What Are the Three Major Parts of the Brain

question 38

Multiple Choice

What are the three major parts of the brain?

• A) Hindbrain, midbrain, forebrain
• B) Medulla oblongata, cerebellum, pons
• C) Thalamus, cerebellum, pons
• D) Hindbrain, right hemisphere, left hemisphere
• E) Corpus callosum, hypothalamus, thalamus

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Definitions:

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