Regions of the Brain

Question 1

telencephalon

Answer 1

most rostral; consists of the cerebral hemispheres and the olfactory bulb; wraps around diencephalon and mesencephalon

Question 2

diencephalon

Answer 2

consists of the thalamus and the hypothalamus

Question 3

mesencephalon

Answer 3

midbrain; short middle region of the brain

Question 4

metencephalon

Answer 4

consists of the pons and cerebellum

Question 5

myelencephalon

Answer 5

most caudal; consists of the brainstem caudal to the pons