Human Neuroanatomy

15 Points Per Correct Answer - No time limit  

1. Where is the CSF (cerebrospinal fluid) secreted? Choroid plexus Fourth ventricle Arachnoid granulations Hypothalamus

2. Which cells myelinate axons in the central nervous system? Oligodendrocytes Neurites Astrocytes Monocytes

3. Which of these nuclei is not considered functionally part of the basal ganglia (corpus striatum)? Putamen Substantia Nigra Caudate Nucleus Amygdala

4. Which is the first nucleus to receive binaural input? Superior Olive Dorsal Cochlear Nucleus Thalamus Ventral Cochlear Nucleus

5. Where is that nucleus located? Parietal Cortex Midbrain Medulla Oblongata Cerebellum

6. The pyramidal (corticospinal) tract decussates at the juction between... the pons and the midbrain the cerebellum and the pons the pons and the medulla the medulla and the spinal cord

7. Which of these structures is associated mainly with memory? Hippocampus Occipital Cortex Thalamus Cerebellum

8. Which of these nuclei is involved in processing of vision? Caudate Nucleus Superior Olive Lateral Geniculate Nucleus Dentate Nucleus

9. What does the abbreviation GABA stand for? Answer: (The first two words are joined by a hyphen.)

10. Which of these structures is part of the rhombencephalon? Midbrain Pons Diencephalon Temporal Lobe