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Cerebrospinal fluid can be described as all of the following except
functioning in transport of nutrients and hormones through the brain.
a product of the filtration of blood by the brain.
formed from layers of connective tissue.
functioning to cushion the brain.
The establishment and expression of emotions involves the
frontal lobes and limbic system.
frontal lobes and parietal lobes.
parietal lobes and limbic system.
frontal and occipital lobes.
Our understanding of mental illness has been most advanced by discoveries involving
degree of convolutions in the brains surface.
evolution of the telencephalon.
sequence of developmental specialization.
chemicals involved in brain communications.
Patients with damage to Wernickes area have difficulty
coordinating limb movement.
generating speech.
recognizing faces.
understanding language.
The motor cortex is part of which part of the nervous system?
cerebrum
cerebellum
spinal cord
midbrain
Which of the following contains regions that help regulate hunger and thirst?
cerebrum
cerebellum
thalamus
hypothalamus
Which of the following contains regulatory centers for the respiratory and circulatory systems?
cerebrum
cerebellum
thalamus
medulla oblongata
Which of the following regulates body temperature?
cerebrum
cerebellum
thalamus
hypothalamus
Which of the following coordinates muscle actions?
cerebrum
cerebellum
thalamus
hypothalamus
Which of the following produces hormones that are secreted by the pituitary gland?
cerebrum
cerebellum
thalamus
hypothalamus
Which system controls smooth and cardiac muscles of the digestive, cardiovascular, and excretory systems?
central nervous system
peripheral nervous system
autonomic nervous system
parasympathetic nervous system
Cranial nerves originate in the brain. They belong to which system?
central nervous system
peripheral nervous system
autonomic nervous system
parasympathetic nervous system
In the vertebrate brain and spinal cord there are several types of glial cells in which system?
central nervous system
peripheral nervous system
autonomic nervous system
parasympathetic nervous system
In a cephalized invertebrate, which system transmits impulses from the anterior ganglion to distal segments?
central nervous system
peripheral nervous system
autonomic nervous system
parasympathetic nervous system
Short-term memory information processing usually causes changes in the
brainstem.
medulla.
hypothalamus.
hippocampus.
Wakefulness is regulated by the reticular formation, which is present in the
basal nuclei.
cerebral cortex.
brainstem.
limbic system.
Which of the following is an amino acid that operates at inhibitory synapses in the brain?
acetylcholine
epinephrine
endorphin
GABA
Which of the following is a neuropeptide that functions as a natural analgesic?
acetylcholine
epinephrine
endorphin
serotonin
What is the neocortex?
a primitive brain region that is common to reptiles and mammals
a region deep in the cortex that is associated with the formation of emotional memories
a central part of the cortex that receives olfactory information
an additional outer layer of neurons in the cerebral cortex that is unique to mammals
Which of the following is associated with the evolution of a central nervous system?
a complete gut
bilateral symmetry
radial symmetry
a closed circulatory system
