1
Q
What structure is the brain inclosed in?
A
cranium (Skull)
2
Q
What are the three parts of the brain?
A
cerebrum, cerebellum, and brain stem.
3
Q
What is the cortex? What is it composed of?
A
The outer part of
the cerebral hemispheres and is
composed of gray matter.
.
.
(Like cork, and cork is usually on the outer most part of an oil bottle)
4
Q
What is the gray matter in the cortex?
A
nerve cell bodies, dendrites, and neuroglia
5
Q
What is the interior part of the cerebral hemispheres called? What is it made of?
A
white matter. made of:
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axons (myelin)
.
ventricles filled with cerebrospinal fluid (CSF).
(5) GA of nervous system
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