The neural tube forms the 1.______, while the neural crest forms the 2._______

1. Central nervous system 2. Peripheral nervous system

Which of the following statements about studying brain pathways & tracts is false?

Understanding how these malfunction is clinically irrelevant

Organisation of sound in the auditory cortex

Mapping of the visual field onto the visual cortex

Divides temporal lobe from frontal and parietal lobes

Which of the following is located in the frontal lobe and involved in more complex motor tasks?

Premotor and supplementary motor cortices

The corpus collosum is primarily involved in?

Taking fibres from one side of the brain to the other

Tissue that contains Neurons, cell bodies and dendrites

Which of the following is most correct about the pre-central gyrus?

Contains motor map of body, conscious control of muscles

Tissue that contains myelinated axon tracts

What are the two key blood vessels for the brain and spinal cord respectively?

Internal carotid artery and Vertebral artery

In the developing embryo the forebrain is made up of?

Prosencephalon and Mesencephalon

Parts of the body mapped onto the brain

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1
In the human ventricular system what structure holds CSF-filled cavern/canals inside the brain?
Ventricles
Aqueduct of Sylvius
Medulla
Perivascular space
2
The neural tube forms the 1.______, while the neural crest forms the 2._______
1. Central nervous system 2. Peripheral nervous system
1. Brain stem 2. Spinal cord
1. Spinal cord 2. Brain stem
1. Peripheral nervous system 2. Central nervous system
3
Which is not one following pairs on how we study brain functions and connections in humans?
Anatomy and histology
Functional brain imaging and neurosurgery
Ultrasounds and CT scans
Post-mortem analysis and neurosurgery
4
Which of the following statements about studying brain pathways & tracts is false?
Understanding how these malfunction is clinically irrelevant
Tracts named on where they start and finish
Sensory pathways carry information into the brain
Motor pathways carry commands out of brain - perform actions
5
The human brain is comprised of what % of total body weight?
4%
2%
8%
10%
6
Which is not one of the ways that we study brain function/connections in animals?
Surgical removal, tract section, tracing studies
Neurophysiological recordings
Animal disease/genetic models
Post-mortem analysis - damage
7
The human brain receives up to what % of the total cardiac output?
25-30%
10-15%
15-20%
35-40%
8
The correct order of brain coverings (meninges) from hardest to softest is
Pia, Dura, Arachnoid mater
Pia, Arachnoid, Dura mater
Dura, Arachnoid, Pia mater
Dura, Pia, Arachnoid mater
9
The wall, neural folds, move together and fuse dorsally forming the neural tube at? (embryo)
13-14 days
18 days
30 days
22-23 days
10
Tonotopic is
Organisation of proprioception onto the parietal region
Parts of the body mapped onto the brain
Organisation of sound in the auditory cortex
Mapping of the visual field onto the visual cortex
11
Retinotopic is
Organisation of proprioception onto the parietal region
Parts of the body mapped onto the brain
Organisation of sound in the auditory cortex
Mapping of the visual field onto the visual cortex
12
The location of the primary visual cortex is found where?
Fornix
Lateral ventricles
Cingulate sulcus
Calcarine sulcus
13
Which of the following lobes has an incorrect pairing
Frontal - reasoning, motor skills, higher level cognition
Occipital - Visual cortex
Temporal - memory and learning
Parietal - pressure, touch, and pain
14
The lateral fissure
None of the answers
Divides temporal lobe from frontal and parietal lobes
Divides parietal and occipital lobes
Divides frontal and parietal lobes
15
Which specialized tissue within the ventricles secretes Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF)
Lateral ventricles
Cerebral aqueduct
Third ventricle
Choroid plexus
16
The sensory map of the body found in the post-central gyrus is called the
Tonotopic
Pre-central gyrus
Homunculus
Cingulate gyrus
17
Which of the following is located in the frontal lobe and involved in more complex motor tasks?
Supplementary motor Cortices only
Primary and premotor cortices
Primary and supplementary motor cortices
Premotor and supplementary motor cortices
18
Which is/are false for the, caudal forebrain which forms the diencephalon which forms
Epithalamus and subthalamus
Medulla
Pineal gland
Thalamus, Hypothalamus
19
CSF circulates through ventricles gets absorbed into what?
Perivascular space
White matter
Subarachnoid space
Cerebral cortex
20
The corpus collosum is primarily involved in?
Formation of the intervertricular septum
Taking fibres from one side of the brain to the other
Location of the primary visual cortex
Dividing the limbic from non-limbic cortex
21
Grey matter is a/an
Fold or crevice in the cortex
Tissue that contains Neurons, cell bodies and dendrites
Island of tissue between folds
Tissue that contains myelinated axon tracts
22
CSF flows down what via the cerebral aquaduct?
Third ventricle
Fourth ventricle
All of the answers
Lateral ventricles
23
Which of the following is found in the primary sensory area
Pre motor cortices
Supplementary cortices
Post-central gyrus
Pre-central gyrus
24
Which of the following is most correct about the pre-central gyrus?
Involved in complex motor tasks
Contains topical organisation of brain structure
Located just anterior to the frontal lobe
Contains motor map of body, conscious control of muscles
25
The Sulcus is a/an
Tissue that contains Neurons, cell bodies and dendrites
Tissue that contains myelinated axon tracts
Fold or crevice in the cortex
Island of tissue between folds
26
White matter is a/an
Tissue that contains Neurons, cell bodies and dendrites
Island of tissue between folds
Tissue that contains myelinated axon tracts
Fold or crevice in the cortex
27
Arteries brain -> capillary beds -> drain to venous system composed of sinuses which drain into
Brachiocephalic vein
Subclavian vein
Cavernous sinus
Internal jugular vein
28
The main feature located within the primary sensory area is the
Fornix
Pre-central gyrus
Post-central gyrus
Parahippocampal gyrus
29
What are the two key blood vessels for the brain and spinal cord respectively?
Internal carotid artery and Vertebral artery
Common carotid artery and Internal carotid artery
Common carotid artery and Subclavian artery
Internal carotid artery and External carotid artery
30
The forebrain sprouts secondary vesicles, these are
Metencephalon and Mesencephalon
Telecephalon and Myelencephalon
Myelencephalon and Optic vesicle
Telecephalon and Optic vesicle
31
Which of the following does the hindbrain not differentiate into
Occipital
Cerebellum
Pons
Medulla
32
Within the brain what connects the lateral ventricles and third ventricle?
Temporal horn
Foramen of Magende
Fastigum
Interventricular foramen
33
The Gyrus is a/an
Fold or crevice in the cortex
Island of tissue between folds
Tissue that contains myelinated axon tracts
Tissue that contains Neurons, cell bodies and dendrites
34
Which of the following statements about the midbrain is false?
Contains cerebral aqueduct
Contains periaqueductal grey
2 colliculi dorsally
Holds fibre tracts between posterior and anterior regions
35
In the developing embryo the forebrain is made up of?
Prosencephalon and Rhombencephalon
Prosencephalon and Mesencephalon
Diencephalon and Rhombencephalon
Diencephalon and Mesencephalon
36
Somatotopic is
Parts of the body mapped onto the brain
Mapping of the visual field onto the visual cortex
Organisation of sound in the auditory cortex
Organisation of proprioception onto the parietal region

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