Medical English Quiz 5 : THE BRAIN

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1. Brain cells die off if not oxygenated for more than ____ minutes.

   2

   1

   3

   4

2. The brain weighs an average of:

   1 Kg

   1.5 Kg

   2 Kg

   2.5 Kg

3. The brain represents _____ of the whole central nervous system.

   17%

   97%

   57%

   77%

4. The brain contains about _____ neurones.

   A MILLION

   A TRILLION

   A BILLION

   A HUNDRED MILLION

5. Rupture or blockage of a brain blood-vessel is called:

   A STROKE

   A STRIKE

   A STREAK

   A FIT

6. The cerebrum is also called the:

   ANTEBRAIN

   FRONTBRAIN

   FOREBRAIN

   FIRSTBRAIN

7. The cerebrum is divided into 2 hemispheres also called the:

   LATERAL HALVES

   SIDE HALVES

   QUARTERS

   SIDE GLOBES

8. The functions of each hemisphere are co-ordinated by commissural fibres, also called:

   CONTACTIVE FIBRES

   UNION FIBRES

   LINKING FIBRES

   CONNECTIVE FIBRES

9. The cerebrum is broken down into 4 lobes, named after the bone to which they are ______

   NEAR

   NEARER

   NEAREST

   THE MOST NEAR

10. The corpus callosum is the _____ of commissural fibres.

    LARGE

    LARGEST

    LARGER

    MOST LARGE

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