NBCE BOARD EXAM GUY'S SPINAL ANATOMY
REVIEW/QUESTIONS WITH 100% CORRECT ANSWERS
1. The cerebrum is part of what secondary developmental division of the brain?:
Telencephalon
2. All thalamic structures are part what secondary developmental division of the
brain?: Diencephalon
3. The midbrain, including the oculomotor complex and substantia nigra, are parts of
what secondary developmental division of the brain?: Mesencephalon
4. The pons and cerebellum are parts of what secondary developmental divi- sion of
the brain?: Metencephalon
5. Cranial nerves 5,6,7 and 8 are parts of what secondary developmental division
of the brain?: Metencephalon
6. The medulla is part of what secondary developmental division of the brain?-
: Myelencephalon
7. Cranial nerve 1 is part of what secondary developmental division of the brain?:
Telencephalon
,8. Cranial nerve 2 is part of what secondary developmental division of the brain?:
Diencephalon
9. Cranial nerves 9,10,11 and 12 are parts of what secondary developmental division
of the brain?: Myelencephalon
10.What secondary divisions develop from the prosencephalon?: Telen-
cephalon and diencephalon
11.What secondary divisions develop from the rhombencephalon?: Meten-
cephalon and myelencephalon
12.What structure connects the 3rd and 4th ventricles in the brain?: Aqueduct of
Sylvius
13.What secondary developmental division of the brain does the Aqueduct of Sylvius
traverse?: Mesencephalon
14.CSF is manufactured in the lateral ventricles by the?: Choroid Plexus
15.The brain and spinal cord are embryologically derived from?: Neural tube
16.Embryologically speaking, what are epidermis, hair, sweat glands and all neurons
of the CNS derived from?: Ectoderm
17.Embryologically speaking, what are the linings of the respiratory and GI tracts
derived from?: Endoderm
, 18.What type cells make myelin in the CNS?: Oligodendrocytes
19.What type cells make myelin in the PNS?: Schwann cells
20.What cell is known as the macrophage of the CNS?: Microglia
21.What is Broadmann's area for Motor Speech?: Broca's Area (44)
22.What is Broadmann's area for Sensory Speech or Speech Comprehen- sion?:
Wernicke's Area (22)
23.What lobe of the brain is associated with vision?: Occipital
24.What area of the brain is associated with olfaction?: Uncus
25.What lobe of the brain is associated with hearing?: Temporal
26.Climbing fibers that enter the Cerebellum come from where?: Inferior Olive
27.There are 4 cerebellar nuclei, what is the most medial?: Fastigial
28.There are 4 cerebellar nuclei, what is the most lateral?: Dentate
29. What structures transmit fibers from the thalamus to the hypothalamus?-
: Mamillary bodies
30.The anterior pituitary is derived from a pinch of ectoderm from the back of the
throat, famously known as?: Rathke's Pouch
31.The lentiform nucleus consists of?: Putamen and globus pallidus
32.The major sensory integration center of the brain is the?: Thalamus
REVIEW/QUESTIONS WITH 100% CORRECT ANSWERS
1. The cerebrum is part of what secondary developmental division of the brain?:
Telencephalon
2. All thalamic structures are part what secondary developmental division of the
brain?: Diencephalon
3. The midbrain, including the oculomotor complex and substantia nigra, are parts of
what secondary developmental division of the brain?: Mesencephalon
4. The pons and cerebellum are parts of what secondary developmental divi- sion of
the brain?: Metencephalon
5. Cranial nerves 5,6,7 and 8 are parts of what secondary developmental division
of the brain?: Metencephalon
6. The medulla is part of what secondary developmental division of the brain?-
: Myelencephalon
7. Cranial nerve 1 is part of what secondary developmental division of the brain?:
Telencephalon
,8. Cranial nerve 2 is part of what secondary developmental division of the brain?:
Diencephalon
9. Cranial nerves 9,10,11 and 12 are parts of what secondary developmental division
of the brain?: Myelencephalon
10.What secondary divisions develop from the prosencephalon?: Telen-
cephalon and diencephalon
11.What secondary divisions develop from the rhombencephalon?: Meten-
cephalon and myelencephalon
12.What structure connects the 3rd and 4th ventricles in the brain?: Aqueduct of
Sylvius
13.What secondary developmental division of the brain does the Aqueduct of Sylvius
traverse?: Mesencephalon
14.CSF is manufactured in the lateral ventricles by the?: Choroid Plexus
15.The brain and spinal cord are embryologically derived from?: Neural tube
16.Embryologically speaking, what are epidermis, hair, sweat glands and all neurons
of the CNS derived from?: Ectoderm
17.Embryologically speaking, what are the linings of the respiratory and GI tracts
derived from?: Endoderm
, 18.What type cells make myelin in the CNS?: Oligodendrocytes
19.What type cells make myelin in the PNS?: Schwann cells
20.What cell is known as the macrophage of the CNS?: Microglia
21.What is Broadmann's area for Motor Speech?: Broca's Area (44)
22.What is Broadmann's area for Sensory Speech or Speech Comprehen- sion?:
Wernicke's Area (22)
23.What lobe of the brain is associated with vision?: Occipital
24.What area of the brain is associated with olfaction?: Uncus
25.What lobe of the brain is associated with hearing?: Temporal
26.Climbing fibers that enter the Cerebellum come from where?: Inferior Olive
27.There are 4 cerebellar nuclei, what is the most medial?: Fastigial
28.There are 4 cerebellar nuclei, what is the most lateral?: Dentate
29. What structures transmit fibers from the thalamus to the hypothalamus?-
: Mamillary bodies
30.The anterior pituitary is derived from a pinch of ectoderm from the back of the
throat, famously known as?: Rathke's Pouch
31.The lentiform nucleus consists of?: Putamen and globus pallidus
32.The major sensory integration center of the brain is the?: Thalamus
