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Cerebrum Qs

The document contains a series of questions related to the anatomy and function of the cerebrum, specifically focusing on commissural, association, and projection fibers. It also addresses clinical implications of corpus callosum damage, including behavioral changes and surgical interventions for severe epilepsy. The questions are designed to test knowledge on the connections and roles of various brain structures.

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The document contains a series of questions related to the anatomy and function of the cerebrum, specifically focusing on commissural, association, and projection fibers. It also addresses clinical implications of corpus callosum damage, including behavioral changes and surgical interventions for severe epilepsy. The questions are designed to test knowledge on the connections and roles of various brain structures.

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Sure!

Here are 40 questions based on the provided text about the cerebrum:

### Commissural Fibres:

1. How are nervous fibers in the cerebrum classified based on their connections?

a. By size

b. By color

c. By speed

d. By connections

2. Which type of fibers connects corresponding regions in the two hemispheres?

a. Projection fibers

b. Association fibers

c. Commissural fibers

d. Myelinated fibers

3. What is the main function of commissural fibers?

a. Connect different cortical regions

b. Carry information to the brainstem

c. Connect corresponding regions in the two hemispheres

d. Transmit sensory information

4. Name the largest commissure of the brain that connects frontal, parietal, and occipital lobes.

a. Anterior commissure

b. Corpus callosum

c. Posterior commissure

d. Fornix commissure

5. Where is the corpus callosum located in relation to the longitudinal fissure?


a. Superior

b. Inferior

c. Ventral

d. Dorsal

### Corpus Callosum:

6. How many parts is the corpus callosum divided into, from rostral to caudal?

a. Two

b. Three

c. Four

d. Five

7. What does the anterior commissure connect?

a. Frontal lobes

b. Temporal lobes

c. Parietal lobes

d. Occipital lobes

8. The fornix carries information from the hippocampus to which structures?

a. Limbic system and mammillary bodies

b. Thalamus and hypothalamus

c. Amygdalae and hippocampus

d. Spinal cord and subcortical nuclei

9. Which part of the corpus callosum forms the roof of the lateral ventricles?

a. Rostrum

b. Genu

c. Body
d. Splenium

10. In clinical notes, what happens when the corpus callosum is damaged after birth?

a. Improved memory

b. Hemispheres become isolated

c. Enhanced sensory perception

d. Decreased motor function

### Association Fibres:

11. What is the main function of association fibers?

a. Connect corresponding regions in the two hemispheres

b. Connect different cortical regions within the same hemisphere

c. Transmit information to the brainstem

d. Coordinate motor functions

12. Which type of association fibers connect the frontal and occipital lobes?

a. Uncinate fasciculus

b. Cingulum

c. Superior longitudinal fasciculus

d. Fronto-occipital fasciculus

13. The cingulum is an example of which type of association fiber?

a. Short association fiber

b. Long association fiber

c. Projection fiber

d. Commissural fiber

14. What is the function of the superior longitudinal fasciculus?


a. Auditory processing

b. Visual processing

c. Coordination of motor functions

d. Connects frontal and parietal lobes

15. What clinical condition may arise if association fibers are disrupted?

a. Aphasia

b. Hemiplegia

c. Memory loss

d. Sensory deficits

### Projection Fibres:

16. Where do projection fibers depart to or arrive from?

a. Hippocampus

b. Cerebral cortex

c. Brainstem, subcortical nuclei, and spinal cord

d. Limbic system

17. What is the compact band formed by fibers at the upper part of the brainstem?

a. Arbor vitae

b. Internal capsule

c. Corona radiata

d. Medullary velum

18. What is the term for fibers radiating in all directions to the cerebral cortex?

a. Projection fibers

b. Association fibers

c. Commissural fibers
d. Myelinated fibers

19. In severe epilepsy, what is considered as a last resort and involves the corpus callosum?

a. Corticotomy

b. Hippocampotomy

c. Corpus callosotomy

d. Thalamotomy

20. What term is used to describe stimuli not transmitted through the corpus callosum to the left
hemisphere?

a. Hemispatial neglect

b. Contralateral deficit

c. Ipsilateral projection

d. Callosal disconnection

### General Concepts:

21. What clinical phenomenon occurs when each hemisphere becomes isolated due to corpus callosum
damage?

a. Hemispatial neglect

b. Contralateral deficit

c. Ipsilateral projection

d. Disconnection syndrome

22. Which part of the corpus callosum is located rostral to caudal?

a. Genu

b. Body

c. Splenium

d. Rostrum
23. What function is correlated with recall memory and is associated with the fornix?

a. Motor coordination

b. Sensory perception

c. Auditory processing

d. Memory recall

24. What does the commissure of the fornix connect?

a. Columns of the fornix

b. Corpus callosum

c. Hippocampus and amygdala

d. Limbic system and mammillary bodies

25. What is the primary function of projection fibers in the cerebrum?

a. Connect corresponding regions in the two hemispheres

b. Carry information to the brainstem

c. Connect different cortical regions within the same hemisphere

d. Depart to or arrive from the brainstem, subcortical nuclei, and spinal cord

Certainly! Here are 10 questions related to the clinical notes about the cerebrum:

1. What behavioral changes are observed when the corpus callosum is damaged after birth?

a. Improved cognitive function

b. Enhanced motor coordination

c. Hemispheres become isolated

d. Increased sensory perception

2. In severe epilepsy, what is considered a last resort and involves the corpus callosum?

a. Hippocampotomy
b. Corticotomy

c. Corpus callosotomy

d. Thalamotomy

3. How does a patient with damage to the corpus callosum respond when a stimulus is presented to the
left hand?

a. Recognizes and describes

b. Recognizes but does not describe

c. Cannot recognize or describe

d. Experiences enhanced sensory perception

4. What clinical condition is associated with stimuli not being transmitted through the corpus callosum to
the left hemisphere?

a. Hemispatial neglect

b. Callosal disconnection

c. Ipsilateral projection

d. Contralateral deficit

5. When the corpus callosum is disrupted, what phenomenon occurs in patients with a pen in the left
hand?

a. Enhanced motor function

b. Improved recall memory

c. Recognizes and describes

d. Recognizes but does not describe

6. What is the primary clinical manifestation when each hemisphere becomes isolated due to corpus
callosum damage?

a. Aphasia

b. Hemispatial neglect

c. Disconnection syndrome
d. Contralateral deficit

7. In clinical notes, what function is correlated with recall memory and is associated with the fornix?

a. Motor coordination

b. Sensory perception

c. Auditory processing

d. Memory recall

8. What clinical condition arises when the corpus callosum is damaged and each hemisphere behaves as
if it has two separated brains?

a. Limbic system dysfunction

b. Callosal disintegration

c. Disconnection syndrome

d. Hippocampal atrophy

9. How does a patient with damage to the corpus callosum respond when a stimulus is presented to the
right hand?

a. Recognizes and describes

b. Recognizes but does not describe

c. Cannot recognize or describe

d. Experiences enhanced motor coordination

10. What surgical procedure might be considered as a last resort in severe epilepsy and involves the
corpus callosum?

a. Thalamotomy

b. Hippocampotomy

c. Corticotomy

d. Corpus callosotomy

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