WorksheetsOhlsen CNS
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
The brain and spinal cord are protected and cushioned by three connective tissue membranes that are collectively called ________.
arachnoid villi
meninges
ventricles
diencephalon
Which one of the following represents the correct sequence from most superficial to deepest layers of the meninges?
dura mater, pia mater, arachnoid mater
dura mater, arachnoid mater, pia mater
pia mater, arachnoid mater, dura mater
pia mater, dura mater, arachnoid mater
Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) is made by the
caudate nucleus
choroid plexus
tegmentum
spinal cord
main two-way conduction pathway to and from the brain
corpus callosum
spinal cord
cranial nerves
plexuses
In the spinal cord the white matter is ____________ to the grey matter
superficial (outside)
deep (inside)
anterior (in front)
lateral (to the side)
Lets small or non-polar but NOT large or polar substances into the CNS; protects CNS chemically
meninges
blood brain barrier
cerebral spinal fluid
dura mater
Delivers oxygen and nutrients to the CNS
cerebral spinal fluid (CSF)
meninges
diencephalon
blood brain barrier
The bony protection for the skull is the ________ and the bony protection for the spinal cord is the _____________.
cranium; vertebra
cranium; meninges
meninges; vertebra
meninges; meninges
In the spinal cord, afferent signals come in the _________ root to the _________ horn.
dorsal; dorsal
dorsal; ventral
ventral; dorsal
ventral; ventral
In the spinal cord, efferent signals leave through the _________ horn to the _________ root.
dorsal; dorsal
dorsal; ventral
ventral; dorsal
ventral; ventral
