Central Nervous System

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

• Gyri

• Sulci

• Cerebri

• Cerebelli

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

• Gyri

• Sulci

• Cerebri

• Cerebelli

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

• Pia mater, dura mater, arachnoid

• Dura mater, arachnoid, pia mater

• Arachnoid, pia mater, dura mater

• Pia mater, arachnoid, dura mater

• Dura mater, pia mater, arachnoid

The falx cerebri separates...

• The frontal and temporal lobes

• The hemispheres of the cerebrum

• The cerebrum from the cerebellum

• The hemispheres of the cerebellum

The tentorium cerebelli separates...

• The frontal and parietal lobes

• The hemispheres of the cerebrum

• The cerebrum from the cerebellum

• The hemispheres of the cerebellum

The __________ connects the third and fourth ventricles.

• Cerebral aqueduct

• Arachnoid villus

• Interventricular foramen

• Median aperature

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

• Cerebral aqueduct

• Venous sinus

• Arachnoid villus

• Choroid plexus

Which neuroglial cells form the blood-brain barrier?

• Microglia

• Astrocytes

• Oligodendrocytes

• Eppendymal cells

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

• Transverse cerebral fissure

• Central sulcus

• Longitudinal fissure

• Pre-central gyrus

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

• Transverse cerebral fissure

• Central sulcus

• Longitudinal fissure

• Pre-central gyrus