Zoe MCQ 04

Topic: Anatomy

Created on Saturday, November 26 2022 by zoe

Last modified on Saturday, November 26 2022.

 
        A) The thalamus is an important relay station: every pathway carrying information to the cerebral cortex stops at the thalamus
 
        B) The two thalami fuse together in most younger brains in an area called the thalamassa
 
        C) It contains the thalamus, hypothalamus, epithalamus, subthalamus, pineal gland, and pituitary gland
 
        D) It contains the thalamus, hypothalamus, epithalamus, subthalamus, and pineal gland
 

 

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This question was created on November 26, 2022 by zoe.
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ANSWERS AND EXPLANATIONS

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A) The thalamus is an important relay station: every pathway carrying information to the cerebral cortex stops at the thalamus

This answer is incorrect.

Olfactory information does not stop at the thalamus  (See References)

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B) The two thalami fuse together in most younger brains in an area called the thalamassa

This answer is incorrect.

Parts of the medial surfaces of the two thalami fuse in most younger brains in an area called the interthalamic adhesion, or massa intermedia.  (See References)

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C) It contains the thalamus, hypothalamus, epithalamus, subthalamus, pineal gland, and pituitary gland

This answer is incorrect.

It contains the thalamus, hypothalamus, epithalamus, subthalamus, and pineal gland. It does not contain the pituitary gland.  (See References)

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D) It contains the thalamus, hypothalamus, epithalamus, subthalamus, and pineal gland

This answer is correct.

It contains the thalamus, hypothalamus, epithalamus, subthalamus, and pineal gland  (See References)

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References:

1. Nolte: Chapter 3: Pages 64-65

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Zoe MCQ 04
Question ID: 112622076
Question written by zoe. (C) FrontalCortex.com 2006-2009, all rights reserved. Created: 11/26/2022
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