12 Questions
The cerebral cortex is _______________________ and then now, what we can see here is the Diencephalon, being comprised of a region called the Thalamus and then just below the Hypothalamus.
Telencephalon
Between the hindbrain and the forebrain is a small division of the developing neural tube that became a brain region called the _______________________.
middle brain
From about this location on back, this is what we call the _______________________.
hindbrain
The Diencephalon and the Telencephalon are what have become of that first interior bulge of that developing neural tube that we call the _______________________.
forebrain
Together, which in this view, we can recognize as the pons and cerebellum, together forming the _______________________?
metencephalon
And then down below is the medulla oblongata, or the _______________________.
myelencephalon
The broad band of white matter called the ______ helps define the contour of the medial set of gyri.
Corpus Callosum
The ______ gyrus is a long gyrus that sits above the corpus callosum.
cingulate
The superior frontal gyrus extends back towards the region around the ______ of the central sulchus.
medial terminus
The ______ is the boundary of the parietal lobe and the occipital lobe.
Precuneus
The ______ sulcus is an important landmark that identifies the location of the visual parts of the brain.
calcarine
The ______ is the structure in front of the wedge.
precuneus
Explore the medial surface of the human brain, identifying embryological divisions in the midsagittal plane. Learn about the prosencephalon, telencephalon, and diencephalon in this anatomy quiz.
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