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Which of the following structures surrounds and protects the brain?
Which of the following structures surrounds and protects the brain?
- Arachnoid mater
- Pia mater
- Cerebrospinal Fluid
- Dura mater (correct)
What is the function of the Falx cerebri?
What is the function of the Falx cerebri?
- Separates the 2 hemispheres of the cerebrum (correct)
- Surrounds and protects the brain
- Produces cerebrospinal fluid
- Protects the cerebellum
Where is Cerebrospinal Fluid (CSF) produced in the brain?
Where is Cerebrospinal Fluid (CSF) produced in the brain?
- Arachnoid mater
- Dura mater
- Pia mater
- Choroid plexus (correct)
Which structure separates the cerebrum from the cerebellum?
Which structure separates the cerebrum from the cerebellum?
What are the 3 extensions of the dura mater that separate parts of the brain?
What are the 3 extensions of the dura mater that separate parts of the brain?
Which substances are able to access brain tissue freely through the blood-brain barrier?
Which substances are able to access brain tissue freely through the blood-brain barrier?
What causes a breakdown of the blood-brain barrier?
What causes a breakdown of the blood-brain barrier?
Where is the subdural space located?
Where is the subdural space located?
What is the function of denticulate ligaments in the spinal cord?
What is the function of denticulate ligaments in the spinal cord?
Where does the spinal cord extend from and to?
Where does the spinal cord extend from and to?
What is the function of the corpus callosum?
What is the function of the corpus callosum?
Which part of the brain consists of the medulla oblongata, pons, and midbrain?
Which part of the brain consists of the medulla oblongata, pons, and midbrain?
What is the main function of the Limbic System?
What is the main function of the Limbic System?
What is the function of the Cerebral Cortex?
What is the function of the Cerebral Cortex?
In the brain, what separates the cerebrum into right and left cerebral hemispheres?
In the brain, what separates the cerebrum into right and left cerebral hemispheres?
Which structure separates the frontal lobe from the parietal lobe?
Which structure separates the frontal lobe from the parietal lobe?
Which of the following is a function of the limbic system?
Which of the following is a function of the limbic system?
What is the main function of the basal ganglia?
What is the main function of the basal ganglia?
Which component lies deep within each cerebral hemisphere and is lateral to the thalamus?
Which component lies deep within each cerebral hemisphere and is lateral to the thalamus?
Where does the medulla oblongata begin and extend to?
Where does the medulla oblongata begin and extend to?
