Brain anatomy and function

Question 1

Telencephalon

Answer 1

cerebrum including out lobes of brain

Question 2

Metencephalon

Answer 2

pons and cerebellum region of brain

Question 3

Diencephalon

Answer 3

thalamus, hypothalamus, posterior pituitary gland, pineal gland

Question 4

Forebrain

Answer 4

brain, hippocampus, BG, Amygdala.

(Die) = thalamus (hypo, sub, epi)

Question 5

Mesencephalon (midbrain)

Answer 5

tectum and tegmentum, contains substantia nigra and other motor control pathways

Question 6

Hindbrain (rhomb) rear

Answer 6

Met (cerebellum and pons) and Myel (medulla)

Question 7

Grey matter

Answer 7

unmyelinated neurons with dendrites

Question 8

White matter

Answer 8

myelinated axons with no dendrites