Nervous System

Question 1

central nervous system consists of

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brain and spinal cord

Question 2

peripheral nervous system consists of

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all nerves that exit from brain or spinal cord

Question 3

cranial nerves are

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bundles of axons that emerge from the brain

Question 4

spinal nerves are

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bundles of axons that emerge from the spinal cord

Question 5

brain consists of

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brain stem cerebellum - little brain cerebrum - brain

Question 6

___ pairs of cranial nerves

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12

Question 7

__ pairs of spinal nerves

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31

Question 8

motor neurons are

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efferent

Question 9

sensory neurons are

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afferent

Question 10

visceral motor division controls

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involuntary movement

Question 11

somatic motor division controls

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voluntary movement

Question 12

two types of nervous system cells

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neurons glial cells

Question 13

neurons conduct ____ ____ from one part of body to another

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nerve impulses

Question 14

neurons have a high ____ _____ and therefore need lots of _____ and _____

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metabolic rate glucose and oxygen

Question 15

neurons have extreme ____

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longevity

Question 16

neurons are non

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mitotic

Question 17

glial cells are

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smaller than neurons mitotic conduct no nerve impulses, put protect and nourish neurons

Question 18

cell body

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nucles, etc

Question 19

dendrites

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short processes off the body that receive nerve impulses

Question 20

axon

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long process thorough which the neuron sends an impulse

Question 21

glial cells mop up excess ___ to help

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K+ maintain extracellular environment

Question 22

glial cells also aid in

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recovery from injury

Question 23

glial cells ____ and _____ the long axons of neurons to

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wrap and insulate quicken and insure electrical signal transport from cell body to axon terminal

Question 24

myelin being mostly lipid, has a ____ appearance in dissection

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white

Question 25

CSF flows in the

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subarachnoid space

Question 26

peaks in the brain called

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gyri

Question 27

valleys in the brain called

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sulci

Question 28

___ ______ is essential fused with the brain

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pia mater

Question 29

grey matter contains

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cell bodies

Question 30

white matter contains

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axons of neurons therefore they are white because they're wrapped in myelin

Question 31

cerebrum is the location of

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thought/consciousness/intellect reasoning language memory judgement voluntary motor visual auditory

Question 32

cerebrum contains

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gyri and fissures/sulci gray and white matter

Question 33

cerebrum divided into

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5 lobes of function

Question 34

5 lobes of cerebrum

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frontal parietal occipital temporal insula

Question 35

brain is incredibly _______ ______

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anatomically specific

Question 36

main parts of frontal lobe

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primary motor cortex pre-motor cortex other functions such as personality, cognition, decision making, planning, language functions

Question 37

primary motor cortex

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precentral gyrus skeletal muscle activity

Question 38

pre-motor cortex

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plans and coordinates skeletal muscle movement

Question 39

important part of parietal lobe

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somatosensory cortex

Question 40

somatosensory cortex

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postcentral hyrus interprets sensory information coming in

Question 41

temporal lobe functions

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olfactory and auditory information

Question 42

occipital lobe parts

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primary visual cortex other functions - interprets visual input and associated memories

Question 43

primary visual cortex

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receieves visual input

Question 44

insula function

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taste

Question 45

cerebellum is responsible for

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proprioception

Question 46

proprioception

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where your body is in space

Question 47

important deep/middle brain structures

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hypothalamus limbic system thalamus medulla oblongota pons midbrain

Question 48

parts of the brainstem

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medulla oblongota pons midbrain

Question 49

hypothalamus has master control over

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autonomic nervous system and endocrine system

Question 50

nuclei in the hypothalamus control

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regulation of body temperature control of emotional behavior control of food and water intake

Question 51

limbic system is

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a collection of deep brain structures that regulate emotions, memories and emotional responses to sensory stimuli

Question 52

2 parts of limbic system

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amygdala hippocampus

Question 53

amygdala function

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fear center processes fear and coordinates appropriate nervous system response recognizes menacing facial expression

Question 54

hippocampus function

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forms, consolidates and retrieves memories

Question 55

limbic system connects to the ____ ______ to coordinate

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reticular formation physical responses to fear, emotion, and memory

Question 56

the thalamus is

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a paired oval structures just lateral to the midline

Question 57

thalamus acts as a ___ for somatosensory information

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filter

Question 58

thalamus directs

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sensory info to the correct cerebrum location, and sends information about where the sensation is coming from

Question 59

all information coming from the body to the brain first goes through the

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thalamus

Question 60

thalamus may ____, _____, or ___, information heading to the cerebral cortex

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edit, amplify, or diminish

Question 61

midbrain is made up of many

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individual nuclei with discrete functions

Question 62

midbrain contains many centers of control for

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limb, eye motor movements

Question 63

pons

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sensory and motor tracts that connect the brain to the spinal cord

Question 64

medulla oblongota means

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long middle

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