Early Brain Development - True or False

When the foetus is about 3 or 4 weeks old a long (neural) tube develops in the brain,

• True

• False

By 5 weeks old the forebrain and hindbrain have split into 2 further cavities giving 5 in total.

• True

• False

The midbrain does not divide.

• True

• False

Above the hindbrain is the spinal cord.

• True

• False

The forebrain splits into an anterior (back) and a posterior (front) section and the hindbrain splits through the middle.

• True

• False

The cerebellum can be seen in the foetus at about 6 weeks and is also known as the ‘little brain’.

• True

• False

The cerebellum controls breathing.

• True

• False

The cerebellum is twice as big a year after birth.

• True

• False

The cerebellum is involved in muscle activity.

• True

• False

The medulla is behind the cerebellum.

• True

• False