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Central Nervous System

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

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Class
Date
1.

The "bumps" on the surface of the brain are called ______.

a)

Gyri

b)

Sulci

c)

Cerebri

d)

Cerebelli

2.

The "grooves", or valleys, on the surface of the brain are called ______.

a)

Gyri

b)

Sulci

c)

Cerebri

d)

Cerebelli

3.

What is the correct order of the meningeal layers from deep to superficial?

a)

Pia mater, dura mater, arachnoid

b)

Dura mater, arachnoid, pia mater

c)

Arachnoid, pia mater, dura mater

d)

Pia mater, arachnoid, dura mater

e)

Dura mater, pia mater, arachnoid

4.

The falx cerebri separates...

a)

The frontal and temporal lobes

b)

The hemispheres of the cerebrum

c)

The cerebrum from the cerebellum

d)

The hemispheres of the cerebellum

5.

The tentorium cerebelli separates...

a)

The frontal and parietal lobes

b)

The hemispheres of the cerebrum

c)

The cerebrum from the cerebellum

d)

The hemispheres of the cerebellum

6.

The __________ connects the third and fourth ventricles.

a)

Cerebral aqueduct

b)

Arachnoid villus

c)

Interventricular foramen

d)

Median aperature

7.

Cerebrospinal fluid is made in the ventricles by a structure called the _________.

a)

Cerebral aqueduct

b)

Venous sinus

c)

Arachnoid villus

d)

Choroid plexus

8.

Which neuroglial cells form the blood-brain barrier?

a)

Microglia

b)

Astrocytes

c)

Oligodendrocytes

d)

Eppendymal cells

9.

Which structure separates the left and right hemispheres of the cerebrum?

a)

Transverse cerebral fissure

b)

Central sulcus

c)

Longitudinal fissure

d)

Pre-central gyrus

10.

Which structure separates the frontal and parietal lobes of the cerebrum?

a)

Transverse cerebral fissure

b)

Central sulcus

c)

Longitudinal fissure

d)

Pre-central gyrus