic and parasympathetic

• Motor and sensory

What does afferent mean in regard to the nervous system?

• Sensory, somatic, visceral

• Motor, activate muscles, glands

• Inhibitory, reflexive, automatic

• Cognitive, emotional, behavioral

What is the function of the axon terminal?

• This is where the neurotransmitters are released

• It generates action potentials

• It insulates the neuron

• It receives signals from other neurons

What are oligodendrocytes responsible for?

• Along thick nerve fibers, wrap processes around fibers

• Most abundant, neuron and capillary attachment

• Touch nearby neurons, sense trouble traveling towards the area

• Cavities of brain and spinal cord, cerebral spinal fluid