CNS

Question 1

Main function of the CNS

Answer 1

processes and decides what to do with the information from the rest of the body

Question 2

CNS: 3 levels of protection

Answer 2

bones (cranium/vertebrae)
meninges
cerebrospinal fluid

Question 3

Main function of the spinal cord

Answer 3

Connects the PNS to the brain

Question 4

Spinal Nerves

Answer 4

there are 31 pairs of spinal nerves
each nerve consists of sensory afferent and motor efferent neurons

Question 5

Which arteries supply blood to the brain

Answer 5

Internal Carotid, Vertebral

Question 6

Where do arteries form the basilar artery

Answer 6

Ventral Surface of the Hindbrain

Question 7

Where does the basilar artery divide and what arteries does it form?

Answer 7

It divides near the front of the pons to form the two posterior cerebral arteries.

Question 8

What does the internal carotid artery form

Answer 8

Anterior and middle cerebral arteries

Question 9

Where is the diencephalon

Answer 9

Both sides of the 3rd ventricle

Question 10

Diencephalon

Answer 10

A nuclear complex made of the thalamus, hypothalamus, epithalamus, ventral thalamus and dorsal thalamus

Question 11

Thalamus

Answer 11

Comman center of the brain

Question 12

The 3 main parts of the brain

Answer 12

Brain Stem, Cerebrum, Cerebellum

Question 13

Brainstem

Answer 13

Controls involuntary body functions

Question 14

Cerebellum

Answer 14

Movement, coordination, balance

Question 15

Cerebral cortex

Answer 15

Outer layer of grey matter
comprised of the occipital, frontal, parietal and temporal lobes

Question 16

Cerebrum

Answer 16

Made of the cerebral cortex (grey matter), white matter, and basal ganglia

Question 17

Amygdala

Answer 17

Emotional processing

Question 18

Basal ganglia

Answer 18

Motor control, forming habits