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Anatomy MCQs: Brain

The body’s command center, integrating sensation, memory, emotion, and precise movement.

6 questions

Brain

The essentials

Function
Processes and coordinates signals
Location
Protected within the skull

The questions

  1. Which lobe processes vision?

    1. Frontal
    2. Parietal
    3. Temporal
    4. Occipital
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    Answer: Occipital

    The occipital lobe sits at the very back, farthest from the eyes, receiving the final routed signal.

  2. About what share of the body's resting energy does the brain use?

    1. 5%
    2. 20%
    3. 40%
    4. 60%
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    Answer: 20%

    Despite being about 2% of body weight, the brain burns roughly a fifth of resting energy.

  3. Which membrane is the toughest, outermost of the three surrounding the brain?

    1. Pia mater
    2. Arachnoid mater
    3. Dura mater
    4. Periosteum
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    Answer: Dura mater

    Dura mater is the leathery outer sheet; pia mater is the delicate innermost film hugging every fold.

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