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What type of brain tissue is primarily composed of myelinated axons?
What type of brain tissue is primarily composed of myelinated axons?
- Interneuron cell bodies
- White matter (correct)
- Gray matter
- Cerebral nuclei
Which of the following fissures separates the cerebrum from the cerebellum?
Which of the following fissures separates the cerebrum from the cerebellum?
- Transverse Fissure (correct)
- Central Sulcus
- Lateral Fissure
- Longitudinal Fissure
What is the function of the corpus callosum in the brain?
What is the function of the corpus callosum in the brain?
- It separates the cerebrum from the cerebellum
- It connects the two cerebral hemispheres (correct)
- It divides the frontal lobe from the parietal lobe
- It separates the two cerebral hemispheres
Which of the following brain structures has external sheets of gray matter called the cortex?
Which of the following brain structures has external sheets of gray matter called the cortex?
What is the term for the small grooves that divide the gyri in the brain?
What is the term for the small grooves that divide the gyri in the brain?
What is the term for the ridges on the surface of the brain?
What is the term for the ridges on the surface of the brain?
What is the primary function of the Medulla Oblongata?
What is the primary function of the Medulla Oblongata?
Which part of the brainstem serves important functions in motor movement, particularly movements of the eye, and in auditory and visual processing?
Which part of the brainstem serves important functions in motor movement, particularly movements of the eye, and in auditory and visual processing?
What is the origin of several cranial nerves?
What is the origin of several cranial nerves?
What is the function of the Pons?
What is the function of the Pons?
How many pairs of cranial nerves are attached to the brainstem?
How many pairs of cranial nerves are attached to the brainstem?
What is the most caudal level of the brainstem?
What is the most caudal level of the brainstem?
What percentage of the total body weight does the adult human brain account for?
What percentage of the total body weight does the adult human brain account for?
What is the primary function of the brainstem?
What is the primary function of the brainstem?
What are the elevated ridges on the surface of the brain called?
What are the elevated ridges on the surface of the brain called?
Which of the following is NOT one of the three major structures of the brain?
Which of the following is NOT one of the three major structures of the brain?
What is the function of the meninges?
What is the function of the meninges?
What is the purpose of the arachnoid membrane?
What is the purpose of the arachnoid membrane?
