Answer the following statements true (T) or false (F)

1. Bundles of nerve fibers interconnecting different parts of the central nervous system are called
ganglia.
2. The largest section of the brain is the cerebrum.
3. The inner layer of the cerebrum is the cerebral cortex.
4. The brain contains four interconnected cavities called ventricles.
5. There are 12 pairs of spinal nerves and 31 pairs of cranial nerves.


1. FALSE
Bundles of nerve fibers interconnecting different parts of the central nervous
system are called tracts, not ganglia.
2. TRUE
3. FALSE
The outer, not inner, layer of the cerebrum is the cerebral cortex.
4. TRUE
5. FALSE
There are 12 pairs of cranial nerves and 31 pairs of spinal nerves.

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