ACTUAL Questions and CORRECT
Answers
Neuron - CORRECT ANSWER - *Nerve cell*
-Soma (cell body)
-Dendrites
-Axon
-Myelin Sheath
-Neurolemmocytes (Schwann cells)
-Axon Terminal boutons
-Nissl bodies
Brain Structures - CORRECT ANSWER - 1. Cerebrum (two hemispheres)
2. Diencephalon (thalamus and hypothalamus)
3. Cerebellum
4. Brainstem (midbrain, pons, and medulla oblongata)
Cerebrum - CORRECT ANSWER - -Gyri, Sulci, White/Grey Matter
-Longitudinal fissure
-Corpus Callosum (joins L/R hemispheres)
-Precentral gyrus
-Central sulcus
-Postcentral gyrus
-Parieto-occipital sulcus
-Lateral Sulcus
-Fornix
-Septum Pellucidum
,-Cerebral nuclei
-Lateral Ventricles
Diencephalon - CORRECT ANSWER - *Epithalamus*
-Pineal Gland
*Thalamus*
-interthalamic adhesion
*Hypothalamus*
-mammillary body
-infundibulum
Pituitary gland
Optic chiasm
Optic tracts
Third Ventricle
Cerebellum - CORRECT ANSWER - Cerebellar hemispheres
Vermis
Arbor vitae
Brainstem - CORRECT ANSWER - *Midbrain/Mesencephalon*
-corpora quadrigemina (tectal plate)
-superior colliculus (pl. colliculi)
-inferior colliculus (pl. colliculi)
-cerebral peduncles
*Pons*
*Medulla Oblongata*
, Cerebral aqueduct
Fourth ventricle
Venous sinuses - CORRECT ANSWER - 1. Superior saggital sinus - Drains blood from
superior portion of the brain
2. Inferior saggital sinus - Drains blood from inferior portion of the brain
3. Transverse sinus
4. Straight sinus
Tentorium Cerebelli - CORRECT ANSWER - Separates cerebellum from cerebrum
Mostly transverse
Falx Cerebri - CORRECT ANSWER - Separates hemispheres of brain (midsaggital)
Have outflow of blood - venous sinuses
Dural Septa - CORRECT ANSWER - Dura Mater separations
(made of meningeal layer)
1. Falx Cerebri
2. Tentorium Cerebelli
3. Falx Cerebelli
Corpus Callosum - CORRECT ANSWER - The large band of neural fibers connecting the
two brain hemispheres and carrying messages between them.
Cerebral Nuclei - CORRECT ANSWER - 1. Caudated nucleus - Main structure of basal
ganglia
2. Amygdaloid body - important role in linking emotions with specific memories, in limbic
system
3. Putamen - helps regulate movement