GENERAL HISTOLOGY

NERVOUS SYSTEM SPECIAL SENSE

CEREBRUM

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What separates the 2 cerebral hemispheres?
A
Choroid plexus
B
Cerebral cortex
C
Corpus callosum
D
Falx cerebri
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The meningeal dura mater invaginates between brain regions to form dural partitions-the falx cerebri, falx cerebelli, tentorium cerebelli, and sellar diaphragm.

Detailed explanation-2: -The falx cerebri separates the cerebral hemispheres and houses the dural sinuses, into which the blood and cerebrospinal fluid drain. However, it’s exact function is not entirely certain. The function of the falx cerebri may be to constrain the brain and limit its displacement and rotation inside the cranium.

Detailed explanation-3: -Anatomical relations The falx cerebri is situated in the longitudinal fissure, in between the cerebral hemispheres.

Detailed explanation-4: -human skeleton. …of firm attachment for the falx cerebri, a subdivision of dura mater that separates the right and left cerebral hemispheres.

Detailed explanation-5: -Attachments. Superiorly, it (with its upwardly directed base) attaches at the midline to the posterior portion of the inferior surface of the tentorium cerebelli.

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