Summary NPTE: Neuroanatomy Questions and Answers

NPTE: Neuroanatomy Questions and Answers
Another name for the forebrain ** Answ** prosencephalon

Another name for the midbrain ** Answ** mesencephalon

another name for the hindbrain ** Answ** rhombencephalon

Two divisions of the forebrain (proencephalon) ** Answ** telencephalon
diencephalon

What structures are included in the telencephalon ** Answ** Cerebrum
Hippocampus
Basal ganglia
Amygdala

What structures are included in the diencephalon ** Answ** Thalamus
Hypothalamus
Subthalamus
Epithalamus

What are the two divisions of the midbrain (mesencephalon) ** Answ** tectum
tegmentum

What structures are included in the tectum ** Answ** superior and inferior colliculi

what structures are included in the tegmentum ** Answ** Cerebral aqueduct
Periaqueductal grey
Reticular formation
Substantia nigra
Red Nucleus

What are the two divisions of the hindbrain (rhombencephalon) ** Answ** metencephalon
myelencephalon

What structures are included in the metencephalon ** Answ** cerebellum
Pons

What structures are included in the myelencephalon ** Answ** medulla oblongata

What structures are included in the brain stem ** Answ** Midbrain
Pons
Medulla oblongata

, The inner core of the SC is ___________ matter while the outter SC is ___________ matter **
Answ** grey
white

Grey matter consists of _____________________ neurons, and contains capillaries, __________
cells, cell bodies and ________________ ** Answ** unmyelinated
glial
dendrites

White matter consists of _________________ axons and contains ____________ fibers without
______________ ** Answ** myelinated
nerve
dendrites

White matter of the SC is divided into 3 funiculi which are ** Answ** anterior
lateral
dorsal columns

There are _______ pairs of spinal nerves ** Answ** 31

Spinal nerves
____ cervical
____ thoracic
____ lumbar
____ sacral
____ coccygeal ** Answ** 8
12
5
5
1

____________ are clusters or swellings of cells that give rise to the peripheral and central nerve
fibers ** Answ** Ganglia

Ganglia are divided into ________________ and ________________ ganglia ** Answ**
sensory
autonomic

Neurotransmitter for sympathetic NS ** Answ** norepinephrine

Neurotransmitter for parasympathetic NS ** Answ** acetylcholine

T/F ANS contains portions of the PNS and CNS ** Answ** true

Somatic or Autonomic: impulses often do not reach the conciousness ** Answ** Autonomic