The brain

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Sandra Cervantes
Quiz by Sandra Cervantes, updated more than 1 year ago
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Question 1

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Which of the following is the function(s) of the pineal gland?
Answer
  • a. Circadian rhythms
  • b. Coordination for voluntary and autonomic functions
  • c. Subconscious skeletal muscle control (emotional)
  • d. Secretes melatonin
  • e. Secretes antidiuretic hormone and oxytocin
  • f. All of the above
  • g. Both a & d

Question 2

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What is the area and function of Wernicke's area?
Answer
  • a. Temporal lobe, Language comprehension
  • b. Temporal lobe, Language production
  • c. Frontal lobe, Language comprehension
  • d. Frontal lobe, Language production

Question 3

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All incoming sensory information passes through the thalamus except:
Answer
  • a. Visual
  • b. Gustation
  • c. Olfactory
  • d. Auditory

Question 4

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Which colliculus process visual information?
Answer
  • a. Superior colliculus
  • b. Inferior colliculus
  • c. Lateral colliculus
  • d. Medial colliculus

Question 5

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The functions of the hypothalamus is to coordinate complex somatic motor patterns.
Answer
  • True
  • False

Question 6

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Where is the reticular formation mainly located and what is it's function?
Answer
  • a. Prosencephalon; decision making
  • b. Rhombencephalon; cardiovascular control
  • c. Mesencephalon; awake and aware
  • d. Diencephalon; "emotional brain"
  • e. None of the above
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