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
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
