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The telencephalon becomes which adult structure?Read the answer and worked solution →The cerebral cortex is divided into how many lobes?Read the answer and worked solution →How many ventricles does the brain have?Read the answer and worked solution →How many cranial nerves are there?Read the answer and worked solution →The outermost meningeal layer is the:Read the answer and worked solution →The middle meningeal layer is the:Read the answer and worked solution →Cerebellum comes from Latin meaning:Read the answer and worked solution →The cerebellum makes up what share of brain mass?Read the answer and worked solution →The brain stem includes the pons, medulla and:Read the answer and worked solution →Which two structures make up most of the diencephalon?Read the answer and worked solution →Which structure links the two cerebral hemispheres?Read the answer and worked solution →Why is the cerebral cortex folded?Read the answer and worked solution →Laid flat, the cortex would cover roughly:Read the answer and worked solution →The subarachnoid space is filled with:Read the answer and worked solution →A lumbar puncture withdraws fluid from which space?Read the answer and worked solution →Where is CSF reabsorbed back into blood?Read the answer and worked solution →The spider web mesh under the arachnoid is called the:Read the answer and worked solution →Which structure gives the CNS a privileged blood supply?Read the answer and worked solution →Which drug precursor crosses the blood brain barrier?Read the answer and worked solution →The cerebellum connects to the rest of the brain chiefly at the:Read the answer and worked solution →Order the meninges outward inRead the answer and worked solution →Match the brain structureRead the answer and worked solution →Count the neuroanatomy factsRead the answer and worked solution →Which brain regionRead the answer and worked solution →True or false about the CNSRead the answer and worked solution →Order the path of CSFRead the answer and worked solution →Complete the neuroanatomy factsRead the answer and worked solution →Neuroanatomy bingoRead the answer and worked solution →

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The telencephalon becomes which adult structure?

  1. The cerebrum
  2. The cerebellum
  3. The clivus
  4. The colliculus
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Correct answer: A. The cerebrum

1. It is the major portion of the human brain. 2. It carries the cortex on its surface. 3. The telencephalon is the cerebrum, which is the major portion of the human brain. 4. So the answer is the cerebrum. _Source: OpenStax 'Anatomy and Physiology 2e', Ch 13 'Anatomy of the Nervous System'_

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The cerebral cortex is divided into how many lobes?

  1. Twelve
  2. Four
  3. Nine
  4. Seven
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Correct answer: B. Four

1. The lobes are named after overlying bones. 2. The count is small and fixed. 3. The cerebral cortex is divided into four lobes. 4. So the answer is four. _Source: OpenStax 'Anatomy and Physiology 2e', Ch 13 'Anatomy of the Nervous System'_

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How many ventricles does the brain have?

  1. Seven
  2. Twelve
  3. Four
  4. Nine
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Correct answer: C. Four

1. They trace back to the hollow embryonic brain. 2. CSF circulates through them. 3. The four ventricles and the tubular spaces associated with them link back to the embryonic brain. 4. So the answer is four. _Source: OpenStax 'Anatomy and Physiology 2e', Ch 13 'Anatomy of the Nervous System'_

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