BIO 152 Module 2 Exam - Requires Respondus LockDown Browser + Webcam
Results for Cydni Parker |Questions and Answers Latest Updated 2026
Score for this quiz: 38 out of 100 *
Submitted Oct 19 at 4:20pm
This attempt took 22 minutes.
Not yet graded / 3 pts
Question 1
This layer of the meninges is tightly attached to the brain.
Your Answer:
Pia mater
Pia mater (menix)
Not yet graded / 3 pts
Question 2
The fissure separates the cerebrum from the cerebellum.
Your Answer:
Transverse fissure
, Transverse
Not yet graded / 4 pts
Question 3
What is the purpose of the blood-brain barrier? Describe its
maintenance from a cellular level.
Your Answer:
The prupose of the blood brain barrier is to diffuse and prevent
some particles from entering the central nervous system tissue,
keeping the brain and spinal cord separate from general blood
circulation. The maintenace of the blood-brain barrier provides a
stable chemical environment for the nervous system.
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.
, pts
Question 4
All the following are functions of the hypothalamus except:
Maintain homeostasis
Controls the pituitary gland
Links the nervous and endocrine systems
Correct! Relays sensory impulses to the cerebrum
pts
Question 5
What is the largest portion of the brain?
Cerebellum
Correct! Cerebrum
Corpus collosum
Cingulate gyrus
pts
Question 6
Results for Cydni Parker |Questions and Answers Latest Updated 2026
Score for this quiz: 38 out of 100 *
Submitted Oct 19 at 4:20pm
This attempt took 22 minutes.
Not yet graded / 3 pts
Question 1
This layer of the meninges is tightly attached to the brain.
Your Answer:
Pia mater
Pia mater (menix)
Not yet graded / 3 pts
Question 2
The fissure separates the cerebrum from the cerebellum.
Your Answer:
Transverse fissure
, Transverse
Not yet graded / 4 pts
Question 3
What is the purpose of the blood-brain barrier? Describe its
maintenance from a cellular level.
Your Answer:
The prupose of the blood brain barrier is to diffuse and prevent
some particles from entering the central nervous system tissue,
keeping the brain and spinal cord separate from general blood
circulation. The maintenace of the blood-brain barrier provides a
stable chemical environment for the nervous system.
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.
, pts
Question 4
All the following are functions of the hypothalamus except:
Maintain homeostasis
Controls the pituitary gland
Links the nervous and endocrine systems
Correct! Relays sensory impulses to the cerebrum
pts
Question 5
What is the largest portion of the brain?
Cerebellum
Correct! Cerebrum
Corpus collosum
Cingulate gyrus
pts
Question 6
