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Dura mater… (3)

Name the specific white matter structure at the ends of the arrows [part1], AND name the type of fibers it is made from (ASSOCIATION  /  COMMISSURAL  /  PROJECTION) [part2].

Which of the following structures contain projection fibers?  (2)

Arachnoid mater… (2)

Name the specific yellow highlighted structure [part1], AND name the grouping of islands of gray matter to which it belongs [part2].

Which of the following structures are connected by the superior cerebellar peduncle?  (2)

Name the organ represented by this histology  [organ] AND name the feature at the ends of the arrow tips [feature].

Critical thinking:Numbers are often assigned to data that are categorical in nature. Consider these number assignments for category items describing electronic ways of expressing personal opinions: 1 = Twitter; 2 = email; 3 = text message; 4 = Facebook; 5 = blog. The above numerical assignments are at ratio of level of measurement.

A placebo lacks the active ingredients of a treatment being tested in a study, but looks or feels like the treatment so that participants do not know whether they are receiving the placebo or the real treatment.

Critical thinking:Numbers are often assigned to data that are categorical in nature. Consider these number assignments for category items describing electronic ways of expressing personal opinions: 1 = Twitter; 2 = email; 3 = text message; 4 = Facebook; 5 = blog. The above numerical assignments are at ordinal level of measurement.