Beginner Cerebrum Quiz

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Q1. What are the two major divisions of the cerebrum?

  • Cerebellar hemispheres only
  • Thalamus and hypothalamus
  • Right and left cerebral hemispheres
  • Pons and medulla

Q2. Which fissure separates the right and left cerebral hemispheres?

  • Lateral sulcus
  • Central sulcus
  • Longitudinal cerebral fissure
  • Calcarine sulcus

Q3. Which major commissure connects corresponding regions of the two cerebral hemispheres?

  • Corpus callosum
  • Corticospinal tract
  • Internal capsule
  • Medial lemniscus

Q4. What is the superficial gray matter covering the cerebral hemispheres called?

  • Corona radiata
  • Corpus medullare
  • Internal capsule
  • Cerebral cortex

Q5. What lies deep to the cerebral cortex and contains large numbers of myelinated axons?

  • Choroid plexus
  • Cerebral white matter
  • Dura mater
  • Subarachnoid space

Q6. Which sulcus separates the frontal and parietal lobes?

  • Collateral sulcus
  • Calcarine sulcus
  • Central sulcus
  • Olfactory sulcus

Q7. Which sulcus separates much of the temporal lobe from the frontal and parietal lobes?

  • Lateral sulcus
  • Cingulate sulcus
  • Parieto-occipital sulcus
  • Central sulcus

Q8. Which lobe of the cerebrum contains the primary visual cortex?

  • Frontal lobe
  • Occipital lobe
  • Insula
  • Parietal lobe

Q9. Which lobe contains the primary motor cortex?

  • Occipital lobe
  • Temporal lobe
  • Insula
  • Frontal lobe

Q10. Which lobe contains the primary somatosensory cortex?

  • Occipital lobe
  • Frontal lobe
  • Temporal lobe
  • Parietal lobe
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