chapter 12 quiz

Which of the following is NOT a role of the basal nuclei?

• playing a role in cognition and emotion

• initiating protective reflex actions

• inhibiting unnecessary or antagonistic movements

• controlling starting and stopping movements

The adult spinal cord ends between the level L1 and L2 of the vertebral column.

• True

• False

What connects the hypothalamus to the pituitary gland?

• arbor vitae

• mammillary bodies

• infundibulum

• optic chiasma

An individual accidentally transected (cut across) the spinal cord between T1 and L1. This would result in ________.

• spinal shock only

• hemiplegia

• paraplegia

• quadriplegia

What is the primary function of the cerebellum?

• Coordination of voluntary movements and balance

• Control of emotional responses

• Memory processing

• Regulation of heart rate

The ________ includes the thalamus, hypothalamus, and epithalamus.

• basal nuclei

• diencephalon

• brain stem

• midbrain

What is the space between the dura mater and vertebrae called (typically contains fat tissue and blood vessels)?

• epiarachnoid space

• epidural space

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  subdural space

  
  

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  subarachnoid space

  
  

Identify the main function of the thalamus in the diencephalon.

• Regulating sleep-wake cycles

  
  

• Regulating body temperature

  
  

• Relaying sensory and motor signals to the cerebral cortex

  
  

• Forming emotional memory

  
  

Cell bodies of sensory neurons are located in ________.

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  the dorsal root ganglia of the spinal cord

  
  

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  the ventral root ganglia of the spinal cord

  
  

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  sympathetic ganglia

  
  

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  the thalamus

  
  

Projection fibers in the brain mainly connect the right and left hemispheres.

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  True

  
  

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  False