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The Big Fat Brain Anatomy Quiz

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Introduction:
"This is a brief quiz over the anatomy of the human brain."


1. What loosely defined collection of structures are believed to be the seat of human emotion?
    The corpus callosum
    The limbic system
    The hypothalamic-pituitary-gonadal axis
    The arcuate nucleus


2. What structure is believed to act as the central circadian pacemaker?
    Broca's area
    The suprachiasmatic nucleus
    The pons
    The pituitary gland


3. What lobe is most responsible for the processing of visual stimuli?
    The temporal lobe
    The frontal lobe
    The occipital lobe
    The parietal lobe


4. Dimorphic differences have been clearly identified in which of the following structures, as a function of sexual identity?
    The ventral tegmentum
    The 3rd and 4th ventricles
    The bed nucleus of the stria terminalis
    The medulla


5. Which structure is considered by many neuroscientists to be little more than a continuation of the hypothalamus?
    The retinal ganglia
    The anterior pituitary
    The posterior pituitary
    The tectum


6. In what lobe would one find the somatosensory cortex?
    The frontal lobe
    The ear lobe
    The temporal lobe
    The parietal lobe


7. What would one find near the ventral surface of the prefrontal cortex?
    The left and right ventricles
    The olfactory bulb
    The cerebellum
    The hypophyseal stalk


8. What prevents most proteins in the circulatory system from entering the cerebral spinal fluid?
    Prohormones
    The blood/brain barrier
    Phagocytes
    The brain/protein barrier


9. What area of the brain can be split into two distinct areas, known as the pars triangularis (anterior) and pars opercularis (posterior)?
    Wernicke's area
    Broca's area
    Basal cisterns
    Inferior colliculus


10. What is the proposed connection between Broca's and Wernickie's areas?
    The dorsal auditory ganglion
    The corpus callosum
    The Arcuate Fasciculus
    The anterior tegmentum


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