Practice question · Select all that apply
Select every statement that is TRUE about the brainstem and cerebellum.
Hints
- Two options are misconceptions - one about what cerebellar damage does, one about naming.
- Cerebellar damage causes clumsiness (not paralysis), and cerebellum and cerebrum are different structures.
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- C. Breathing and heart rate are run from a structure a few centimetres across.
- D. Cerebellar damage abolishes muscle strength.
- E. Alertness itself depends on a diffuse network running up through the brainstem.
Why
The medulla's vital role, the cerebellum's coordination, and the reticular formation's arousal role are true. Cerebellar damage causes clumsy movement (not paralysis or numbness), and the cerebellum and cerebrum are distinct - so those are false.
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