Chapter 7: Practice Test B

Question 1

Blood supply to the brain is blocked

Answer 1

cerebrovascular accident (CVA), or stroke

Question 2

Progressive, degenerative disease of the brain, results in dementia

Answer 2

Alzheimer’s disease

Question 3

What is the relay station for sensory impulses traveling upward?

Answer 3

thalamus

Question 4

What controls temperature, endocrine activity, and thirst?

Answer 4

hypothalamus

Question 5

What allows communication between the two cerebral hemispheres?

Answer 5

corpus callosum

Question 6

Which part of the brain is sedated by alcohol?

Answer 6

cerebellum

Question 7

Which of the following is one of the major functions of the pons?

Answer 7

breathing

Question 8

What fissure separates the two cerebral hemispheres of the brain?

Answer 8

longitudinal fissure

Question 9

The midbrain, pons, and medulla oblongata are located in the

Answer 9

brain stem

Question 10

Hemiplegia and aphasia are characteristics of

Answer 10

cerebrovascular accident (CVA), or stroke

Question 11

The brain and spinal cord are protected by three

Answer 11

meninges

Question 12

From outermost to innermost layers:

Answer 12

dura, arachnoid, pia

Question 13

The hypothalamus regulates the

Answer 13

pituitary gland

Question 14

Damage to the primary motor cortex

Answer 14

inability to voluntarily move skeletal muscles

Question 15

Centers for control of heart rate, breathing, blood pressure, and vomiting

Answer 15

medulla oblongata