A&P I Final Exam

The anterior part of the CNS is also known as the

• rostral

• caudal

• superior

• inferior

The posterior side of the CNS is also known as the...

• superficial

• caudal

• rostral

• deep

Cephalization is

• the evolutionary development of both the rostral (anterior) and caudal (posterior) portion of CNS

• the evolutionary development of the caudal (posterior) portion of CNS, along with an increase in the number of tracts in the head

• the evolutionary development of only the rostral (anterior) portion of CNS

• the evolutionary development of rostral (anterior) portion of CNS, along with
  an increase in the number of neurons in the head

What does the cerebrum consist of?

• cerebral cortex

• cerebral white matter

• basal nuclei

• medulla oblongata¡

What does the diencephalon consist of?

• thalamus

• hypothalamus

• epithalamus

• hippocampus

What does the brain stem consist of?

• midbrain

• pons

• medulla oblongata

• lateral ventricle

The brain and spinal cord begin as the

What is the 3 primary vesicles of the neural tube?

• Mesencephalon or midbrain

• Prosencephalon or forebrain

• Rhombencephalon or hindbrain

• Cephalization or formation of brain

What are the 5 secondary brain vesicles?

• Telencephalon

• Diencephalon

• Metencephalon

• Myelencephalon

• Midbrain

The telencephalon becomes the

• two cerebral hemispheres

• to all of cortexes

• the epithalamus, thalamus, hypothalamus, and retina

• the pons and cerebellum