IUPUI ANATOMY EXAM 4 EXAM PREP
GUIDE 2026 CORE TOPIC BREAKDOWN
AND SOLVED ITEMS
◉ What is the cerebral aqueduct?
Answer: it connects the CSF from the 3rd and 4th ventricle of the
brain
◉ What is the superior colliculus for?
Answer: visual
◉ What is the inferior colliculus for?
Answer: auditory
◉ What structure(s) metabolize serotonin into melatonin?
Answer: epithalamus and pineal body/gland
◉ What is the telencephalon composed of?
Answer: cerebrum
◉ What is the metencephalon composed of?
, Answer: pons and cerebellum
◉ What is the mylencephalon composed of?
Answer: medulla oblongata
◉ What ventricle of the brain contains thalamic nuclei?
Answer: 3rd ventricle
◉ How do you get to the ventricles of the brain?
Answer: you cut through the septum pellucid by making a mid-
sagittal cut
◉ What ventricle of the brain is ruined then a mid-sagittal cut is
made?
Answer: 3rd ventricle
◉ The 4th ventricle runs into the:
Answer: central canal
◉ What is anastomosis?
Answer: alternate blood flow route if there is a blockage
GUIDE 2026 CORE TOPIC BREAKDOWN
AND SOLVED ITEMS
◉ What is the cerebral aqueduct?
Answer: it connects the CSF from the 3rd and 4th ventricle of the
brain
◉ What is the superior colliculus for?
Answer: visual
◉ What is the inferior colliculus for?
Answer: auditory
◉ What structure(s) metabolize serotonin into melatonin?
Answer: epithalamus and pineal body/gland
◉ What is the telencephalon composed of?
Answer: cerebrum
◉ What is the metencephalon composed of?
, Answer: pons and cerebellum
◉ What is the mylencephalon composed of?
Answer: medulla oblongata
◉ What ventricle of the brain contains thalamic nuclei?
Answer: 3rd ventricle
◉ How do you get to the ventricles of the brain?
Answer: you cut through the septum pellucid by making a mid-
sagittal cut
◉ What ventricle of the brain is ruined then a mid-sagittal cut is
made?
Answer: 3rd ventricle
◉ The 4th ventricle runs into the:
Answer: central canal
◉ What is anastomosis?
Answer: alternate blood flow route if there is a blockage
