Neuro - wet and dry rooms

Question 1

basal ganglia is made up of what two structures?

Answer 1

lentiform muscles

caudate nucleus

Question 2

What is the internal capsule made up of?

Answer 2

myelinated axons (white matter)

Question 3

Which cerebral artery - through one of its branches - supplied the internal capsule?

Answer 3

middle cerebral artery

Question 4

what bundle of fibres connects the two hemispheres?

Answer 4

corpus callosum

Question 5

In which cranial fossa does the brain stem lie?

Answer 5

posterior

Question 6

What are the cavities of the VENTRICULAR SYSTEM that lie within the brainstem?

Answer 6

pons

medulla

Question 7

name of the groove that seperates the pons from the medulla

Answer 7

pontomedullary junction

Question 8

which cranial nerves emerge from the pontomedullary junction?

Answer 8

CN VI, VII, VIII

Question 9

through which foramen does the medulla pass through to become the spinal cord?

Answer 9

foramen magnum

Question 10

What part of the brain lies immediately superior to the midbrain?

Answer 10

thalamus

Question 11

what part of the brain lies immediately inferior to the midbrain?

Answer 11

pons

Question 12

what kind of fibres make up the cerebral peduncles and where are the fibres destined for?

Answer 12

nerve fibres

pons

Question 13

what is the name given to the midline structure connecting the two cerebellar hemispheres?

Answer 13

medial longitudinal fissure

Question 14

what part of the brain is anatomically connected to the peduncles?

Answer 14

brainstem

Question 15

what is the name given to the anatomical space that lies immediately anterior to the cerebellum?

Answer 15

4th ventricle

Question 16

what cranial fossa is the cerebellum in contact with?

Answer 16

posterior cranial fossa

Question 17

cerebellum sits above what foramen

Answer 17

foramen magnum

Question 18

the part of the cerebellum that sits ‘atop’ the foramen magnum is the

Answer 18

cerebellar tonsils

Question 19

What type of nerve fibres are most likely to be carried in the corpus callosum?

Answer 19

commissural

Question 20

Which lobes contain the following functional areas?

primary motor cortex

Answer 20

frontal

Question 21

Which lobes contain the following functional areas?

primary visual cortex

Answer 21

occipital

Question 22

Which lobes contain the following functional areas?

primary sensory cortex

Answer 22

lateral parietal

Question 23

Which lobes contain the following functional areas?

primary auditory cortex

Answer 23

temporal

Question 24

what level do you perform a lumbar puncture?

Answer 24

L3/L4

Question 25

how many pairs of spinal nerves are there?

Answer 25

31

Question 26

What occupies the space between the end of the spinal cord and the termination of the dura and arachnoid?

Answer 26

sub arachnoid space

filled with CSF

Question 27

from which arteries do the L and R vertebral arteries arise?

Answer 27

subclavian

Question 28

at what vertebral level do the L and R internal carotid arteries arise?

Answer 28

C4

Question 29

how is the basilar artery formed?

Answer 29

the vertebral arteries merge

Question 30

which artery completes the anterior circle of willis by linking the anterior cerebral arteries?

Answer 30

anterior communicating artery

Question 31

into which vein in the neck do these dural venous sinuses drain into?

Answer 31

internal jugular

Question 32

which veins drain into the cavernous sinus?

Answer 32

superior and inferior opthalmic veins

Question 33

branches from which arteries fuse to form the anterior spinal artery?

Answer 33

vertebral arteries

Question 34

which arteries are the posterior spinal arteries branches of?

Answer 34

vertebral or inferior cerebral

Question 35

which structures does the falx cerebri seperate?

Answer 35

cerebral hemispheres **

check this answer - lots of others separate them

Question 36

which structure lie either side of the tentorium cerebelli?

Answer 36

cerebellum

occipital lobes