BIO160 Unit 9 Quiz

Question 1

10 / 10 pts

Which of the following lobes of the brain is located most posteriorly?

Temporal lobe

Parietal lobe

Frontal lobe

Occipital lobe

Question 2

10 / 10 pts

All of the following are effects of aging on the nervous system EXCEPT:

Decrease in brain mass

Slower synaptic transmission

Time required for thought processing increases

Ability to recall memories greatly improves

Question 3

10 / 10 pts

Which of the following provide protection to the central nervous system?

Skull bone

Cerebrospinal Fluid

Blood-brain barrier

Meninges (membranes)

All of the above provide protection to the CNS

Question 4

10 / 10 pts

The brachial nerve plexus supplies the entirety of the upper extremity.

True

False

Question 5

10 / 10 pts

Inflammation of the dura mater, arachnoid mater, or pia mater would constitute which condition?

Meningitis

Bell’s Palsy

Trigeminal Neuralgia

Arthritis

Alzheimer’s

Stroke

Question 6

10 / 10 pts

Which cranial nerve allows for facial expressions?

Accessory nerve

Vagus nerve

Facial nerve

Optic nerve

Question 7

10 / 10 pts

The ability to form speech and the ability to understand speech occur in the same region of the brain.

True

False

Question 8

10 / 10 pts

Which of the following is a function of the parasympathetic nervous system (also known as the rest & digest system)?

Decreases HR

Decreases BP

Decreases blood flow to muscles

All of the following are functions of the PNS

Question 9

10 / 10 pts

Communicating a nervous signal from a neuron to another neuron, muscle cell, or glandular cell is accomplished by a(n):

neurotransmitter

electrical activity

negative ions

positive ions

pulse

IncorrectQuestion 10

0 / 10 pts

Anatomically, the structures / regions of the brain (from inferior to superior) include:

brain stem –> cerebellum –> diencephalon –> cerebrum

cerebellum –> brain stem –> cerebrum –> diencephalon

diencephalon –> brain stem –> cerebrum –> cerebellum

diencephalon –> brain stem –> cerebellum –> cerebrum

Quiz Score: 90 out of 100