PSYC 3003 CH.3 anatomical terms,
meninges, & ventricular system
Neuraxis - correct answer-an imaginary line drawn through the center of the length of the
central nervous system, from the bottom of the spinal cord to the front of the forebrain
Anterior - correct answer-located near or toward the head
Posterior - correct answer-toward the tail
Rostral - correct answer-toward the nose/beak
Caudal - correct answer-toward the tail, away from the face
Dorsal - correct answer-toward top of the head or the back
ventral - correct answer-toward the bottom of the skull or front
lateral - correct answer-toward side, away from middle
medial - correct answer-toward middle, away from side
ipsilateral - correct answer-located on the same sides of the body
contralateral - correct answer-Located on the opposite sides of the body
cerebral cortex - correct answer-the outermost layer of gray matter of the cerebral
hemispheres
cross section - correct answer-a slice taken at right angles to the neuraxis
frontal section - correct answer-a slice through the brain parallel to the forehead
horizontal section - correct answer-a horizontal slice through the brain, parallel to the ground
sagittal section - correct answer-Vertical slice, parallel to neuraxis, perpendicular to ground
midsagittal plane - correct answer-the sagittal plane that divides the body into equal left and
right halves
meninges - correct answer-three protective membranes that surround the brain and spinal
cord (CNS)
Dura mater - correct answer-thick, outermost layer of the meninges surrounding and
protecting the brain and spinal cord
meninges, & ventricular system
Neuraxis - correct answer-an imaginary line drawn through the center of the length of the
central nervous system, from the bottom of the spinal cord to the front of the forebrain
Anterior - correct answer-located near or toward the head
Posterior - correct answer-toward the tail
Rostral - correct answer-toward the nose/beak
Caudal - correct answer-toward the tail, away from the face
Dorsal - correct answer-toward top of the head or the back
ventral - correct answer-toward the bottom of the skull or front
lateral - correct answer-toward side, away from middle
medial - correct answer-toward middle, away from side
ipsilateral - correct answer-located on the same sides of the body
contralateral - correct answer-Located on the opposite sides of the body
cerebral cortex - correct answer-the outermost layer of gray matter of the cerebral
hemispheres
cross section - correct answer-a slice taken at right angles to the neuraxis
frontal section - correct answer-a slice through the brain parallel to the forehead
horizontal section - correct answer-a horizontal slice through the brain, parallel to the ground
sagittal section - correct answer-Vertical slice, parallel to neuraxis, perpendicular to ground
midsagittal plane - correct answer-the sagittal plane that divides the body into equal left and
right halves
meninges - correct answer-three protective membranes that surround the brain and spinal
cord (CNS)
Dura mater - correct answer-thick, outermost layer of the meninges surrounding and
protecting the brain and spinal cord
