Brain Anatomy Quiz

___ lobe is the seat of intelligence and abstract reasoning.

• Frontal

• Parietal

• Occipital

• Temporal

The brain area that regulates activities that control the state of wakefulness or alertness of the cerebral cortex is the:

• thalamus

• reticular formation

• pyramids

• limbic system

___ lobe is the language/speech comprehension area.

• Frontal

• Parietal

• Occipital

• Temporal

An individual accidentally transected the spinal cord between T-11and L-1. We would call this problem:

• paraplegia

• hemiplegia

• quadraplegia

• None of these

Starting, in order, at the spinal cord, the subdivisions of the brachial plexus are:

• rami, trunks, divisions, and cords.

• rami, divisions, cords, and trunks.

• divisions, rami, trunks, and cords.

• trunks, divisions, cords, and rami.

Nerves to the skeletal muscle are derived from the:

• somatic division of the nervous system.

• autonomic nervous system.

• sympathetic division of the ANS.

• afferent division of the ANS.

• All of these are correct.

The cranial nerve with a dual origin (brain and spinal cord) is the:

• hypoglossal.

• accessory.

• vagus.

• glossopharyngeal.

Problems in balance may follow trauma to which nerve?

• abducens

• vestibulocochlear

• trigeminal

• accessory

The cranial nerves that have neural connections with the tongue include all but the:

• trigeminal.

• facial.

• glossopharyngeal.

• trochlear.

• hypoglossal.

Known as the "Little brain" and is in charge of balance and coordinating movements:

• Thalamus
• Reticular Formation
• Hypothalamus
• Cerebellum