Chapter 2.3

Question 1

What are the steps to the spinal reflexive response?

Answer 1

Sensory Receptor-> dorsal spinal cord-> interneuron-> ventral spinal cord-> motor neuron

Question 2

True/False: You are born with a spinal reflexive response.

Answer 2

True

Question 3

True/False: When your body experiences a reflexive response, the signal does not travel to the brain.

Answer 3

True

Question 4

What does dorsal mean?

Answer 4

back

Question 5

What is the function of the spinal cord?

Answer 5

connects the brain and PNS, also allows for spinal reflexes

Question 6

What is the Somatic nervous system?

Answer 6

A channel for incoming sensory input and outgoing commands from brain to skeletal muscles

Question 7

What does the autonomic nervous system do?

Answer 7

regulates internal bodily environment (e.g. functioning of the heart and stomach)

Question 8

What are the parts of the peripheral nervous system?

Answer 8

somatic nervous system and autonomic nervous system

Question 9

What are the parts of the autonomic nervous system?

Answer 9

Sympathetic and Parasympathetic nervous system

Question 10

What is the sympathetic nervous system?

Answer 10

Fight or flight system controls the body when it is aroused

Question 11

What is the parasympathetic nervous system?

Answer 11

Rest and digest system controls the body during its normal rest state

Question 12

What are the 3 divisions of the brain?

Answer 12

Forebrain, midbrain, hindbrain

Question 13

Which division of the brain is considered the more sophisticated part?

Answer 13

forebrain

Question 14

Where is the cortex located?

Answer 14

The outer most part of the brain located in the forebrain

Question 15

What part of the brain is associated with “superhuman functions”?

Answer 15

cortex

Question 16

What is the basal ganglia’s function?

Answer 16

movement

Question 17

Where is the basal ganglia located?

Answer 17

Forebrain

Question 18

What is the function of the hippocampus?

Answer 18

memory

Question 19

What is the function of the amygdala?

Answer 19

emotion

Question 20

What is the function of the cingulate gyrus?

Answer 20

emotional information processing

Question 21

What is the function of the thalamus?

Answer 21

“relay center”; relays information from the lower brain centers into the forebrain center

Question 22

What is the function of the hypothalamus?

Answer 22

regulates internal body states; hunger, thirst, sex drive

Question 23

What is the function of the tectum?

Answer 23

“relay center”; relays information that comes form the spinal cord into the forebrain

Question 24

What is the function of the tegmentum?

Answer 24

“relay center”; relays information that comes form the spinal cord into the forebrain

Question 25

What is the function of the medulla?

Answer 25

vital life support functions

Question 26

What is the function of the pons?

Answer 26

relay center; that relays from the medulla into the midbrain or forebrain

Question 27

What is the function of the raphe system?

Answer 27

alert; regulates sleep and awake cycle

Question 28

What is the function of the cerebellum?

Answer 28

balance and movement

Question 29

Where is the tectum located?

Answer 29

midbrain

Question 30

Where is the hippocampus located?

Answer 30

forebrain

Question 31

Where is the amygdala located?

Answer 31

forebrain

Question 32

Where is the tegmentum located?

Answer 32

midbrain

Question 33

Where is the pons located?

Answer 33

hindbrain

Question 34

Where is the hypothalamus located?

Answer 34

forebrain

Question 35

Where is the cerebelum located?

Answer 35

hindbrain

Question 36

Where is the medulla located?

Answer 36

hindbrain

Question 37

Where is the cingulate gyrus located?

Answer 37

forebrain

Question 38

Where is the raphe system located?

Answer 38

hindbrain