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UTA A&P EXAM 2 REVIEW 2026
ACTUAL QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED
ANSWERS.
1. What are the ventricles of the brain? - correct answer-series
of fluid filled chambers deep in the brain
2. Ventricles of the brain - correct answer-lateral ventricles,
interventricular foramen, third ventricle, cerebral aqueduct,
fourth ventricle, and central canal
3. 6 major regions of the brain - correct answer-cerebrum,
cerebellum, brain stem, midbrain, pons, and medulla
4. The ______ is the largest of the CNS - correct answer-
cerebrum
5. The cerebrum is associated with ______ and feelings and it
controls ______ mental functions - correct answer-thoughts;
higher
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6. The cerebrum contains ______ and ______ matter - correct
answer-gray; white
7. Gray matter is composed of ______ cell bodies - correct
answer-neuron
8. White matter is composed of ______ axons - correct answer-
myelinated
9. Cerebral cortex - correct answer-contains a longitudinal
fissure which separates the cortex into 2 hemispheres (right
and left) and 4 lobes (frontal, parietal, temporal, and
occipital)
10. 2 surface components of the cerebral cortex - correct
answer-gyri (bridges and ridges) and sulci (grooves and
crevices)
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11. Primary motor and sensory areas - correct answer-
Precentral gyrus (located anterior to central sulcus) and
postcentral gyrus (located posterior to central sulcus)
12. Primary special sensory areas - correct answer-primary
visual cortex (occipital lobe), primary auditory cortex
(temporal lobe), and primary olfactory cortex (temporal lobe)
13. What are the two speech centers of prefrontal cortex? -
correct answer-Wernicke's area and Broca's area
14. What is internal capsule? - correct answer-axons that help
connect neuron cell bodies between cerebral cortex and
spinal cord
15. What are association fibers? - correct answer-axons that
connect neurons within the cerebral hemisphere
16. What is corpus callosum? - correct answer-axons that
connect neurons between hemispheres
UTA A&P EXAM 2 REVIEW 2026
ACTUAL QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED
ANSWERS.
1. What are the ventricles of the brain? - correct answer-series
of fluid filled chambers deep in the brain
2. Ventricles of the brain - correct answer-lateral ventricles,
interventricular foramen, third ventricle, cerebral aqueduct,
fourth ventricle, and central canal
3. 6 major regions of the brain - correct answer-cerebrum,
cerebellum, brain stem, midbrain, pons, and medulla
4. The ______ is the largest of the CNS - correct answer-
cerebrum
5. The cerebrum is associated with ______ and feelings and it
controls ______ mental functions - correct answer-thoughts;
higher
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6. The cerebrum contains ______ and ______ matter - correct
answer-gray; white
7. Gray matter is composed of ______ cell bodies - correct
answer-neuron
8. White matter is composed of ______ axons - correct answer-
myelinated
9. Cerebral cortex - correct answer-contains a longitudinal
fissure which separates the cortex into 2 hemispheres (right
and left) and 4 lobes (frontal, parietal, temporal, and
occipital)
10. 2 surface components of the cerebral cortex - correct
answer-gyri (bridges and ridges) and sulci (grooves and
crevices)
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11. Primary motor and sensory areas - correct answer-
Precentral gyrus (located anterior to central sulcus) and
postcentral gyrus (located posterior to central sulcus)
12. Primary special sensory areas - correct answer-primary
visual cortex (occipital lobe), primary auditory cortex
(temporal lobe), and primary olfactory cortex (temporal lobe)
13. What are the two speech centers of prefrontal cortex? -
correct answer-Wernicke's area and Broca's area
14. What is internal capsule? - correct answer-axons that help
connect neuron cell bodies between cerebral cortex and
spinal cord
15. What are association fibers? - correct answer-axons that
connect neurons within the cerebral hemisphere
16. What is corpus callosum? - correct answer-axons that
connect neurons between hemispheres
