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What are the four major parts of the brain?
What are the four major parts of the brain?
The cerebrum, the diencephalon, the brain stem, and the cerebellum.
What is the function of gray matter in the brain and spinal cord?
What is the function of gray matter in the brain and spinal cord?
Gray matter is formed from neuronal cell bodies and dendrites.
What is white matter in the brain and spinal cord formed from?
What is white matter in the brain and spinal cord formed from?
White matter is formed from aggregations of myelinated axons from many neurons.
What is the primary termination zone of the visual pathway in the occipital cortex?
What is the primary termination zone of the visual pathway in the occipital cortex?
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What is the primary motor cortex called?
What is the primary motor cortex called?
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What are gyri and sulci?
What are gyri and sulci?
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What is the difference between gyri and fissures?
What is the difference between gyri and fissures?
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What is the composition of the neocortex?
What is the composition of the neocortex?
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What are the major gyri and sulci of the human cerebrum?
What are the major gyri and sulci of the human cerebrum?
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What are the four major parts of the brain?
What are the four major parts of the brain?
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What is the function of gray matter in the brain and spinal cord?
What is the function of gray matter in the brain and spinal cord?
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What is the composition of white matter in the brain and spinal cord?
What is the composition of white matter in the brain and spinal cord?
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What is the primary termination zone of the visual pathway in the occipital cortex called?
What is the primary termination zone of the visual pathway in the occipital cortex called?
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What is the name of the fold of dura that lies in the fissure separating the cerebral hemispheres?
What is the name of the fold of dura that lies in the fissure separating the cerebral hemispheres?
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What are the two types of grooves created in the cortex during embryonic development?
What are the two types of grooves created in the cortex during embryonic development?
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What is the name for the deepest grooves between gyri?
What is the name for the deepest grooves between gyri?
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What is the term for the shallower grooves between folds?
What is the term for the shallower grooves between folds?
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What are the six layers of the neocortex?
What are the six layers of the neocortex?
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What is the primary auditory cortex called?
What is the primary auditory cortex called?
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What are the major gyri and sulci of the human cerebrum?
What are the major gyri and sulci of the human cerebrum?
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What is the primary termination zone of the visual pathway in the occipital cortex?
What is the primary termination zone of the visual pathway in the occipital cortex?
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What is the primary motor cortex called?
What is the primary motor cortex called?
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What are gyri and sulci?
What are gyri and sulci?
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What is the composition of the neocortex?
What is the composition of the neocortex?
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What is white matter in the brain and spinal cord formed from?
What is white matter in the brain and spinal cord formed from?
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Name the main fold of dura between the two cerebral hemispheres
Name the main fold of dura between the two cerebral hemispheres
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