Chapter_02 Neuro

The brainstem and cerebellum receive most of their blood supply from which of the following arterial branches?

• Internal carotid and posterior cerebral

• Vertebral and middle cerebral

• Vertebral and basilar

• Internal carotid and basilar

Which of the following arteries are part of the circle of Willis?

• Internal carotid and vertebral arteries

• Anterior and lateral cerebral arteries

• Anterior and posterior cerebral arteries

• Medial and lateral communicating arteries

The function of the meninges includes which one of the following?

• Regulation of extracellular fluid content

• Protection of the brain and spinal cord

• Circulation of cerebrospinal fluid

• All of these options

Which of the following correctly pairs a cerebral structure with its function?

• Corpus striatum; memory formation

• Internal capsule; cortical and subcortical communication

• Amygdala; somatosensory integration and processing

• Epithalamus; regulation of metabolic rate

The cerebral hemispheres are

• divided by the central sulcus.

• subdivided into four lobes per hemisphere.

• composed primarily of gray matter, with an outer layer of white matter.

• connected by the corpus callosum and anterior commissure.

Each cranial nerve

• emerges from the spinal cord.

• carries autonomic information

• innervates the head, neck, and face.

• carries motor or sensory information.

Which one of the following functions is regulated by the structures of the diencephalon?

• Processing of emotion and memory information

• Integration of information for equilibrium

• Coordination of movement

• Orientation to visual and auditory stimuli

A __________ plane divides a structure into anterior and posterior portions.

• sagittal

• horizontal

• coronal

• parasagittal

• None of these options

____________ axons carry information from peripheral receptors toward the central nervous system; ____________ axons carry information away from the central nervous system.

• Afferent; efferent

• Efferent; afferent

• White matter; gray matter

• Gray matter; white matter

Which of the following is true about the internal capsule?

• The thalamus and basal ganglia are separated by the internal capsule.

• The internal capsule is divided into anterior and posterior limbs, with a genu between them.

• The internal capsule is composed of a collection of axons that run between the cerebral cortex and subcortical structures.

• All of the options

• None of the options