Given below are two statements: In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:
- Both Statement I and Statement II are correct.
- Both Statement I and Statement II are incorrect.
- Statement I is correct but Statement II is incorrect.
- Statement I is incorrect but Statement II is correct.
Answer
(3) Statement I is correct but Statement II is incorrect.
Solution
Statement I is correct: the two cerebral hemispheres are connected by a tract of nerve fibres called the corpus callosum.
Statement II is incorrect: the brain stem consists of the midbrain, pons and medulla oblongata; the cerebrum is part of the forebrain.
Answer: (3)