Statistics for Intro to the Brain

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Hint	Answer	% Correct
The hind brain is made up of two key parts the pons and which other?	Medulla	96%
There is a major structure that forms on the dorsal surface of the pons, whose names translates to little brain what is it?	Cerebellum	92%
How many layers does the neocortex generally have?	6	50%
What is the name of the bundle of fibres that crosses the midline of the brain connecting the two cerebral hemispheres?	Corpus Callosum	50%
What is the name of the other part of the forebrain that forms the thalamus and hypothalamus?	Diencephalon	33%
What is the name given to the structure which is comprised of the hindbrain and midbrain?	Brainstem	29%
What is the name given to the embryological midbrain?	Mesencephalon	29%
What is the name of the part of the embryonic forebrain that gives rise to the cerebral hemispheres?	Telencephalon	29%
What is the name given to the (slender canal) connection between the 3rd and 4th ventricles?	Aqueduct	21%
What is the name given to the bulges of the midbrain superior and inferior...?	Colliculi	21%
What is the common term for the dorsal surface of the midbrain?	Tectum	13%