Central Nervous System

The brain and spinal cord begin as an embryonic structure called the?

• Cerebrum

• Neural Pipe

• Neural Tube

• Cerebellum

From which germ layer does the nervous system arise?

• Ectoderm
• Epithelial layer
• Endoderm
• Mesoderm

Label the 3 primary brain vesicles.

a

b

c

Metencephalon

Mesencephalon

Rhombencephalon

Diencephalon

Prosencephalon

Telencephalon

Myelencephalon

Identify the parts of the secondary brain vesicles.

a

b

c

d

e

Metencephalon

Diencephalon

Mesencephalon

Myelencephalon

Telencephalon

Identify the different lobes of the brain shown in the image.

a

b

c

d

Frontal Lobe

Temporal Lobe

Parietal Lobe

Occipital Lobe

Identify the sulci

a

b

c

Lateral

Parieto-occipital

Central

Name the lobe that is located underneath the others, deep in the lateral sulcus.

• Frontal lobe
• Temporal lobe
• Occipital lobe
• Insular lobe

Identify the parts of the cerebral cortex mainly responsible for the following.

a

b

c

d

e

Vision

Olefactory

Auditory

Sensory

Motor control

Broca's area is primarily responsible for

• memory retention
• language production and processing
• visual processing
• auditory perception

What is the term that means that each hemisphere of the brain has unique abilities?

• Neuroplasticity
• Brain plasticity
• Cerebral dominance
• Lateralization