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Brain Anatomy: Midsagittal View

Explore the medial surface of the human brain, identifying embryological divisions and brain regions such as the telencephalon and diencephalon. Test your knowledge of brain anatomy from a midsagittal view.

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What is the region of the developing neural tube that gives rise to the forebrain?

Prosencephalon

Which brain region is composed of the Thalamus and Hypothalamus?

Diencephalon

What is the region of the brain that includes the pons and cerebellum?

Metencephalon

Which brain region is located between the forebrain and hindbrain?

<p>Mesencephalon</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for the cut surface of the brain shown in the specimen?

<p>Midsagittal plane</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which brain region includes the brain stem and cerebellum?

<p>Hindbrain</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the name of the broad band of white matter located above the Diecephalon?

<p>Corpus Callosum</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the name of the sulcus located above the cingulate gyrus?

<p>Cingulate Sulcus</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the name of the region bounded by the cingulate sulcus and the marginal branch of the cingulate sulcus?

<p>Paracentral Lobule</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the name of the long, straight sulcus that runs from the inferior surface of the hemisphere to the dorsal mid-line?

<p>Parieto-occipital Sulcus</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the name of the gyrus that forms the boundary of the parietal lobe and the occipital lobe?

<p>Precuneus</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the name of the structure located below the calcarine sulcus and above the lingual gyrus?

<p>Cuneus</p> Signup and view all the answers

The ______ gyrus is a long gyrus located just above the corpus callosum.

<p>cingulate</p> Signup and view all the answers

The ______ sulcus is a sulcus located just above the cingulate gyrus.

<p>cingulate</p> Signup and view all the answers

The superior frontal gyrus extends back towards the ______ around the medial terminus of the central sulcus.

<p>paracentral lobule</p> Signup and view all the answers

The ______ is the boundary of the parietal lobe and the occipital lobe.

<p>precuneus</p> Signup and view all the answers

The ______ sulcus is an important landmark that identifies the location of the visual parts of the brain.

<p>calcarine</p> Signup and view all the answers

The ______ forms something like a tongue on the bottom of the occipital lobe.

<p>lingual gyrus</p> Signup and view all the answers

The _______________________ cortex is derived from the prosencephalon.

<p>cerebral</p> Signup and view all the answers

The _______________________ is comprised of a region called the Thalamus and the Hypothalamus.

<p>Diencephalon</p> Signup and view all the answers

The forebrain, middle brain, and _______________________ are the three main divisions of the brain.

<p>hindbrain</p> Signup and view all the answers

The developing neural tube gives rise to the forebrain, which is also known as the _______________________.

<p>prosencephalon</p> Signup and view all the answers

The _______________________ is located between the forebrain and hindbrain.

<p>Mesencephalon</p> Signup and view all the answers

The _______________________ oblongata, or the myelencephalon, is located at the lower part of the brain.

<p>medulla</p> Signup and view all the answers

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