major parts of the brain

Question 1

continuous with spinal cord
Medulla oblongata, pons, midbrain

Answer 1

Brain stem

Question 2

superior to brain stem
Thalamus, hypothalamus, and pineal gland

Answer 2

Diencephalon

Question 3

largest part and most superior
Surface covered with gray matter: cortex
Deep to cortex is cerebral white matter

Answer 3

Cerebrum

Question 4

posterior and inferior
Means “little brain”

Answer 4

Cerebellum

Question 5

dura mater, arachnoid mater, and pia mater

Answer 5

Cranial meninges