Describing locations in the brain

Question 1

Cut in a vertical plane from the centre of the head down

Answer 1

Coronal section

Question 2

Cut along the head- looking down on the brain from above

Answer 2

Horizontal section

Question 3

Cute lengthways- front to back

Answer 3

Sagittal section

Question 4

Structures in the NS that lie on the same side

Answer 4

Ipsilateral

Question 5

Structures in the NS that lie on opposite sides

Answer 5

Contralateral

Question 6

Structures in the NS that lie in EACH hemisphere

Answer 6

Bilateral

Question 7

Structures that are close to one another

Answer 7

Proximal

Question 8

Structures that are far away from one another

Answer 8

Distal

Question 9

Any movement towards a brain structure (sensory pathways that carry messages towards the brain and spinal cord)

Answer 9

Afferent

Question 10

Any movement away from a brain structure (motor pathways leading to the body from the brain and spinal cord)

Answer 10

Efferent