CNS

Question 1

where is diencephalon located?

Answer 1

along ventricles and epithalmus.
Structures deep to Cerebral Hemispheres
Sit on top of the Brain Stem
Surrounding the Third Ventricle

Question 2

what is the thalamus function?

Answer 2

Thalamus: Sensory Editing
Many nuclei (ie Lateral Geniculate Nucleus)

Question 3

what is the hypothalamus function?

Answer 3

Hypothalamus: Homeostasis, Autonomics,

Biologic clock, Pituitary control

Question 4

all sensory info is controlled by what? (i.e. smell and taste))

Answer 4

thalamus

Question 5

breathing is controlling by what?

Answer 5

hypothalamus. (autonomic or unconscious )

Question 6

diencephalon is composed of what parts?

Answer 6

thalamus (upper diencephalon), hypothalamus (lower diencephalon)

Question 7

biological clock, sympathetic and parasympathetic controlled by what?

Answer 7

hypothalmus

Question 8

anything that is alive is going to have what?

Answer 8

a brain stem

Question 9

pituitary gland is controlled by what?

Answer 9

hypothalmus

Question 10

Your brain stem keeps you alive. T or F

Answer 10

True

Question 11

when you are in a coma your brain stem is not working.

T or F

Answer 11

False

Question 12

brain stem is only involved with turning things on and off. T or F

Answer 12

true

Question 13

Reflexes register by what part of the brain?

Answer 13

brain stem

Question 14

constriction and dialation of the pupils are examples of what? and controlled by what part of brain?

Answer 14

reflexes and brain stem.

Question 15

what is continuous with diencephalon?

Answer 15

mid brain

Question 16

brain stem is continuous with what?

Answer 16

spinal cord

Question 17

what innervates brain stem?

Answer 17

CN 3-12

Question 18

what is known as “the primitive brain”

Answer 18

brain stem

Question 19

midbrain is composed of what?

Answer 19

colliculi (inferior and superior nuclei)

Question 20

inferiorcolliculi nuclei control what? superior nuclei control what?

Answer 20

inferior= auditory (analyze where sound is coming from)
superior= visual

Question 21

medulla is continuous with what?

Answer 21

spinal cord

Question 22

medulla controls what?

Answer 22

Reflexive behaviors (breathing, blinking, coughing, barfing…)….reflexive actions (automatic)

Question 23

the pons is a part of what structure of the brain?

Answer 23

cerebellum

Question 24

cerebellum controls what?

Answer 24

motor coordination

Question 25

what is dysphasia?

Answer 25

cant swallow. something went wrong with brain stem.

Question 26

when medulla gets squeezed what will happen?

Answer 26

stop breathing

Question 27

my ability to stay fixed on an object and track it. what part?

Answer 27

brain stem. (mid brain)

Question 28

motor is output or input of info? | sensory is output or input of info?

Answer 28

``` motor= output sensory= input ```

Question 29

what put you to sleep and wakes you up in the morning is what part of brain system?

Answer 29

reticular system

Question 30

describe reticular system.

Answer 30

Nuclei throughout Brainstem Nuclei: Soma embedded in white matter Projections to all parts of the brain

Question 31

what happens during a concussion?

Answer 31

Concussion: Stunned RAS (twist in your stem and you lose consciousness at some level =effect brain stem)

Question 32

if you lose consciousness, what part is effected?

Answer 32

brain stem

Question 33

axons extending out to different parts of the brain stem send what neurotransmitter to the frontal lobe?

Answer 33

dopamine

Question 34

taking drugs will effect the what part of the brain by sending dopamine out?

Answer 34

frontal lobe

Question 35

what part of the brain is known as "the little brain"?

Answer 35

cerebellum

Question 36

what part of the brain is responsible for balance and coordination of movement?

Answer 36

cerebellum

Question 37

what does ataxia mean?

Answer 37

uncoordinated movement or movement deficit

Question 38

"3D center of the universe" what part of the brain

Answer 38

cerebellum

Question 39

what gets effected by alcohol when you drink?

Answer 39

cerebellum. coordination is off "walk the line" and cant