Which of the following brain areas serves as the major control center of the autonomic nervous system and endocrine system?
A. hypothalamus
B. midbrain
C. pons
D. thalamus
E. brainstem
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Question 2) The mammillary bodies
A. influence breast milk production.
B. produce reproductive hormones.
C. are involved in emotional responses to odors.
D. are found in the thalamus.
E. influence the onset of puberty.
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Question 3) Most sensory input that ascends through the spinal cord and brainstem projects to the
A. pineal gland.
B. hypothalamus.
C. thalamus.
D. mammillary bodies.
E. subthalamus.
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Question 4) Anna has an eating disorder along with intense thirst and wildly varying body temperatures, which means she may have a dysfunction of the
A. pons.
B. medulla.
C. thalamus.
D. hypothalamus.
E. brainstem.
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Question 5) Afferent fibers terminating in the hypothalamus provide input from the
A. visceral organs.
B. taste receptors of the tongue.
C. limbic system.
D. the prefrontal cortex of the cerebrum.
E. All of these choices are correct.
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Question 6) Injury to the thalamus would
A. cause us to stop breathing.
B. affect body temperature regulation.
C. affect pH regulation.
D. prevent puberty.
E. affect sensory projection to the cerebral cortex.
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Question 7) The habenular nuclei and pineal body are both found in the
A. thalamus.
B. epithalamus.
C. hypothalamus.
D. subthalamus.
E. hyperthalamus.
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Question 8) The interthalamic adhesion connects the two portions of the
A. thalamus.
B. epithalamus.
C. hypothalamus.
D. subthalamus.
E. corpus callosum.
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Question 9) The stalk that connects the hypothalamus to the hypophysis (or pituitary gland) is the
A. corpus callosum.
B. infundibulum.
C. insula.
D. intermediate mass.
E. arbor vitae.
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Question 10) Ridges of the cerebellar cortex are called
A. arbor vitae.
B. cerebellar peduncles.
C. the vermis.
D. folia.
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