PSYCH 260 EXAMINATION TEST
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS CERTIFICATION EVALUATION
●● Rostral
Answer: Towards the head. Front when talking about head.
●● Caudal
Answer: Towards the tail. Towards the back when talking about head.
●● Ventral
Answer: Towards Belly. Bottom when talking about head.
●● Anterior
Answer: In front of
●● Posterior
Answer: In back of
●● Inferior
Answer: Below
,●● Superior
Answer: Above
●● Ipsilateral
Answer: Same side of the midline
●● Contralateral
Answer: Opposite sides of the midline
●● Medial
Answer: Towards the midline
●● Lateral
Answer: Away from the midline (sides)
●● Proximal
Answer: Closer to the body
●● Distal
Answer: Farther away from the body
, ●● Coronal (frontal) plane
Answer: Divides the nervous front to back
●● Sagittal plane
Answer: Divides the body in left and right half
●● Horizontal (axial, transverse) plane
Answer: Divides the brain or body into top and bottom
●● Meninges
Answer: Membranes the cover the CNS. Three Layers: Dura Mater,
Arachnoid (Sub-Arachnoid space), Pia Mater. CSF flows through
subarachnoid space
●● Cerebrospinal Fluid
Answer: Plasma-like fluid secreted in ventricles of the brain (choroid
plexus).
●● Brain Blood Supply
Answer: Brain receives blood through the carotid and vertebral arteries.
Brain uses about 15-20% of blood and glucose. Cut off of blood leads to
brain damage and eventual death.
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS CERTIFICATION EVALUATION
●● Rostral
Answer: Towards the head. Front when talking about head.
●● Caudal
Answer: Towards the tail. Towards the back when talking about head.
●● Ventral
Answer: Towards Belly. Bottom when talking about head.
●● Anterior
Answer: In front of
●● Posterior
Answer: In back of
●● Inferior
Answer: Below
,●● Superior
Answer: Above
●● Ipsilateral
Answer: Same side of the midline
●● Contralateral
Answer: Opposite sides of the midline
●● Medial
Answer: Towards the midline
●● Lateral
Answer: Away from the midline (sides)
●● Proximal
Answer: Closer to the body
●● Distal
Answer: Farther away from the body
, ●● Coronal (frontal) plane
Answer: Divides the nervous front to back
●● Sagittal plane
Answer: Divides the body in left and right half
●● Horizontal (axial, transverse) plane
Answer: Divides the brain or body into top and bottom
●● Meninges
Answer: Membranes the cover the CNS. Three Layers: Dura Mater,
Arachnoid (Sub-Arachnoid space), Pia Mater. CSF flows through
subarachnoid space
●● Cerebrospinal Fluid
Answer: Plasma-like fluid secreted in ventricles of the brain (choroid
plexus).
●● Brain Blood Supply
Answer: Brain receives blood through the carotid and vertebral arteries.
Brain uses about 15-20% of blood and glucose. Cut off of blood leads to
brain damage and eventual death.