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What is the choroid plexus of the brain?

Which part of the brain is:

Reddish-pinkish wavy tissue
Located within third ventricle

<p>Which part of the brain is:</p><ul><li><p>Reddish-pinkish wavy tissue</p></li><li><p>Located within third ventricle</p></li></ul><p></p>

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What is the lateral ventricle of the brain?

Which part of the brain is:

Looks like a moose from front
Looks like letter C from side
Surrounds third ventricle

<p>Which part of the brain is:</p><ul><li><p>Looks like a moose from front</p></li><li><p>Looks like letter C from side</p></li><li><p>Surrounds third ventricle</p></li></ul><p></p>

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What is the third ventricle of the brain?

Which part of the brain is:

Looks like a distorted donut
At the midline of brain

<p>Which part of the brain is:</p><ul><li><p>Looks like a distorted donut</p></li><li><p>At the midline of brain</p></li></ul><p></p>

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What is the cerebral aqueduct of the brain?

Which part of the brain is:

In the midbrain
Upper brainstem

<p>Which part of the brain is:</p><ul><li><p>In the midbrain</p></li><li><p>Upper brainstem</p></li></ul><p></p>

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What is the fourth ventricle of the brain?

Which part of the brain is:

Diamond-shaped
Inferior to cerebral aqueduct

<p>Which part of the brain is:</p><ul><li><p>Diamond-shaped</p></li><li><p>Inferior to cerebral aqueduct</p></li></ul><p></p>

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What is the central canal of the brain?

Which part of the brain is:

Lower tip of fourth ventricle
Upper brainstem

<p>Which part of the brain is:</p><ul><li><p>Lower tip of fourth ventricle</p></li><li><p>Upper brainstem</p></li></ul><p></p>

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What is the medulla oblongata of the brain?

Which part of the brain is:

Lower brainstem
Inferior to pons

<p>Which part of the brain is:</p><ul><li><p>Lower brainstem</p></li><li><p>Inferior to pons</p></li></ul><p></p>

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What is the olivary nuclei (olive) of the brain?

Which part of the brain is:

Just inferior to pons
Part of the medulla

<p>Which part of the brain is:</p><ul><li><p>Just inferior to pons</p></li><li><p>Part of the medulla</p></li></ul><p></p>

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What is the pons of the brain?

Which part of the brain is:

Bulge on anterior side of mid brainstem
Superior to medulla oblongata

<p>Which part of the brain is:</p><ul><li><p>Bulge on anterior side of mid brainstem</p></li><li><p>Superior to medulla oblongata </p></li></ul><p></p>

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What is the corpora quadrigemina of the brain?

Which part of the brain is:

Four bumps on back of midbrain
2×2 position

<p>Which part of the brain is:</p><ul><li><p>Four bumps on back of midbrain</p></li><li><p>2×2 position</p></li></ul><p></p>

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What is the superior colliculus of the corpora quadrigemina?

Which part of the corpora quadrigemina are:

The two superior bumps

<p>Which part of the corpora quadrigemina are:</p><ul><li><p>The two superior bumps</p></li></ul><p></p>

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What is the inferior colliculus of the corpora quadrigemina?

Which part of the corpora quadrigemina are:

The two inferior bumps

<p>Which part of the corpora quadrigemina are:</p><ul><li><p>The two inferior bumps</p></li></ul><p></p>

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What is the cerebellum of the brain?

Which part of the brain is:

Brown wrinkled cauliflower-shaped
Posterior side of brain
Inferior to occipital lobe

<p>Which part of the brain is:</p><ul><li><p>Brown wrinkled cauliflower-shaped</p></li><li><p>Posterior side of brain</p></li><li><p>Inferior to occipital lobe</p></li></ul><p></p>

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What is the anterior lobe of the cerebellum?

Which part of the cerebellum is:

Upper front lobe of cerebellum

<p>Which part of the cerebellum is:</p><ul><li><p>Upper front lobe of cerebellum</p></li></ul><p></p>

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What is the posterior lobe of the cerebellum?

Which part of the cerebellum is:

Back/rear lobe of cerebellum

<p>Which part of the cerebellum is:</p><ul><li><p>Back/rear lobe of cerebellum</p></li></ul><p></p>

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What is the primary fissure of the cerebellum?

Which part of the cerebellum is:

Divides anterior lobe and posterior lobe

<p>Which part of the cerebellum is:</p><ul><li><p>Divides anterior lobe and posterior lobe</p></li></ul><p></p>

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What is the cerebellar hemispheres of the cerebellum?

Which part of the cerebellum is:

Left and right halves of the cerebellum

<p>Which part of the cerebellum is:</p><ul><li><p>Left and right halves of the cerebellum</p></li></ul><p></p>

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What is the arbor vitae of the cerebellum?

Which part of the cerebellum is:

White tree-like pattern

<p>Which part of the cerebellum is:</p><ul><li><p>White tree-like pattern</p></li></ul><p></p>

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What is the cerebellar cortex of the cerebellum?

Which part of the cerebellum is:

Outer layer of cerebellum

<p>Which part of the cerebellum is:</p><ul><li><p>Outer layer of cerebellum</p></li></ul><p></p>

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What is the superior cerebellar peduncles of the brain?

Which part of the brain is:

Connects cerebellum to midbrain

<p>Which part of the brain is:</p><ul><li><p>Connects cerebellum to midbrain</p></li></ul><p></p>

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What is the middle cerebellar peduncles of the brain?

Which part of the brain is:

Connects cerebellum to pons

<p>Which part of the brain is:</p><ul><li><p>Connects cerebellum to pons</p></li></ul><p></p>

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What is the inferior cerebellar peduncles of the brain?

Which part of the brain is:

Connects cerebellum to medulla oblongata

<p>Which part of the brain is:</p><ul><li><p>Connects cerebellum to medulla oblongata</p></li></ul><p></p>

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What is the pineal gland of the brain?

Which part of the brain is:

Behind third ventricle
Above the superior colliculus

<p>Which part of the brain is:</p><ul><li><p>Behind third ventricle</p></li><li><p>Above the superior colliculus</p></li></ul><p></p>

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What is the thalamus of the brain?

Which part of the brain is:

Egg-shaped and above brainstem

<p>Which part of the brain is:</p><ul><li><p>Egg-shaped and above brainstem</p></li></ul><p></p>

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What is the intermediate mass of the brain?

Which part of the brain is:

White dot on thalamus body
Center and crossing midline of third ventricle

<p>Which part of the brain is:</p><ul><li><p>White dot on thalamus body</p></li><li><p>Center and crossing midline of third ventricle</p></li></ul><p></p>

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What is the pulvinar of the thalamus?

Which part of the thalamus is:

Largest nucleus
Brown oval

<p>Which part of the thalamus is:</p><ul><li><p>Largest nucleus </p></li><li><p>Brown oval</p></li></ul><p></p>

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What is the lateral geniculate of the thalamus?

Which part of the thalamus is:

Posterior portion
Lateral to medial geniculate

<p>Which part of the thalamus is:</p><ul><li><p>Posterior portion</p></li><li><p>Lateral to medial geniculate</p></li></ul><p></p>

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What is the medial geniculate of the thalamus?

Which part of the thalamus is:

Posterior portion
Medial to lateral geniculate

<p>Which part of the thalamus is:</p><ul><li><p>Posterior portion</p></li><li><p>Medial to lateral geniculate</p></li></ul><p></p>

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What is the hypothalamus of the brain?

Which part of the brain:

Inferior to thalamus
Superior to pituitary gland

<p>Which part of the brain:</p><ul><li><p>Inferior to thalamus</p></li><li><p>Superior to pituitary gland</p></li></ul><p></p>

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What are the mammillary bodies of the hypothalamus?

Which part of the hypothalamus are:

Two small rounded bodies

<p>Which part of the hypothalamus are:</p><ul><li><p>Two small rounded bodies</p></li></ul><p></p>

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What is the infundibulum of the brain?

Which part of the brain is:

Funnel-shaped
Connects hypothalamus to pituitary gland

<p>Which part of the brain is:</p><ul><li><p>Funnel-shaped</p></li><li><p>Connects hypothalamus to pituitary gland</p></li></ul><p></p>

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What is the pituitary gland of the brain?

Which part of the brain is:

Small bean-shaped
Inferior to hypothalamus
Connected by infundibulum

<p>Which part of the brain is:</p><ul><li><p>Small bean-shaped</p></li><li><p>Inferior to hypothalamus</p></li><li><p>Connected by infundibulum</p></li></ul><p></p>

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What is the cerebrum of the brain?

Which part of the brain is:

Largest part of the brain
Upper skull

<p>Which part of the brain is:</p><ul><li><p>Largest part of the brain</p></li><li><p>Upper skull</p></li></ul><p></p>

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What is the cerebral cortex of the cerebrum?

Which part of the cerebrum is:

Outer layer of cerebrum

<p>Which part of the cerebrum is:</p><ul><li><p>Outer layer of cerebrum</p></li></ul><p></p>

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What is the longitudinal fissure of the brain?

Which part of the brain is:

Divides left and right hemispheres of brain

<p>Which part of the brain is:</p><ul><li><p>Divides left and right hemispheres of brain</p></li></ul><p></p>

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What are the cerebral hemispheres of the brain?

Which part of the brain is:

Half of the brain, left or right

<p>Which part of the brain is:</p><ul><li><p>Half of the brain, left or right</p></li></ul><p></p>

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What is the corpus callosum of the brain?

Which part of the brain is:

Thick band of nerve fiber connects both cerebral hemispheres
Dome over top of lateral ventricle, top half of C

<p>Which part of the brain is:</p><ul><li><p>Thick band of nerve fiber connects both cerebral hemispheres</p></li><li><p>Dome over top of lateral ventricle, top half of C</p></li></ul><p></p>

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What is the frontal lobe of the cerebrum?

Which part of the cerebrum is:

Largest and most anterior

<p>Which part of the cerebrum is:</p><ul><li><p>Largest and most anterior</p></li></ul><p></p>

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What is the parietal lobe of the cerebrum?

Which part of the cerebrum is:

In between frontal and occipital

<p>Which part of the cerebrum is:</p><ul><li><p>In between frontal and occipital</p></li></ul><p></p>

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What is the temporal lobe of the cerebrum?

Which part of the cerebrum is:

Inferior to parietal lobe
On the side of brain

<p>Which part of the cerebrum is:</p><ul><li><p>Inferior to parietal lobe</p></li><li><p>On the side of brain</p></li></ul><p></p>

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What is the occipital lobe of the cerebrum?

Which part of the cerebrum is:

Most posterior of brain

<p>Which part of the cerebrum is:</p><ul><li><p>Most posterior of brain</p></li></ul><p></p>

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What is the insula of the brain?

Which part of the brain is:

Deep to temporal lobe
Inside the brain

<p>Which part of the brain is:</p><ul><li><p>Deep to temporal lobe</p></li><li><p>Inside the brain</p></li></ul><p></p>

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What is the central sulcus of the brain?

Which part of the brain is:

Deep grove that divide frontal and parietal lobe

<p>Which part of the brain is:</p><ul><li><p>Deep grove that divide frontal and parietal lobe</p></li></ul><p></p>

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What is the precentral gyrus of the brain?

Which part of the brain is:

Anterior to central sulcus
Posterior end of frontal lobe

<p>Which part of the brain is:</p><ul><li><p>Anterior to central sulcus</p></li><li><p>Posterior end of frontal lobe</p></li></ul><p></p>

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What is the postcentral gyrus of the brain?

Which part of the brain is:

Posterior to central sulcus
Anterior end of parietal lobe

<p>Which part of the brain is:</p><ul><li><p>Posterior to central sulcus </p></li><li><p>Anterior end of parietal lobe</p></li></ul><p></p>

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What is the lateral sulcus of the brain?

Which part of the brain is:

Inferior to central sulcus
Divides frontal and parietal from temporal

<p>Which part of the brain is:</p><ul><li><p>Inferior to central sulcus</p></li><li><p>Divides frontal and parietal from temporal</p></li></ul><p></p>

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What is the parieto-occipital sulcus of the brain?

Which part of the brain is:

Deep groove divides parietal and occipital lobe

<p>Which part of the brain is:</p><ul><li><p>Deep groove divides parietal and occipital lobe</p></li></ul><p></p>

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What is the amygdaloid body of the brain?

Which part of the brain is:

Almond-shaped, inside temporal
Medial and anterior to hippocampus

<p>Which part of the brain is:</p><ul><li><p>Almond-shaped, inside temporal</p></li><li><p>Medial and anterior to hippocampus</p></li></ul><p></p>

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What is the limbic system of the brain?

What structure of the brain is this model?

<p>What structure of the brain is this model?</p>

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What is the cingulate gyrus of the brain?

Which part of the brain is:

Arch-shaped
Wraps above corpus callosum

<p>Which part of the brain is:</p><ul><li><p>Arch-shaped</p></li><li><p>Wraps above corpus callosum</p></li></ul><p></p>

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What is the hippocampus of the brain?

Which part of the brain is:

Seahorse-shaped, bumpy worm
Inferior thalamus

<p>Which part of the brain is:</p><ul><li><p>Seahorse-shaped, bumpy worm</p></li><li><p>Inferior thalamus</p></li></ul><p></p>

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What is the dentate gyrus of the brain?

Which part of the brain is:

Under hippocampus and above parahippocampal gyrus

<p>Which part of the brain is:</p><ul><li><p>Under hippocampus and above parahippocampal gyrus</p></li></ul><p></p>

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What is the parahippocampal gyrus of the brain?

Which part of the brain is:

Under dentate gyrus

<p>Which part of the brain is:</p><ul><li><p>Under dentate gyrus</p></li></ul><p></p>

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What is the fornix of the brain?

Which part of the brain is:

Inferior to corpus callosum
Superior to third ventricle

<p>Which part of the brain is:</p><ul><li><p>Inferior to corpus callosum</p></li><li><p>Superior to third ventricle</p></li></ul><p></p>

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What is the olfactory nerve of the brain?

Which nerve of the brain is:

Roof of nasal cavity
Superior to optic

<p>Which nerve of the brain is:</p><ul><li><p>Roof of nasal cavity</p></li><li><p>Superior to optic</p></li></ul><p></p>

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What is the optic nerve of the brain?

Which nerve of the brain is:

Inferior to thalamus
Superior to infundibulum

<p>Which nerve of the brain is:</p><ul><li><p>Inferior to thalamus</p></li><li><p>Superior to infundibulum</p></li></ul><p></p>

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What is the oculomotor nerve of the brain?

Which nerve of the brain is:

Inferior to mammillary bodies & infundibulum
Superior to pons
Medial to trochlear

<p>Which nerve of the brain is:</p><ul><li><p>Inferior to mammillary bodies & infundibulum</p></li><li><p>Superior to pons</p></li><li><p>Medial to trochlear</p></li></ul><p></p>

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What is the trochlear nerve of the brain?

Which nerve of the brain is:

Superior to pons
Lateral to oculomotor

<p>Which nerve of the brain is:</p><ul><li><p>Superior to pons</p></li><li><p>Lateral to oculomotor</p></li></ul><p></p>

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What is the trigeminal nerve of the brain?

Which nerve of the brain is:

Branches out to 3 different nerve
Lateral to pons

<p>Which nerve of the brain is:</p><ul><li><p>Branches out to 3 different nerve</p></li><li><p>Lateral to pons</p></li></ul><p></p>

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What is the abducens nerve of the brain?

Which nerve of the brain is:

Below pons
Medial to facial nerve

<p>Which nerve of the brain is:</p><ul><li><p>Below pons</p></li><li><p>Medial to facial nerve</p></li></ul><p></p>

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What is the facial nerve of the brain?

Which nerve of the brain is:

Exits through stylomastoid foramen
Lateral to abducens
Medial to vestibulocochlear

<p>Which nerve of the brain is:</p><ul><li><p>Exits through stylomastoid foramen</p></li><li><p>Lateral to abducens</p></li><li><p>Medial to vestibulocochlear </p></li></ul><p></p>

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What is the vestibulocochlear nerve of the brain?

Which nerve of the brain is:

Side of pons
Lateral to facial nerve

<p>Which nerve of the brain is:</p><ul><li><p>Side of pons</p></li><li><p>Lateral to facial nerve</p></li></ul><p></p>

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What is the glossopharyngeal nerve of the brain?

Which nerve of the brain is:

Inferior to vestibulocochlear
Superior to vagus

<p>Which nerve of the brain is:</p><ul><li><p>Inferior to vestibulocochlear</p></li><li><p>Superior to vagus</p></li></ul><p></p>

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What is the vagus nerve of the brain

Which nerve of the brain is:

Inferior to glossopharyngeal
Lateral to hypoglossal

<p>Which nerve of the brain is:</p><ul><li><p>Inferior to glossopharyngeal</p></li><li><p>Lateral to hypoglossal</p></li></ul><p></p>

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What is the accessory nerve of the brain?

Which nerve of the brain is:

Inferior to vagus and hypoglossal

<p>Which nerve of the brain is:</p><ul><li><p>Inferior to vagus and hypoglossal</p></li></ul><p></p>

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What is the hypoglossal nerve of the brain?

Which nerve of the brain is:

Looks like dots olive
Medial to vagus

<p>Which nerve of the brain is:</p><ul><li><p>Looks like dots olive</p></li><li><p>Medial to vagus</p></li></ul><p></p>

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What is the cerebral peduncle of the brain?

Which nerve of the brain is:

Connects cerebrum to brainstem

<p>Which nerve of the brain is:</p><ul><li><p>Connects cerebrum to brainstem</p></li></ul><p></p>

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