Anatomy of the Central Nervous System (CNS)

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What is the primary component of white matter in the CNS?

Soma and dendrites

Neuron cell bodies

Myelinated axons (correct)

Unmyelinated axons

What gives rise to the sensory, autonomic, and enteric neurons of the PNS?

Neural plate

Neural tube

Neural crest cells (correct)

Neural folds

What is the name of the region that divides into the telencephalon and diencephalon during embryonic development?

Hindbrain

Forebrain (correct)

Midbrain

Brainstem

What is the term for the clusters of neuron cell bodies in the PNS?

Ganglia Signup and view all the answers

What is the name of the structure that forms from the cephalic portion of the neural tube during embryonic development?

Brain Signup and view all the answers

Which part of the brain is responsible for processing sensory information from across the body, such as touch, temperature, and pain?

Somatosensory cortex Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for the clusters of gray matter found deep inside the cerebrum?

Basal nuclei Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of the projection fibers in the cerebral medulla?

Connect the cerebrum to other parts of the brain and spinal cord Signup and view all the answers

Which groove separates the frontal lobe from the parietal lobe?

Central sulcus Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for the outer layer of the cerebrum, which is composed of gray matter?

Cortex Signup and view all the answers

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What is the primary component of white matter in the CNS?

What gives rise to the sensory, autonomic, and enteric neurons of the PNS?

What is the name of the region that divides into the telencephalon and diencephalon during embryonic development?

What is the term for the clusters of neuron cell bodies in the PNS?

What is the name of the structure that forms from the cephalic portion of the neural tube during embryonic development?

Which part of the brain is responsible for processing sensory information from across the body, such as touch, temperature, and pain?

What is the term for the clusters of gray matter found deep inside the cerebrum?

What is the purpose of the projection fibers in the cerebral medulla?

Which groove separates the frontal lobe from the parietal lobe?

What is the term for the outer layer of the cerebrum, which is composed of gray matter?

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