A&P UTA EXAM 4 QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS 100% PASS 2026/2027
Which tracts connect the cerebellum to the brain stem? Where are they located? -
ANS Cerebral peduncles / Pons
How do the lateral ventricles "communicate" with the third ventricle? - ANS interventricular
foramens
What is the thin partition that separates the 1st and 2nd ventricles? - ANS septum
pellucidum
What is the neural cortex found on the surface of? - ANS cerebrum
What do the cerebellum and pons develop from? - ANS Metencephalon
Which layer of meninges closely follow the gyrus and sulcus? - ANS pia mater
What is the name of the dural fold that projects into the longitudinal fissure between the
cerebral hemispheres? - ANS Falx cerebri
Where are the dural sinuses located? - ANS dural folds
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,How does cerebrospinal fluid enter the subarachnoid space? - ANS absorbed through blood
vessels *
After the cerebrospinal fluid is absorbed at the arachnoid granulations, where does it return to?
- ANS circulates to the superior sagittal sinus
What are the functions of cerebrospinal fluid? - ANS - provide cushion
- provide buoyant support
- act as transport medium for nutrients
- acts as transport medium for waste products
Which cells secrete cerebrospinal fluid? - ANS Ependymal
Where is the respiratory rhythmicity center located? - ANS medulla oblongata
Where are the nucleus gracilis and nucleus cuneatus located? What type of info do they send?
What structure do they send information to? - ANS - located in the medulla oblongata
- relay somatic sensory info to the thalamus
Where does the medulla oblongata relay auditory info to? - ANS inferior colliculi
What does the white matter of the cerebellum form? - ANS Arbor vitae
What are the the cerebral hemispheres separated by? - ANS Longitudinal fissure
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, Which structure oversees postural muscles, balance, and equilibrium? - ANS cerebellum
What structure relays auditory information to the auditory cortex? - ANS medial geniculate
nucleus of thalamus - located in diencephalon
Where do the optic tracts carrying information from the retina go? - ANS lateral geniculates
What are the nerve fiber bundles on the ventrolateral surface of the mesencephalon called? -
ANS cerebral peduncles
What regions of the mesencephalon issues subconscious motor commands affect upper limb
position and background muscle tone? - ANS red nuclei
What structure receives visual input from the lateral geniculates? - ANS superior colliculus /
retina
What part of the brain controls thirst, hunger, and could cause mood swings? -
ANS hypothalamus
What tract of white matter connects the hippocampus with the hypothalamus? - ANS fornix
What structure is important in the storage and recall of long term memories? -
ANS hippocampus
What are the components of the limbic system? - ANS - amygdaloid body
- cingulate gyrus
- hippocampus
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ANSWERS 100% PASS 2026/2027
Which tracts connect the cerebellum to the brain stem? Where are they located? -
ANS Cerebral peduncles / Pons
How do the lateral ventricles "communicate" with the third ventricle? - ANS interventricular
foramens
What is the thin partition that separates the 1st and 2nd ventricles? - ANS septum
pellucidum
What is the neural cortex found on the surface of? - ANS cerebrum
What do the cerebellum and pons develop from? - ANS Metencephalon
Which layer of meninges closely follow the gyrus and sulcus? - ANS pia mater
What is the name of the dural fold that projects into the longitudinal fissure between the
cerebral hemispheres? - ANS Falx cerebri
Where are the dural sinuses located? - ANS dural folds
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,How does cerebrospinal fluid enter the subarachnoid space? - ANS absorbed through blood
vessels *
After the cerebrospinal fluid is absorbed at the arachnoid granulations, where does it return to?
- ANS circulates to the superior sagittal sinus
What are the functions of cerebrospinal fluid? - ANS - provide cushion
- provide buoyant support
- act as transport medium for nutrients
- acts as transport medium for waste products
Which cells secrete cerebrospinal fluid? - ANS Ependymal
Where is the respiratory rhythmicity center located? - ANS medulla oblongata
Where are the nucleus gracilis and nucleus cuneatus located? What type of info do they send?
What structure do they send information to? - ANS - located in the medulla oblongata
- relay somatic sensory info to the thalamus
Where does the medulla oblongata relay auditory info to? - ANS inferior colliculi
What does the white matter of the cerebellum form? - ANS Arbor vitae
What are the the cerebral hemispheres separated by? - ANS Longitudinal fissure
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, Which structure oversees postural muscles, balance, and equilibrium? - ANS cerebellum
What structure relays auditory information to the auditory cortex? - ANS medial geniculate
nucleus of thalamus - located in diencephalon
Where do the optic tracts carrying information from the retina go? - ANS lateral geniculates
What are the nerve fiber bundles on the ventrolateral surface of the mesencephalon called? -
ANS cerebral peduncles
What regions of the mesencephalon issues subconscious motor commands affect upper limb
position and background muscle tone? - ANS red nuclei
What structure receives visual input from the lateral geniculates? - ANS superior colliculus /
retina
What part of the brain controls thirst, hunger, and could cause mood swings? -
ANS hypothalamus
What tract of white matter connects the hippocampus with the hypothalamus? - ANS fornix
What structure is important in the storage and recall of long term memories? -
ANS hippocampus
What are the components of the limbic system? - ANS - amygdaloid body
- cingulate gyrus
- hippocampus
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