COMPLETE COGNITIVE QUESTION AND
RESPONSE DATA SET FOR HIGH-RIGOR
PRACTICE
◉ Pons (S+F)
External View. Answer: Control of breathing movements/regulates
states of attentiveness and arousal.
◉ Midbrain (S+F)
External View. Answer: Auditory and visual processing
◉ Midbrain: Superior colliculus (S+F)
External View. Answer: Processes and carries sensory information
about VISION.
◉ Midbrain: Inferior Colliculus (S+F)
External View. Answer: Processes and carries sensory information
about AUDITION.
◉ Hypothalamus (S+F)
External View. Answer: Hormone and autonomic control.
, (Picture labeled infundibulum & mamilary bulb)
◉ Meninges (F)
External View. Answer: Protective covering of the central nervous
system.
◉ Meninges: Dura Mater (F)
External View. Answer: Outermost layer, tough and inelastic.
◉ Meninges: Arachnoid Mater (F)
External View. Answer: Middle layer, just beneath the Dura Mater.
◉ Meninges: Pia Mater (F)
External View. Answer: Innermost layer/separated from Arachnoid
layer by CSF-filled subarachnoid space.
◉ Cerebrospinal Fluid (F)
External View. Answer: Bathes and cushions CNS/ nourishes and
removes waste from CNS.
◉ Cerebellum (S+F)
External View. Answer: involved in fine motor control &
coordination.
◉ Cerebellum: Cerebellar Vermis (S+F)