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Brain Anatomy MCQ

The brain is encased within the ___, which is the large, superior part of the skull.

Brainstem

Cranium

Meninges

Nerves

Answer

Correct Answer: Cranium

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Electrical stimulation of the brain (esb) is used mostly on __________.

Plants.

Humans.

Animals.

Inanimate objects.

Answer

Correct Answer: Animals.

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Csf leaves the subarachnoid space via the ____________ and enters the bloodstream.

Interventricular foramen

Interventriclar septum

Arachnoid villi

Cerebral aqueduct

Answer

Correct Answer: Arachnoid villi

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A brain lesion refers to ________ of brain tissue.

Destruction

Interconnected clusters of neurons in the central nervous system.

Provide nutrients to interneurons.

Broca's area

Association areas.

Answer

Correct Answer: Destruction

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A(n) ________ is an innocuous substance that has no specific physiological effect.

Placebo

Intravenous

Sensitization

None of this

Answer

Correct Answer: Placebo

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In a study of serotonin turnover in male monkeys, it was found that those with ____.

low levels were most submissive

high levels had the most scars

high levels were the most aggressive

Low levels were usually dead by age six

Answer

Correct Answer: low levels were most submissive

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Recent research on adult neurogenesis has focused on the ____________.

Hippocampus

Endorphin

Antagonist

Ionotropic

Answer

Correct Answer: Hippocampus

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Within the limbic system, sensory information is to emotion as the _ is to the _.

Thalamus; amygdala

Somatic nervous system

Sympathetic nervous system

Parasympathetic nervous system

Answer

Correct Answer: Thalamus; amygdala

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A ________ reflex has/have at least one interneuron placed between the sensory and motor neuron.

Nonsynaptic

Monosynaptic

Polysynaptic

Nonsynaptic reflex and a monosynaptic

Answer

Correct Answer: Polysynaptic

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The hippocampus is a structure in the brain that processes _____.

Language

Coordination

Memories

Emotions

Answer

Correct Answer: Memories

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The organ of smell is the __________, located in the roof of the nasal cavity.

Nares

Nostrils

Olfactory epithelium

Olfactory nerve

Answer

Correct Answer: Olfactory epithelium

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Brain Anatomy MCQ

The brain is encased within the ___, which is the large, superior part of the skull.

Electrical stimulation of the brain (esb) is used mostly on __________.

Csf leaves the subarachnoid space via the ____________ and enters the bloodstream.

A brain lesion refers to ________ of brain tissue.

A(n) ________ is an innocuous substance that has no specific physiological effect.

In a study of serotonin turnover in male monkeys, it was found that those with ____.

Recent research on adult neurogenesis has focused on the ____________.

Within the limbic system, sensory information is to emotion as the _____ is to the _____.

A ________ reflex has/have at least one interneuron placed between the sensory and motor neuron.

The hippocampus is a structure in the brain that processes _____.

The organ of smell is the __________, located in the roof of the nasal cavity.

Within the limbic system, sensory information is to emotion as the _ is to the _.