Intermediate Fourth Ventricle Quiz

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Q1. Which groove divides the floor of the fourth ventricle into right and left halves?

  • Median sulcus
  • Calcarine sulcus
  • Hypothalamic sulcus
  • Central sulcus

Q2. Which longitudinal elevation lies on each side of the median sulcus in the pontine part of the floor?

  • Superior colliculus
  • Medial eminence
  • Pulvinar
  • Gracile tubercle

Q3. What produces the facial colliculus?

  • Trigeminal motor nucleus and trochlear nerve
  • Vestibular nuclei and cochlear nerve
  • Abducens nucleus and internal genu of the facial nerve
  • Hypoglossal nucleus and vagus nerve

Q4. Which sulcus separates the medial eminence from the vestibular area?

  • Sulcus limitans
  • Parieto-occipital sulcus
  • Collateral sulcus
  • Median sulcus

Q5. Which area of the fourth ventricular floor overlies the vestibular nuclei?

  • Facial colliculus
  • Area postrema
  • Vestibular area
  • Hypoglossal trigone

Q6. Which triangular elevation in the medullary floor overlies the hypoglossal nucleus?

  • Vestibular area
  • Locus coeruleus
  • Hypoglossal trigone
  • Vagal trigone

Q7. Which surface landmark overlies the dorsal motor nucleus of the vagus?

  • Hypoglossal trigone
  • Vagal trigone
  • Median eminence
  • Facial colliculus

Q8. What are the medullary striae of the fourth ventricle?

  • Transverse fiber bundles crossing the ventricular floor
  • Choroid plexus folds
  • Dural septa
  • Longitudinal corticospinal fibers

Q9. Which structures contribute to the superior part of the roof of the fourth ventricle?

  • Optic chiasm and infundibulum
  • Superior cerebellar peduncles and superior medullary velum
  • Thalamus and hypothalamus
  • Corpus callosum and septum pellucidum

Q10. Which structures contribute to the inferior part of the roof of the fourth ventricle?

  • Internal capsule and caudate nucleus
  • Inferior medullary velum and tela choroidea
  • Anterior commissure and fornix
  • Cerebral peduncles and substantia nigra
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