MRCP UK EXAMINATIONS

NEUROLOGY

SPASTIC PARAPARESIS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which of the secondary vesicles and its adult derivatives are correctly paired?
A
Diencephalon-Pons
B
Metencephalon-Midbrain
C
Myelencephalon-Medulla
D
Telencephalon-Spinal Cord
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The metencephalon is the embryonic part of the hindbrain that differentiates into the pons and the cerebellum. It contains a portion of the fourth ventricle and the trigeminal nerve (CN V), abducens nerve (CN VI), facial nerve (CN VII), and a portion of the vestibulocochlear nerve (CN VIII).

Detailed explanation-2: -The myelencephalon or afterbrain is the most posterior region of the embryonic hindbrain, from which the medulla oblongata develops.

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