APHY- CH13 PreLab

Which of the following statements accurately defines diencephalon?

Central core of the brain located deep to the cerebral hemispheres, it contains the thalamus, hypothalamus, and epithalamus

Which of the following statements accurately defines corpus callosum?

Cerebral white matter that connects the right and left cerebral hemisphere

Which of the following statements accurately defines cerebral cortex?

- The outer 2 mm of the cerebrum - Consists of gray matter

Which of the following statements accurately defines gray matter horns (anterior, posterior, lateral)?

Areas of the gray matter in the spinal column

Which of the following statements accurately defines ventricles?

Cavities in the brain that contain cerebrospinal fluid

Which of the following statements accurately defines thalamus?

Egg-shaped mass of gray and white matter that serves as the gateway for information going into the cerebrum; largest component of the diencephalon

Which of the following statements accurately defines filum terminale?

Long, thin, fibrous extension from the spinal cord

Which of the following statements accurately defines basal nuclei?

Nuclei in the cerebrum that monitor voluntary motor functions

Which of the following statements accurately defines pons?

Portion of the brainstem lying inferior to the midbrain and superior to the medulla oblongata

Which of the following statements accurately defines rectus cerebellum?

Posterior portion of the brain that monitors ongoing movement

Which of the following statements accurately defines hypothalamus?

Small structure that carries out many of the body's homeostatic functions; anteroinferior portion of the diencephalon

Which of the following statements accurately defines cerebral hemispheres?

Superior part of the brain accounting for the great majority of its mass

Which of the following statements accurately defines conus medullaris?

Terminal end of the spinal cord

Which of the following statements accurately defines pia mater?

The innermost of the three meninges covering the brain

Which of the following statements accurately defines arachnoid mater?

The middle meninx covering the brain

Which of the following statements accurately defines medulla oblongata?

The most inferior portion of the brainstemWhich of the following statements accurately defines rectus cerebellum?

Which of the following statements accurately defines midbrain?

The most superior portion of the brainstem

Which of the following statements accurately defines dura mater?

The outermost of the three meninges covering the brain

Which of the following statements accurately defines dural sinuses?

The spaces between the two layers of the dura mater that drain cerebrospinal fluid and venous blood from the brain

Which of the following statements accurately defines cauda equina?

Tuft of nerve roots extending from the conus medullaris