Quiz: The Brain

1. The best way to see the corpus callosum of the brain is by looking at a(n) __________ view.
a. sagittal
b. inferior
c. external
2. The thalamus and fornix are located within the __________ ventricle.
a. lateral
b. third
c. fourth
3. Which of the following structures is involved in the control of thirst?
a. midbrain
b. cerebrum
c. hypothalamus
4. Which of the following is NOT part of the brainstem?
a. pons
b. hypothalamus
c. medulla oblongata
5. Which of the following brain structures consists of the caudate nucleus and putamen?
a. cerebrum
b. cerebellum
c. brain stem
6. The thalamus is located in the __________.
a. diencephalon
b. telencephalon
c. mesencephalon
7. The midbrain (mesencephalon) is located between which two structures of the brain?
a. thalamus and pons
b. cerebellum and pons
c. fornix and corpus callosum
8. Which of the following consists of respiratory centers and cardiac centers?
a. cerebellum
b. brainstem
c. thalamus
9. The fourth ventricle is located between which two structures of the brain?
a. thalamus and pons
b. cerebellum and pons
c. fornix and corpus callosum
10. The infundibulum connects the pituitary gland to the __________.
a. fornix
b. cerebrum
c. hypothalamus
11. The ridges that are found on the brain are called __________.
a. gyri
b. sulci
c. ganglia
12. The basal ganglia are clusters of __________ within the brain.
a. gyri
b. white matter
c. gray matter
13. The pineal gland is located along the posterior wall of the __________.
a. thalamus
b. hypothalamus
c. third ventricle
14. Which of the following structures produces a hormone called melatonin?
a. cerebrum
b. pineal gland
c. hypothalamus
15. Which of the following structures produces a hormone called antidiuretic hormone that is involved in preventing dehydration?
a. cerebrum
b. pineal gland
c. hypothalamus
16. How many lateral ventricles are there?
a. 1
b. 2
c. 3
17. Which of the following structures are involved in keeping us alert?
a. frontal lobe of the cerebrum
b. epithalamus portion of the diencephalon
c. reticular activating system of the brain stem

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