KROK 1 2010 – Question 186 · KROK (Medicine) · Histology, Cytology, and Embryology
One of sections of central nervous system has layerwise arrangement of neurocytes. Among them there are cells of the following forms: stellate, fusiform, horizontal, pyramidal. What section of central nervous system is this structure typical for?
- A. Cortex of cerebrum
- B. Hypothalamus
- C. Cerebellum
- D. Medulla oblongata
- E. Spinal cord
Hint
Decide which region of the CNS is built in layers of neurons of the types named in the stem, rather than as clusters of nuclei.
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