Cerebrum anatomy

Question 1

anterior fibers of anterior commissure connect what

Answer 1

olfactory bulb and nuclei

Question 2

posterior fibers of anterior commissure connect what

Answer 2

middle temporal gyrus and inferior temporal gyrus

Question 3

interconnects the pretectal nuclei and mediates consensual pupillary light reflex

Answer 3

posterior commissure

Question 4

basal optic nucleus of meynert

Answer 4

largest source of cholinergic fibers in the brain, is affected during pathological aging in humans

Question 5

anterior limb of internal capsule

Answer 5

Frontopontine fibers

Thalamocortical fibers

Question 6

posterior limb of internal capsule

Answer 6

corticospinal tracts
corticobulbar fibers
corticopontine fibers

Question 7

portion of internal capsule containing optic radiations

Answer 7

retrolenticular portion

Question 8

area of the cerebral cortex that is exposed via the gyri

Answer 8

1/3

Question 9

2/3

Answer 9

area of the cerebral cortex forming walls of the sulci

Question 10

commissure fibers

Answer 10

connect corresponding regions of two hemispheres

Question 11

association fibers

Answer 11

connect various cortical regions within the same hemisphere

Question 12

connect the brain with the rest of the CNS; unites the cortex with the lower parts of the brain and to the spinal cord

Answer 12

projection fibers