BIOD 152 exam 2 with Answers 2025-
2026 Reviewed.
This is the most superficial layer of the brain meninges. - Answer Dura mater (menix)
The ______ fissure separates the cerebrum from the cerebellum - Answer Transverse
What is the purpose of the blood-brain barrier? Describe its maintenance from a cellular level. - Answer
The blood-brain barrier is a diffusion barrier which prevents most particles from entering the central
nervous system tissue, keeping the brain and spinal cord separate from general blood circulation. The
blood-brain barrier is formed by the relatively impermeable brain capillaries, due to the glial cells
astrocytes. Maintenance of the blood-brain-barrier is important to provide a stable chemical
environment for the nervous system.
All the following are functions of the hypothalamus except:
A. Maintain homeostasis
B. Controls the pituitary gland
C. Links the nervous and endocrine systems
D. Relays sensory impulses to the cerebrum - Answer D
What is the largest portion of the brain?
A. Cerebellum
B. Cerebrum
C. Corpus collosum
D. Cingulate gyrus - Answer B. Cerebrum
This region of the brain acts to coordinate multiple sources of sensory information:
A. Primary sensory cortex
B. Primary motor cortex
, C. Association area
D. Precentral gyrus
E. Postcentral gyrus - Answer C. Association area
A patient is having difficulty understanding language but is still able to speak fluently. The patient's
dermatomes are intact. Which area of the brain is most likely damaged?
A. Broca's area
B. Wernicke's area
C. Occipital lobe
D. Parietal lobe
E. Primary sensory cortex - Answer B. Wernicke's area
Describe how memories are stored and retrieved in the brain. Include a specific brain region. - Answer
Memories are not stored in one specific area within the brain but instead are stored throughout the
cerebral hemispheres. The hippocampus acts as a memory center to help with memory storage and
retrieval. The involvement of the limbic system explains why emo!onally charged events result in our
most vivid memories.
Which statement is false concerning the brainstem?
A. The medulla portion of the brainstem continuous with the spinal cord.
B. The medulla contains reflex centers to regulate vasoconstriction.
C. The midbrain contains the superior and inferior colliculi.
D. The midbrain helps to regulate breathing. - Answer D.
Which of the following is true concerning the cerebellum?
A. The gray ma!er is internal while the white mater is external.
B. The cerebellum works to plan body movements by relaying information spinal cord.
C. The anterior lobe receives information from the body trunk.
D. The vermis coordinates the trunk and shoulder movements. - Answer C
2026 Reviewed.
This is the most superficial layer of the brain meninges. - Answer Dura mater (menix)
The ______ fissure separates the cerebrum from the cerebellum - Answer Transverse
What is the purpose of the blood-brain barrier? Describe its maintenance from a cellular level. - Answer
The blood-brain barrier is a diffusion barrier which prevents most particles from entering the central
nervous system tissue, keeping the brain and spinal cord separate from general blood circulation. The
blood-brain barrier is formed by the relatively impermeable brain capillaries, due to the glial cells
astrocytes. Maintenance of the blood-brain-barrier is important to provide a stable chemical
environment for the nervous system.
All the following are functions of the hypothalamus except:
A. Maintain homeostasis
B. Controls the pituitary gland
C. Links the nervous and endocrine systems
D. Relays sensory impulses to the cerebrum - Answer D
What is the largest portion of the brain?
A. Cerebellum
B. Cerebrum
C. Corpus collosum
D. Cingulate gyrus - Answer B. Cerebrum
This region of the brain acts to coordinate multiple sources of sensory information:
A. Primary sensory cortex
B. Primary motor cortex
, C. Association area
D. Precentral gyrus
E. Postcentral gyrus - Answer C. Association area
A patient is having difficulty understanding language but is still able to speak fluently. The patient's
dermatomes are intact. Which area of the brain is most likely damaged?
A. Broca's area
B. Wernicke's area
C. Occipital lobe
D. Parietal lobe
E. Primary sensory cortex - Answer B. Wernicke's area
Describe how memories are stored and retrieved in the brain. Include a specific brain region. - Answer
Memories are not stored in one specific area within the brain but instead are stored throughout the
cerebral hemispheres. The hippocampus acts as a memory center to help with memory storage and
retrieval. The involvement of the limbic system explains why emo!onally charged events result in our
most vivid memories.
Which statement is false concerning the brainstem?
A. The medulla portion of the brainstem continuous with the spinal cord.
B. The medulla contains reflex centers to regulate vasoconstriction.
C. The midbrain contains the superior and inferior colliculi.
D. The midbrain helps to regulate breathing. - Answer D.
Which of the following is true concerning the cerebellum?
A. The gray ma!er is internal while the white mater is external.
B. The cerebellum works to plan body movements by relaying information spinal cord.
C. The anterior lobe receives information from the body trunk.
D. The vermis coordinates the trunk and shoulder movements. - Answer C
