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What is the bundle of nerve fibres that connect the two cerebral hemispheres of the brain called?

  1. Corpus callosum

  2. Cerebral ventricles

  3. Neuroglia

  4. Cerebral cortex

  5. Arachnoid mater
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Explanation

Corpus callosum is a thick band of nerve fibers that divides the cerebrum into left and right hemispheres. It connects the left and right sides of the brain allowing for communication between both hemispheres. The corpus callosum transfers motor, sensory and cognitive information between the brain hemispheres.

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