HCS 212 TEST BANK 16
Exam Study Guide – Practice
Questions with Answers.
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Conscious thought processes and all intellectual functions originate in (the)
A) cerebral hemispheres.
B) cerebellum.
C) medulla oblongata.
D) corpus callosum.
E) None of the answers are correct. - Ans✔✔-a
Which organ contains 95 percent of the neural tissue in the body?
A) spinal cord
B) nerves
C) thalamus
D) brain
E) None of the answers are correct. - Ans✔✔-d
,The telencephalon becomes the
A) diencephalon.
B) cerebrum.
C) midbrain.
D) pons.
E) medulla. - Ans✔✔-b
The inferior portion of the prosencephalon becomes the
A) cerebrum.
B) diencephalon.
C) cerebellum.
D) pons.
E) medulla. - Ans✔✔-b
Together the thalamus, hypothalamus, and epithalamus are called the
A) rhombencephalon.
B) brain stem.
C) diencephalon.
D) cerebellum.
E) gray matter. - Ans✔✔-c
The largest region of the brain is (the)
A) cerebellum.
B) diencephalon.
,C) cerebrum.
D) brain stem.
E) None of the answers are correct. - Ans✔✔-c
Components of the metencephalon include the
A) cerebrum and cerebellum.
B) cerebellum and pons.
C) medulla oblongata.
D) thalamus and cerebellum.
E) All of the answers are correct. - Ans✔✔-b
The medial partition between the lateral ventricles is (the)
A) arachnoid villi.
B) intermediate mass.
C) septum pellucidum.
D) diaphragma sellae.
E) None of the answers are correct. - Ans✔✔-c
Blood and cerebrospinal fluid drain from the brain in (the)
A) subarachnoid space.
B) dural sinuses.
C) ventricles.
D) epidural space.
E) None of the answers are correct. - Ans✔✔-b
, The extensions of the dura mater that enters the longitudinal fissure is the
A) falx cerebri.
B) falx cerebelli.
C) tentorium cerebelli.
D) All of the answers are correct.
E) None of the answers are correct. - Ans✔✔-a
Arachnoid granulations
A) are projections of the dura mater into the arachnoid mater.
B) absorb CSF into the venous circulation.
C) occur along the inferior sagittal sinus.
D) line the sella turcica of the sphenoid bone.
E) None of the answers are correct. - Ans✔✔-b
The term subdural hematoma refers to blood accumulation
A) outside of the dura.
B) between the layers of the dura.
C) in the endothelial linings of the brain capillaries.
D) in the subarachnoid space.
E) under the pia. - Ans✔✔-b
Which of the following is true of the dura mater?
A) The outer (endosteal) layer is fused to the periosteum of the cranial bones.
B) It follows precisely and adheres closely to the contours of the brain tissue.
C) It consists of three layers around the brain only.
Exam Study Guide – Practice
Questions with Answers.
GRADED A+. Latest 2026/2027
Update.
Conscious thought processes and all intellectual functions originate in (the)
A) cerebral hemispheres.
B) cerebellum.
C) medulla oblongata.
D) corpus callosum.
E) None of the answers are correct. - Ans✔✔-a
Which organ contains 95 percent of the neural tissue in the body?
A) spinal cord
B) nerves
C) thalamus
D) brain
E) None of the answers are correct. - Ans✔✔-d
,The telencephalon becomes the
A) diencephalon.
B) cerebrum.
C) midbrain.
D) pons.
E) medulla. - Ans✔✔-b
The inferior portion of the prosencephalon becomes the
A) cerebrum.
B) diencephalon.
C) cerebellum.
D) pons.
E) medulla. - Ans✔✔-b
Together the thalamus, hypothalamus, and epithalamus are called the
A) rhombencephalon.
B) brain stem.
C) diencephalon.
D) cerebellum.
E) gray matter. - Ans✔✔-c
The largest region of the brain is (the)
A) cerebellum.
B) diencephalon.
,C) cerebrum.
D) brain stem.
E) None of the answers are correct. - Ans✔✔-c
Components of the metencephalon include the
A) cerebrum and cerebellum.
B) cerebellum and pons.
C) medulla oblongata.
D) thalamus and cerebellum.
E) All of the answers are correct. - Ans✔✔-b
The medial partition between the lateral ventricles is (the)
A) arachnoid villi.
B) intermediate mass.
C) septum pellucidum.
D) diaphragma sellae.
E) None of the answers are correct. - Ans✔✔-c
Blood and cerebrospinal fluid drain from the brain in (the)
A) subarachnoid space.
B) dural sinuses.
C) ventricles.
D) epidural space.
E) None of the answers are correct. - Ans✔✔-b
, The extensions of the dura mater that enters the longitudinal fissure is the
A) falx cerebri.
B) falx cerebelli.
C) tentorium cerebelli.
D) All of the answers are correct.
E) None of the answers are correct. - Ans✔✔-a
Arachnoid granulations
A) are projections of the dura mater into the arachnoid mater.
B) absorb CSF into the venous circulation.
C) occur along the inferior sagittal sinus.
D) line the sella turcica of the sphenoid bone.
E) None of the answers are correct. - Ans✔✔-b
The term subdural hematoma refers to blood accumulation
A) outside of the dura.
B) between the layers of the dura.
C) in the endothelial linings of the brain capillaries.
D) in the subarachnoid space.
E) under the pia. - Ans✔✔-b
Which of the following is true of the dura mater?
A) The outer (endosteal) layer is fused to the periosteum of the cranial bones.
B) It follows precisely and adheres closely to the contours of the brain tissue.
C) It consists of three layers around the brain only.
