Brain Anatomy MCQs

Brain Anatomy MCQs

Try to answer these Brain anatomy MCQs and check your understanding of the Brain anatomy subject. Scroll down and let's begin!

1: The organ of smell is the __________, located in the roof of the nasal cavity.

A.   Nares

B.   Nostrils

C.   Olfactory epithelium

D.   Olfactory nerve

2: The hippocampus is a structure in the brain that processes _____.

A.   Language

B.   Coordination

C.   Memories

D.   Emotions

3: A ________ reflex has/have at least one interneuron placed between the sensory and motor neuron.

A.   Nonsynaptic

B.   Monosynaptic

C.   Polysynaptic

D.   Nonsynaptic reflex and a monosynaptic

4: Within the limbic system, sensory information is to emotion as the _____ is to the _____.

A.   Thalamus; amygdala

B.   Somatic nervous system

C.   Sympathetic nervous system

D.   Parasympathetic nervous system

5: Recent research on adult neurogenesis has focused on the ____________.

A.   Hippocampus

B.   Endorphin

C.   Antagonist

D.   Ionotropic

6: In a study of serotonin turnover in male monkeys, it was found that those with ____.

A.   ​low levels were most submissive

B.   ​high levels had the most scars

C.   ​high levels were the most aggressive

D.   Low levels were usually dead by age six

7: A(n) ________ is an innocuous substance that has no specific physiological effect.

A.   Placebo

B.   Intravenous

C.   Sensitization

D.   None of this

8: A brain lesion refers to ________ of brain tissue.

A.   Destruction

B.   Interconnected clusters of neurons in the central nervous system.

C.   Provide nutrients to interneurons.

D.   Broca's area

E.   Association areas.

9: Csf leaves the subarachnoid space via the ____________ and enters the bloodstream.

A.   Interventricular foramen

B.   Interventriclar septum

C.   Arachnoid villi

D.   Cerebral aqueduct

10: Electrical stimulation of the brain (esb) is used mostly on __________.

A.   Plants.

B.   Humans.

C.   Animals.

D.   Inanimate objects.

11: The brain is encased within the ___, which is the large, superior part of the skull.

A.   Brainstem

B.   Cranium

C.   Meninges

D.   Nerves

12: Csf leaves the subarachnoid space via the ____________ and enters the bloodstream.

A.   Interventricular foramen

B.   Interventriclar septum

C.   Arachnoid villi

D.   Cerebral aqueduct

13: Electrical stimulation of the brain (esb) is used mostly on __________.

A.   Plants.

B.   Humans.

C.   Animals.

D.   Inanimate objects.

14: The brain is encased within the ___, which is the large, superior part of the skull.

A.   Brainstem

B.   Cranium

C.   Meninges

D.   Nerves