Reading, writing, and speaking are dependent on processing in the, (a) right cerebral hemisphere. (b) left cerebral hemisphere. (c) prefrontal cortex. (d) postcentral gyrus.

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Q: 45 As the cerebral cortex differentiates, fibers passing to and from it divide the corpus striatum…

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Q: Mary suffers a head injury that damages her primary motor cortex. Where is this area located?

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Q: . Injury localized to the hypothalamus would most likely disrupt(A) regulation of body…

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Q: Which structure connect two cerebral hemispheres?

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Q: What happens if the lower brain centers send the information on to the higher centers?

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Q: Which of the blood vessels below supplies arterial blood to the thalamus and the hypothalamus. (A)…

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A: Lower-level structures in the brain are the oldest and are more oriented toward simple bodily…

Q: (a) List four ways in which the CNS is protected. (b) How is cerebrospinal fluid formed and drained?…

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Q: Describe the sympathetic pathways to the (a) submandibular salivary gland, (b) bladder, (c) sweat…

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Q: The final relay point for ascending sensory information that will be projected to the primary…

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Q: Which of the following statements about the basal nuclei are correct? (SELECT ALL THAT APPLY) a.)…

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Q: Illustrate the Brain Motor Centers?

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Q: The weight of the brain in the total weight of the body is about:   A) 2% B) 3% C) 4% D) 5%

A: Answer is A.) 2 %

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Q: Which one of the following contains only motor fibers? (a) dorsal root, (b) dorsal ramus, (c)…

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Q: Define the parts of Left Hemisphere ?

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Q: Which type of fiber allows the two cerebral hemispheres to “talk to each other”?

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Q: Differentiate between (1) a nerve and a tract, and (2) a nucleus and a ganglion.

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Q: The gray matter of the spinal cord transports information to and from the brain. a) true  b) false

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Q: There is no single "sleep center" or "waking center" in the brain. Which forebrain arousal center…

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Q: Trigeminal CP: a. b. |(1) c. |(2) Vestibulo cochlear CP : CN: SENSORY (3) - Cribriform plate

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