Nervous System

Question 1

What are the two parts of the nervous system?

Answer 1

CNS (central nervous system) and PNS (peripheral nervous system)

Question 2

What is the CNS made up of?

Answer 2

brain and spinal cord

Question 3

What is the PNS made up of?

Answer 3

nerves that carry messages to/from CNS

Question 4

What are the major parts of a neuron?

Answer 4

cell body, dendrites, axon, myelin sheath and axon terminals

Question 5

What are sensory neurons?

Answer 5

send sensory information to the CNS for processing

Question 6

What are motor neurons?

Answer 6

send messages to the muscles or glands to make them work/move

Question 7

What are inter neurons?

Answer 7

often connect motor and sensory neurons

Question 8

What is the difference between voluntary and involuntary responses?

Answer 8

Voluntary: done consciously
Involuntary: done unconsciously

Question 9

What is stimulus?

Answer 9

A change in or around your body that your body notices and reacts to

Question 10

Order of how the nervous system works?

Answer 10

1️⃣ Recognises
2️⃣ Sends messages
3️⃣ Processes messages
4️⃣ Responds

Question 11

How many major lobes are there in the brain?

Answer 11

6

Question 12

What are the six major lobes?

Answer 12

Frontal, parietal, temporal, occipital, limbic and insular

Question 13

What is the function of the frontal lobe?

Answer 13

Thinking and planning

Question 14

What is the function of the Parietal lobe?

Answer 14

sensation, spatial aware

Question 15

Temporal lobe function

Answer 15

hearing and memory

Question 16

Occipital lobe function

Answer 16

vision

Question 17

Limbic lobe function

Answer 17

emotions and motivation

Question 18

Insulator lobe function

Answer 18

taste and conscious

Question 19

What is synapses?

Answer 19

A junction with a gap that separates two neuron

Question 20

What is the stimulus response?

Answer 20

It describes how a system reacts to a stimulus, it triggers a response

Question 21

Cerebellium

Answer 21

balance and coordination

Question 22

Brainstem

Answer 22

swallow, breath, heart rate, blood flow

Question 23

Difference between left and right side of the brain?

Answer 23

Left more academic, right more creative

Question 24

Hypothalamus

Answer 24

control centre in brain

Question 25

Lens?

Answer 25

lens is a clear jelly like substance, and focuses light onto the retina (back of the eye

Question 26

Cornea?

Answer 26

It plays an important role in focusing your vision covers the front of the eye

Question 27

Pupil?

Answer 27

allow light to the eye

Question 28

Optic nerve?

Answer 28

sends the visuals messages that it receives from the retina to your brain allowing us to see

Question 29

What is the nervous system made up of?

Answer 29

nerve cells

Question 30

What are nerve cells?

Answer 30

special cells that transmit information from one cell to another by producing small electrical signals