Q. Loss of muscle coordination results from damage to the: cerebrumhypothalamuscerebellumthalamusmidbrain Answer: cerebellum

Q. Which of the following is a traumatic brain injury: cerebrovascular accident (CVA)Alzheimer’s diseaseaphasiacerebral edemaParkinson’s disease Answer: cerebral edema

Q. The vital centers for the control of visceral activities such as heart rate, breathing, blood pressure, swallowing, and vomiting are located in the: ponsmedulla oblongatamidbraincerebrumhypothalamus Answer: medulla oblongata

Q. The area of the brain stem that plays a role in consciousness and the awake/sleep cycle is the: thalamusreticular activating system (RAS)pineal glandlimbic systemcerebellum Answer: pineal gland

Q. Control of temperature, endocrine activity, metabolism, and thirst are functions associated with the: medulla oblongatacerebellumhypothalamusthalamuscerebrum Answer: hypothalamus

Q. In the peripheral nervous system, which cells are neuroglia cells that support neuronal function by increasing the speed of impulse propagation? Schwann cellsImpulse conducting cellsGlial cellsNone Answer: Schwann cells

Q. The midbrain, pons and medulla oblongata are housed in the: diencephalonhypothalamusbrain stempineal glandcerebellum Answer: brain stem

Q. Lobe that contains the primary motor area that enables voluntary control of skeletal muscle movements: parietal lobetemporal lobeoccipital lobefrontal lobediencephalon Answer: frontal lobe

Q. Sally has a brain injury; she knows what she wants to say but can’t vocalize the words. The part of her brain that deals with the ability to speak is the: longitudinal fissuregyruscentral sulcusBroca’s areaprimary motor control Answer: Broca’s area

Q. The elevated ridges of tissue on the surface of the cerebral hemispheres are known as ______ while the shallow grooves are termed ______. sulci; gyrigyri; sulciganglia; gyritracts; gangliareceptors; effectors Answer: gyri; sulci