Neuroanatomy

Question 1

cerebrum

Answer 1

the two cerebral hemispheres

Question 2

cortex

Answer 2

the outermost layer of cerebrum consisting of mostly cell bodies

Question 3

gray matter

Answer 3

cell bodies

Question 4

white matter

Answer 4

myelinated axons

Question 5

gyrus/gyri

Answer 5

folds of the cortex

Question 6

sulcus/sulci

Answer 6

grooves of the cortex

Question 7

parenchyma

Answer 7

generic term for brain tissue

Question 8

axial

Answer 8

horizontal

Question 9

dorsal

Answer 9

top

Question 10

ventral

Answer 10

bottom

Question 11

rostral

Answer 11

front

Question 12

coronal plane

Answer 12

Think “crown.” A coronal slice is a slice from one ear to the other.

Question 13

transverse plane

Answer 13

Means the same as coronal plane, but is slightly tilted. A slice from one ear to the other (that direction).

Question 14

sagittal plane

Answer 14

A slice from nose t the back of the head (that direction)

Question 15

caudal

Answer 15

near the posterior part of the body

Question 16

meninges

Answer 16

dura mater, arachnoid membrane, pia mater

Question 17

Layers of the head/brain in order

Answer 17

skull –> dura mater –> blood vessels –> arachnoid membrane –> CSF –> pia mater –> brain