MCQs on Brain: Cerebral Cortex and Subcortical Structures
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1. Central sulcus separates the following two lobes in the cerebral cortex
Frontal and Parietal
Parietal and occipital
Occipital and Temporal
Temporal and Parietal
2.The gray matter of cerebral cortex consists of
Cell bodies, dendrites and axons
Cell bodies, axons and glial cells
Cell bodies, dendrites and glial cells
Axons, dendrites and glial cells
3. Maintenance of balance is a function of
Cerebral cortex
Cerebellum
Medulla
Pons
4. Language is a function of
Cerebral cortex
Cerebellum
Medulla
Pons
5. Somatosensory cortex processes
Thinking
Memory
Touch, pain and proprioception
6.Somatosensory cortex is a part of the following lobe
Frontal
Parietal
Occipital
Temporal
7. Primary motor cortex is a part of the following lobe
Frontal
Parietal
Occipital
Temporal
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8. Primary motor cortex controls the movement produced by the following group of muscles
Cardiac
Skeletal
Smooth
9. Basal nuclei consists of
caudate nucleus, thalamus, globus pallidus and claustrum
caudate nucleus, putamen, globus pallidus and claustrum
caudate nucleus, hypothalamus, globus pallidus and claustrum
caudate nucleus, putamen, copus callosum and claustrum
10. Which of the following gland has both neuronal and glandular regions?
Adrenal
Pituitary
Thyroid
Thymus
11. The following subcortical structure functions as a link between the autonomic nervous system and endocrine system and regulates the homeostatic functions?
Hypophysis
Hypothalamus
Thalamus
Mesencephalon
12. The following subcortical structure acts as a synaptic integrating center and screens sensory input to the cortex
Hypophysis
Hypothalamus
Thalamus
Mesencephalon
13. Diencephalon consists of
Thalamus, globus, putamen and subthalamus
Thalamus, hypothalamus, globus and putamen
Putamen, hypothalamus, epithalamus and globus
Thalamus, hypothalamus, epithalamus and subthalamus
14. Brain stem is comprised of
mesencephalon, metencephalon, and the myelencephalon
mesencephalon, metencephalon, and the telencephalon
mesencephalon, diencephalon, and the myelencephalon
15. Language comprehension is a function of
Auditory cortex
Broca’s area
Visual cortex
Wernicke’s area
16. Speech production and articulation is a function of
Auditory cortex
Broca’s area
Visual cortex
Wernicke’s area
Answers:
1. Frontal and Parietal
2. Cell bodies, dendrites and glial cells
3. Cerebellum
4. Cerebral cortex
5. Touch, pain and proprioception
6. Parietal
7. Frontal
8. Skeletal
9. caudate nucleus, putamen, globus pallidus and claustrum
10. Pituitary
11. Hypothalamus
12. Thalamus
13. Thalamus, hypothalamus, epithalamus and subthalamus
14. mesencephalon, metencephalon, and the myelencephalon
15. Wernicke’s area
16. Broca’s area
Comments
JR Krishna (author) from India on November 09, 2012:
Hi Peter Geekie,
Thanks for the visit and nice comment
Peter Geekie from Sittingbourne on November 09, 2012:
Dearvthumbi7,
Thank you for an excellent well constructed and researched article and quiz on areas of the brain. This is an area of which many of us are woefully ignorant and to understand this will give an important grasp.
Kind regards Peter
