12. The Central Nervous System

The pons contains:

(a) Sensory and motor nuclei for six cranial nerves

(b) Nuclei concerned with the control of blood pressure

(c) Tracts that link the cerebellum with the brainstem

(d) No ascending or descending tracts

(e) Both a and b.

The part of the brain responsible for the production of language is known as:

a. Wernicke's area

b. The prefrontal cortex

c. The auditory association area

d. Broca's area

The establishment of emotional states is a function of the:

(a) Limbic system

(b) Tectum

(c) Mammillary bodies

(d) Thalamus

A semiconscious young woman is brought to the hospital by friends after falling from a roof. She did not lose consciousness immediately, and she was initially lucid. After a while, though, she became confused and then unresponsive. What is a likely explanation of her condition?

Which structure in the brain is your A&P instructor referring to when talking about a nucleus that resembles a sea horse and that is important in the storage and retrieval of long-term memories? In which functional system of the brain is it located?

Which three motor tracts make up the medial pathway?

The myelinated segment of an axon that is covered by a glial cell is called a/an ________; the gaps between glial cells where the axolemma is exposed are called ________.

Mark the following statements as true or false. If the statement is false, correct it to make it a true statement.

The axon contains a high density of ribosomes, rough endoplasmic reticulum, and Golgi apparatus.

The neural cells responsible for the analysis of sensory inputs and coordination of motor outputs are:

(a) Neuroglia

(b) Interneurons

(c) Sensory neurons

(d) Motor neurons