Question 1

What part of the brain is the "boss" of the autonomic nervous system (ANS) ?

Accepted Answer

A)   thalamus
B)   pons
C)   basal nuclei
D)   hypothalamus

Question 2

What function is NOT lateralized in one of the cerebral hemispheres?

Accepted Answer

A)   emotion
B)   language -related recognition
C)   creativity
D)   facial recognition

Question 3

Eight -year -old Cate stood by her mother's bed, watching her sleep and perplexed by the rapid movement of her mother's eyes beneath the eyelids. We know Cate's mother was experiencing stage III sleep by what Cate witnessed.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

An elevated ridge on the surface of the cerebrum is known as a:

Accepted Answer

A)   gyrus.
B)   furrow.
C)   fissure.
D)   sulcus.

Question 5

The brainstem performs higher level functions dealing with learning and memory.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 12: The Central Nervous System

The brainstem performs higher level functions dealing with learning and memory.

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What function is NOT lateralized in one of the cerebral hemispheres?

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What part of the brain is the "boss" of the autonomic nervous system (ANS) ?

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An elevated ridge on the surface of the cerebrum is known as a:

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Eight ^-year ^-old Cate stood by her mother's bed, watching her sleep and perplexed by the rapid movement of her mother's eyes beneath the eyelids. We know Cate's mother was experiencing stage III sleep by what Cate witnessed.

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Exam 12: The Central Nervous System

The brainstem performs higher level functions dealing with learning and memory.

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What function is NOT lateralized in one of the cerebral hemispheres?

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What part of the brain is the "boss" of the autonomic nervous system (ANS) ?

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An elevated ridge on the surface of the cerebrum is known as a:

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Eight -year -old Cate stood by her mother's bed, watching her sleep and perplexed by the rapid movement of her mother's eyes beneath the eyelids. We know Cate's mother was experiencing stage III sleep by what Cate witnessed.

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Eight ^-year ^-old Cate stood by her mother's bed, watching her sleep and perplexed by the rapid movement of her mother's eyes beneath the eyelids. We know Cate's mother was experiencing stage III sleep by what Cate witnessed.

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