Protective Coverings of the Brain

Q.

Cerebrospinal fluid is present between _______ .

1. Central canal of spinal cord

2. The piamater and brain

3. The arachnoid membrane and piamater

4. Inside the ventricles

Q. The human brain is situated in a bony structure called

1. cerebral cortex
2. vertebrae
3. meninges
4. cranium

Q.

Which of the following is the innermost membrane covering the brain?

1. Duramater

2. Arachnoid

3. Sulcus

4. Piamater

Q. Which of the following nutrients are energy sources for the brain?

1. Glucose alone
2. Triacylglycerol
3. Glucose, fatty acids and ketone bodies
4. Other metabolites

Q.

Choroid plexus is a network of

1. nerves

2. capillaries

3. muscle fibres

4. lymph vessels

Q. Which of the following is/are true for CSF?

1. Shock-absorbing fluid
2. Formed primarily by choroid plexuses
3. Lower in K+ and higher in Na+
4. Found outside cranium

Q. Arrange the layers of the brain from outside to inside in the correct sequence:

1. Arachnoid mater
2. Pia mater
3. Dura mater
4. Cranium

Q. Third and fourth ventricles of the brain are connected by

1. foramen of Monro
2. foramen magnum
3. corpora quadrigemina
4. aqueduct of Sylvius

Q. Cerebrum is in direct contact with

1. dura mater
2. cranium
3. arachnoid mater
4. pia mater

Q. Layer of meninges which is in contact with the spinal cord is called

1. dura mater
2. pia mater
3. arachnoid mater
4. corpora quadrigemina