CNRN Week 1 Neurological Anatomy,
Physiology, & Assessment Review
Questions and Answers Updated
2026
HowMmanyMcranialMbonesMareMthere?MNameMthemM-MAnswerM8MCranialMBones
Frontal,MParietalMx2,MTemporalMx2,MOccipital,MSphenoid,MEthmoid
WhatMareMtheMthickestMcranialMbones?M-MAnswerMFrontalMandMOccipital
WhatMisMtheMMonroe-KellieMHypothesis?M-MAnswerM-MTheMskullMisMaMfixedMbox
-MMadeMofM3Mcomponents
M-MBrainM(80%)
M-MCSFM(10%)
M-MBloodM(10%)
-MItMmaintainedMhomeostasisM-
MMeaningMthatManMincreaseMinMoneMneedsMtoMdecreaseMoneMorMtwoMofMtheMother.
WhatMareMtheM3McomponentsMofMtheMmeninges?M-MAnswerMDuraMmater
ArachnoidMmater
PiaMmater
DuraMMaterM-MAnswerM-MThickest
-MOuterMlayerMliningMskull
-MNonMelastic
-MUnderMtheMbone
-MVascular
,ArachnoidMMaterM-MAnswerM-MMiddleMlayer
-MSubarachnoidMspace
-MConsistMofMbloodMvesselsMandMCSF
-MArachnoidMvilliM-MreabsorbMCSF
-MNoneMvascular
PiaMMaterM-MAnswerM-MInnermostMlayer
-MAdheresMtoMtheMbrain
-MChoroidMplexusM-MproducesMCSFM
-MVascular
-MThickerMinMspine
CerebralMSpinalMFluidM(CSF)M-MAnswerM-MFunctionsMasMaMcushion
-MProducedMbyMchoroidMplexusM
-MAbsorbedMbyMarachnoidMvilliMandMdumpedMbackMintoMcirculationMviaMvenousMsinuses
HowMmuchMCSFMisMproducedMdaily?MAndMwhereMisMitMproduced?M-
MAnswerM500MmLMproduced
ProducedMbyMtheMchoroidMplexus
WhatMisMtheMCSFMflowMpathway?M-MAnswerM-MForamenMofMmonro
-M3rdMventricle
-MCerebralMAqueduct
-M4thMventricle
-MOutMthroughMsubarachnoidMspace
-MDownMintoMspinalMarachnoidMspace
GrayMMatterM-MAnswerMCellMbodies
Unmyelinated
, WhereMsynapsisMoccur
ThinkingMareaMofMtheMbrainM-MCognition,Mmemory,MthroughMandMpersonality
95%MofMoxygenMinMtheMbrainMgoesMthroughMhere
AlcoholicsMandMsmokersMhaveMdecreaseMinMthisMtypeMofMmatterMdueMtoMatrophy
WhiteMMatterM-MAnswerMNeurons
Myelinated
NetworkMofMfibersMthatMenableMtheMgrayMmatterMofMtheMbrainMtoMcommunicateMwith
MeachMother
CorpusMCollosumM-
MAnswerMRelaysMinformationMbetweenMtheMrightMandMleftMhemispheres
OnlyMconnectionMpoint
ThickMbandMofMnerveMfibers
PrimaryMfunctionMisMtoMintegrateMmotor,Msensory,MandMcognitionMfromMonMsideMtoMth
eMother.M
AllowsMforMseizuresMtoMtravelMfromMoneMsideMofMtheMbrainMtoMtheMother
FrontalMLobeM-MAnswerM-MCharacteristics:
M-MPersonality
M-MJudgementM
M-MInhibition
Physiology, & Assessment Review
Questions and Answers Updated
2026
HowMmanyMcranialMbonesMareMthere?MNameMthemM-MAnswerM8MCranialMBones
Frontal,MParietalMx2,MTemporalMx2,MOccipital,MSphenoid,MEthmoid
WhatMareMtheMthickestMcranialMbones?M-MAnswerMFrontalMandMOccipital
WhatMisMtheMMonroe-KellieMHypothesis?M-MAnswerM-MTheMskullMisMaMfixedMbox
-MMadeMofM3Mcomponents
M-MBrainM(80%)
M-MCSFM(10%)
M-MBloodM(10%)
-MItMmaintainedMhomeostasisM-
MMeaningMthatManMincreaseMinMoneMneedsMtoMdecreaseMoneMorMtwoMofMtheMother.
WhatMareMtheM3McomponentsMofMtheMmeninges?M-MAnswerMDuraMmater
ArachnoidMmater
PiaMmater
DuraMMaterM-MAnswerM-MThickest
-MOuterMlayerMliningMskull
-MNonMelastic
-MUnderMtheMbone
-MVascular
,ArachnoidMMaterM-MAnswerM-MMiddleMlayer
-MSubarachnoidMspace
-MConsistMofMbloodMvesselsMandMCSF
-MArachnoidMvilliM-MreabsorbMCSF
-MNoneMvascular
PiaMMaterM-MAnswerM-MInnermostMlayer
-MAdheresMtoMtheMbrain
-MChoroidMplexusM-MproducesMCSFM
-MVascular
-MThickerMinMspine
CerebralMSpinalMFluidM(CSF)M-MAnswerM-MFunctionsMasMaMcushion
-MProducedMbyMchoroidMplexusM
-MAbsorbedMbyMarachnoidMvilliMandMdumpedMbackMintoMcirculationMviaMvenousMsinuses
HowMmuchMCSFMisMproducedMdaily?MAndMwhereMisMitMproduced?M-
MAnswerM500MmLMproduced
ProducedMbyMtheMchoroidMplexus
WhatMisMtheMCSFMflowMpathway?M-MAnswerM-MForamenMofMmonro
-M3rdMventricle
-MCerebralMAqueduct
-M4thMventricle
-MOutMthroughMsubarachnoidMspace
-MDownMintoMspinalMarachnoidMspace
GrayMMatterM-MAnswerMCellMbodies
Unmyelinated
, WhereMsynapsisMoccur
ThinkingMareaMofMtheMbrainM-MCognition,Mmemory,MthroughMandMpersonality
95%MofMoxygenMinMtheMbrainMgoesMthroughMhere
AlcoholicsMandMsmokersMhaveMdecreaseMinMthisMtypeMofMmatterMdueMtoMatrophy
WhiteMMatterM-MAnswerMNeurons
Myelinated
NetworkMofMfibersMthatMenableMtheMgrayMmatterMofMtheMbrainMtoMcommunicateMwith
MeachMother
CorpusMCollosumM-
MAnswerMRelaysMinformationMbetweenMtheMrightMandMleftMhemispheres
OnlyMconnectionMpoint
ThickMbandMofMnerveMfibers
PrimaryMfunctionMisMtoMintegrateMmotor,Msensory,MandMcognitionMfromMonMsideMtoMth
eMother.M
AllowsMforMseizuresMtoMtravelMfromMoneMsideMofMtheMbrainMtoMtheMother
FrontalMLobeM-MAnswerM-MCharacteristics:
M-MPersonality
M-MJudgementM
M-MInhibition