general organization of the nervous system

Question 1

central nervous system parts

Answer 1

cerebrum, diencephalon, basal ganglia, brain stem, cerebellum, spinal cord

Question 2

parts of the diencephalon

Answer 2

thalamus, hypothalamus, epithalamus and subthalamus

Question 3

parts of the basal ganglia

Answer 3

caudate nucleus, globus pallidus, putamen, claustrum, amygdala

Question 4

Axes of the brain stem and spinal cord

Answer 4

up/down is superior/inferior or rostral/caudal

front/back is anterior/posterior or ventral/posterior

Question 5

what is the name of a bundle of pathway axons

Answer 5

tract, fasciculus, peduncle, or lemniscus in CNS

nerves in PNS

Question 6

spinal nerve exit points

Answer 6

31 pairs of spinal nerves
C1-C7 exit over the corresponding vertebrae
C8 has no corresponding vertebrae
T1-L1 exit below corresponding vertebrae
L2-S5 = cauda equina and exit by corresponding vertebrae

Question 7

clivus

Answer 7

a region of bone that looks like a slide extending to the foramen magnum, the pons lies against it