Review Questions
1. The brain of a human embryo forms from the cranial (superior) part of the neural tube. By the end of the fourth week this growth has formed three primary brain vesicles. By the fifth week of development, the three primary vesicles develop further into a total of five secondary brain vesicles. Which primary vesicle does not form a new secondary vesicle?

a. Telencephalon
b. Rhombencephalon
c. Prosencephalon
*d. Mesencephalon
e. Diencephalon

2. The human brain has a volume of 1200 cc and weighs around...?
a.4 lbs.
*b. 3 lbs.
c. 2 lbs.
d. 5 lbs.

3. Someone who has been diagnosed with Ataxia would show signs of the following EXCEPT:
*a. Impairment of cerebral function
b. Disturbances of gate
c. Loss of balance and posture
d. Unable to detect proprioceptive information

4. The brain disorder that is deficient in Dopamine is:
a. Cerebral Palsy
b. Epilepsy
*c. Parkinson disease
d. Headache

5. When letters of the alphabet have a specific color or when sounds have shapes you have:
a. Color Blindness
*b. Synethesia
c. Dislexia
d. Amblyopia

6. The part of the brain that is said to be the master control of the autonomic nervous system is:
a. Thalamus
b. Medulla Oblongata
c. Pons
*d. Hypothalamus

7. The outer surface of the adult brain is the:
*a. Gyri
b. Sulci
c. Cerebrum
d. Cerebellum

8. The conscious brain is also referred to as the:
a. Brainstem
b. Diencephalon
*c. Cerebrum
d. Cerebellum

9. Which layer of the Meninges is the most external:
a. Arachnoid
b. Pia Mater
c. Visceral Layer
*d. Dura Mater

10. Which Ventricle is located between pons and the cerebellum
a. Third Ventricle
b. Lateral Ventricle
c. Central canal
*d. Fourth Ventricle