Week 12 - Chapter 13

The shallow depressions between folds on the surface of the brain are called

• gyri.

• sulci.

• ventricles.

• syncitia

Arrange the primary brain vesicles in the correct anterior to posterior order.

a: Rhombencephalon

b: Mesencephalon

c: Prosencephalon

• a, c, b

• b, a, c

• a, b, c

• c, b, a

• c, a, b

The primary vesicle from which the metencephalon arises is the

• diencephalon.

• rhombencephalon.

• mesencephalon.

• myelencephalon.

• proscencephalon.

Arrange the five secondary vesicles in the correct anterior to posterior order.

a: Diencephalon

b: Myelencephalon

c: Telencephalon

d: Metencephalon

e: Mesencephalon

• b, a, c, d, e

• a, b, c, d, e

• b, c, a, e, d

• c, d, e, a, b

• c, a, e, d, b

The portion of the adult brain that includes the cerebrum is derived from which secondary brain vesicle?

• Telencephalon

• Diencephalon

• Myelencephalon

• Metencephalon

• Mesencephalon

The portion of the adult brain that includes the cerebral peduncles, superior colliculi, and inferior colliculi is derived from which secondary brain vesicle?

• Telencephalon

• Diencephalon

• Myelencephalon

• Metencephalon

• Mesencephalon

The cerebral cortex consists of ______ matter.

• gray

• white

Which of the cranial meninges consists of dense irregular connective tissue in two layers (the periosteal layer and the meningeal layer)?

• Pia mater

• Arachnoid

• Dura mater

• Subdural layer

• Subarachnoid layer

The meninx composed of a delicate web of collagen and elastic fibers is the

• pia mater.

• arachnoid mater.

• dura mater.

• periosteal layer.

• subarachnoid layer.

The horizontally-oriented fold of dura mater that separates the occipital and temporal lobes of the cerebrum from the cerebellum is the

• diaphragma sellae.

• falx cerebelli.

• tentorium cerebelli.

• superior sagittal sinus.

• falx cerebri.