Anatomy in Neuropsychology
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This category centers on the anatomy related to the brain its cognitive processes.
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How many cranial bones protect the human brain?
Eight (8)
Fourteen (14)
Five (5)
Ten (10)
In anatomical directions, “towards the face” is called _______.
Rostral
Caudal
Medial
Lateral
Structures of the _______ provide control of skeletal muscles.
Somatic nervous system
Autonomic nervous system
Lingual nervous system
Posterior nervous system
The hindbrain includes which of the following structures?
Pons
Medulla oblongata
Cerebellum
It contains all of these
The midbrain forms a major part of the _______.
Brainstem
Cortex
Spinal cord
Cerebrum
The right visual field projects to the _______ hemisphere of the brain.
Left
Right
Central
Ventral
The _______ includes areas in the brain such as the thalamus, the cerebrum, and the hypothalamus.
Forebrain
Midbrain
Hindbrain
Sidebrain
The _______ is the primary structure connecting the two hemispheres of the brain.
Corpus callosum
Second ventricle
Anterior commissure
Basal ganglia
What is the difference between a fissure and a sulcus?
A sulcus is a small inward fold and a fissure is a deep groove.
A fissure is a small inward fold and a sulcus is a deep groove.
A fissure is a "bump" and a sulcus is a deep groove.
A sulcus is a small inward fold and a fissure is a small outward fold.
Which of the following planes reveals a structure from the front or back?
Coronal
Sagittal
Horizontal
Caudal
In which lobe of the cortex is the primary visual area?
Occipital
Parietal
Temporal
Frontal
The bundle of axons that runs from the retina to the primary visual cortex is called the _______
Optic nerve
Optic tract
Optic chiasm
Optic process
The ossicles are located in the:
middle ear
outer ear
inner ear
frontal ear
Many projections from the cerebral cortex terminate in the brain stem. The generic term for these is _______ projections.
corticobulbar
bulbulocortical
corticospherical
ascending spinal
Which of the following is part of the group of structures called the basal ganglia?
Caudate
Putamen
Globus pallidus
All of these are basal ganglia structures.
The frontal lobes include the motor, prefrontal, and _______ cortices.
Premotor
Sensorimotor
Audiomotor
Postmotor
The sub-areas of the _______ lobes are labeled V1 through V6.
Occipital
Frontal
Parietal
Temporal
We call the posterior zone of the parietal lobes the _______ cortex.
Posterior parietal
Somatosensory
Neo
“Little”
We call the _______ zone of the parietal lobes the somatosensory cortex.
Anterior
Posterior
Inferior
Superior
We know more about the _______lobes than any other region of the cortex.
Occipital
Frontal
Parietal
Temporal
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