BIOLl 322/l BIOL322l Modulel 1:l (Latestl
2026/l 2027l Update)l 100%l Verifiedl Questionsl &l Answersl |l Gradel A
Q:l Whatl arel thel 3l typesl ofl membranesl thatl makel upl meninges?l
Answer:l
Dural matter,l arachnoidl matter,l andl pial matter
Q:l Dural Matterl (outermost)l
Answer:l
-l Physicallyl attachedl tol thel insidel ofl thel skulll withl highlyl resilientl connectionsl foundl atl thel suturesl betweenl thel platesl ofl thel craniuml -l Thick,l fibrousl materiall (canl getl tol 0.8l mml thick)
Q:l Arachnoidl Matterl
Answer:l
-l Middlel layerl ofl meninges -l Delicatel andl spiderl likel fibers -l Containsl protrusionsl thatl allowl CSFl tol drainl intol sinuses,l allowsl recyclingl ofl solublel substances
Q:l Pial Matterl (innermost)l
Answer:l
-l Veryl fragile -l Directl contactl withl surfacel ofl thel brain -l Closelyl followsl thel sulcil andl gyri
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Q:l Ventriclesl
Answer:l
Hollowl spacesl withinl thel brain
Q:l Howl manyl ventriclesl doesl thel humanl brainl have?l
Answer:l
4
Q:l Cerebrospinall fluidl (CSF)l
Answer:l
-l Highl saltl waterl solutionl -l Allowsl brainl tol remainl "floating"l insidel thel skulll sol thatl itl doesn'tl feell heavyl andl crushl thel cellsl andl bloodl vesselsl belowl it -l Protectsl brainl froml rapidl headl movements -l Canl washl awayl impuritiesl outl ofl thel brain -l 150mL~l inl humanl body
Q:l 3l majorl partsl ofl thel brainl
Answer:l
-l Cerebrum -l Cerebellum -l Brainstem
Q:l Cerebruml
Answer:l
-l Mostl prominentl regionl ofl thel brain -l Rightl andl leftl hemispheres
Q:l Gyril
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Answer:l
Bumpsl orl raisedl ridgesl onl outerl surfacel ofl thel brain
Q:l Sulcil
Answer:l
Groovedl indentations
Q:l Fissurel
Answer:l
Large,l deepl sulcus
Q:l Longitudinall fissurel
Answer:l
-l Mostl obviousl fissurel inl brain -l Dividesl brainl intol leftl andl rightl hemispheres -l Visiblel froml al dorsall view,l runningl alongl anterior-posteriorl axis
Q:l Centrall sulcusl
Answer:l
Largel fissurel thatl startsl atl thel dorsall partl ofl thel brainl atl aboutl thel halfwayl pointl onl thel anterior-posteriorl axis
Q:l Laterall fissurel
Answer:l
-l Runsl alongl thel anteriorl tol posteriorl direction -l Curvesl dorsally -l Seenl inl thel middlel thirdl ofl thel brain
Q:l 4l majorl lobesl ofl thel cortexl
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