Lecture 1

Question 1

Superior

Answer 1

Above

Question 2

Inferior

Answer 2

Below

Question 3

Anterior or Ventral

Answer 3

Front

Question 4

Posterior or Dorsal

Answer 4

Back

Question 5

Close to midline

Answer 5

Medial

Question 6

Away from / next to midline

Answer 6

Lateral

Question 7

What system are the brain and spinal cord a part of?

Answer 7

Central nervous system (CNS)

Question 8

What system are the cranial and peripheral nerves a part of?

Answer 8

Peripheral nervous system (PNS)

Question 9

What detects external & internal changes?

Answer 9

Sensory function

Question 10

What analyses & makes decisions based on voluntary and involuntary responses?

Answer 10

Integrative function

Question 11

What initiates motor movement & glandular secretions?

Answer 11

Motor function

Question 12

Largest part of the brain. It contains the cerebral cortex and subcortical regions

Answer 12

Cerebrum

Question 13

Located in the posterior region of the brain, it is mainly responsible for balance and coordination

Answer 13

Cerebellum

Question 14

Contains the midbrain, pons and medulla oblongata. It communicates with the PNS to control involuntary processes such as breathing and heart rate

Answer 14

Brainstem

Question 15

What is the outer layer of the cerebrum composed of?

Answer 15

The cerebral cortex

Question 16

How many hemispheres is the cerebrum separated into?

Answer 16

Two

Question 17

What are the cerebral hemispheres connected by?

Answer 17

A large fibre bundle called the corpus callosum

Question 18

What are the four functionally and anatomically distinct lobes of the brain?

Answer 18

Frontal, Parietal, Temporal and Occipital

Question 19

Which lobe is in charge of higher cognitive functions (e.g. decision making and problem solving) and some features of language/ voluntary movement?

Answer 19

Frontal lobe

Question 20

What lobe of the brain integrates information from the visual pathway, co-ordinates motor movement and interprets sensory information?

Answer 20

Parietal lobe

Question 21

Which lobe interprets speech, hearing, object recognition and emotion?

Answer 21

Temporal lobe

Question 22

Which lobe processes primary visual information?

Answer 22

Occipital lobe

Question 23

Brain regions that lie underneath the cortex

Answer 23

Subcortical regions

Question 24

What are the subcortical regions responsible for?

Answer 24

Memory, emotions, motor movement & processing sensory information

Question 25

What part of the brain serves as a connection between the brainstem and subcortical regions?

Answer 25

Midbrain

Question 26

What does the midbrain consist of?

Answer 26

Colliculi: directs eye movement Tegmentum: co-ordination of movement, alertness / sleep Cerebral peduncle: control of ocular muscles

Question 27

What is the critical link between the CNS and PNS

Answer 27

The spinal cord

Question 28

What do nerves that branch off from the spinal cord do?

Answer 28

Form the PNS and innervate the rest of the body

Question 29

What are the five sections that the spinal cord is divided into?

Answer 29

Cervical (neck), Thoratic (chest), Lumbar (lower back), Sacral (hip) and Coccygeal (tail)

Question 30

What are the two categories of the peripheral nervous system?

Answer 30

Somatic and Autonomic