nervous system brain

Question 1

what structures are associated with the brain?

Answer 1

cerebrum
basal nuclei
corpus callosum
midbrain
hemisphere
gyrus

Question 2

what cavity, space, divider is associated with the brain?

Answer 2

sulcus
fissure
cerebral aqueduct
ventricles

Question 3

what is the cerebrum

Answer 3

largest part of the brain. divided into two hemispheres, or halves: cerebral hemispheres.

Question 4

what is the corpus callosum

Answer 4

primary commissural region of the brain where white matter tracts link the left and right cerebral hemispheres

Question 5

what is the fissure

Answer 5

separate the brain into two hemispheres, left and right.

Question 6

what is the cerebral aqueduct

Answer 6

a narrow communication duct between the third and fourth ventricles

Question 7

what is the ventricles

Answer 7

produce cerebrospinal fluid, and transport it around the cranial cavity

Question 8

what is the most superior basal nucleus

Answer 8

caudate nucleus

Question 9

what is the most lateral basal nucleus

Answer 9

putamen

Question 10

what is the inferior, medial basal nuclei

Answer 10

globus pallidus

Question 11

what is the thalamus

Answer 11

large centre of diencephalon used as a sensory relay area

Question 12

what is the name for the midbrain, pons, medulla oblongata together

Answer 12

brain stem

Question 13

what is basal nuclei

Answer 13

deep cerebral gray matter

Question 14

what is the cerebral hemisphere

Answer 14

right half of the brain

Question 15

what is the cerebellum

Answer 15

most posterior and inferior portion of the brain

Question 16

what does the basal nuclei include?

Answer 16

caudate nucleus
putamen
globus pallidus

Question 17

what is the hypothalamus

Answer 17

structure deep within the brain.
main link between endocrine system and nervous system.

Question 18

what is the medulla oblongata

Answer 18

the connection between the brainstem and the spinal cord

Question 19

what is the sulcus

Answer 19

furrows or depressions that demarcate the highly convoluted external surfaces of the brain hemispheres into gyri

Question 20

what is the meninges

Answer 20

Three layers of membranes:
- pia mater: delicate inner layer
- arachnoid: a web-like middle layer structure filled with fluid that cushions the brain
- dura mater: tough outer layer

Question 21

what is the brainstem

Answer 21

connects the cerebrum of the brain to the spinal cord and cerebellum
consist of white and grey matter

Question 22

what is the diencephalon

Answer 22

a mass of neural tissue that lies below the cerebral hemispheres and in front of the midbrain
one of the four major portions of the brain; surrounds third ventricle

Question 23

what is the pons

Answer 23

part of your brainstem, which links your brain to your spinal cord

Question 24

what is the midbrain

Answer 24

the smallest portion of the brainstem between the pons caudally and the diencephalon
(about 1.5 cm)
most cranial structure

Question 25

what is the brainstem composed of?

Answer 25

the midbrain, pons, and medulla oblongata.

Question 26

what is the function of the brainstem?

Answer 26

breathing, consciousness, blood pressure, heart rate, and sleep.

Question 27

what does the grey matter of the brainstem consist of?

Answer 27

nerve cell bodies and forms many important brainstem nuclei.

Question 28

whats the function of the midbrain?

Answer 28

relay system, transmitting information necessary for vision and hearing, motor movement, pain, and the sleep/wake cycle.

Question 29

whats the function of the pons?

Answer 29

transmit signals between your forebrain and cerebellum, helps maintain breathing giving you sensory cues/motor information: taste, touch, and communicate

Question 30

whats the function of the meninges?

Answer 30

protect the brain and spinal cord

Question 31

whats the function of sulcus and gyri?

Answer 31

- increase the surface area of the cerebral cortex - form brain divisions

Question 32

whats the function of the medulla oblongata?

Answer 32

- control centre for respiratory and cardiovascular activities. - regulates blood pressure, heart rate, respiratory rate, gagging, sneezing and swallowing.

Question 33

whats the functions of the hypothalamus?

Answer 33

helps manage your body temperature, hunger and thirst, mood, sex drive, blood pressure and sleep

Question 34

whats the function pf the diencephalon?

Answer 34

coordinating with the endocrine system to release hormones, relaying sensory and motor signals to the cerebral cortex, and regulating circadian rhythms

Question 35

whats the function of the cerebrum?

Answer 35

initiates and coordinates movement and regulates temperature. speech, judgment, thinking and reasoning, problem-solving, emotions and learning. vision, hearing, touch and other sense

Question 36

whats the function of the cerebellum?

Answer 36

motor movement regulation and balance control coordinates gait and maintains posture, controls muscle tone and voluntary muscle activity unable to initiate muscle contraction

Question 37

whats the function of the corpus callosum?

Answer 37

serves as a conduit allowing information to transmit from one side of the brain to the other major role in movement control, cognitive functions (memory and learning), and vision.

Question 38

whats the function of the thalamus?

Answer 38

relay area for sensory impulses

Question 39

what functional area of cerebral cortex is associated with skeletal muscles?

Answer 39

areas involved with the control of voluntary muscles

Question 40

what functional area of cerebral cortex is associated with control of eyes?

Answer 40

frontal eye fluid

Question 41

what functional area of cerebral cortex is associated with complex thoughts?

Answer 41

concentration, planning, problem solving

Question 42

what functional area of cerebral cortex is associated with oral muscles?

Answer 42

motor speech area (broca's area)

Question 43

what functional area of cerebral cortex is associated with hearing?

Answer 43

auditory area and interpretation of auditory patterns

Question 44

what functional area of cerebral cortex is associated with associates area?

Answer 44

combining visual images, visual recognition of objects

Question 45

whats the order of meninges layer from superficial to deep?

Answer 45

dura mater subdural space arachnoid mater subarachnoid space pia mater

Question 46

where is olfaction and hearing processed?

Answer 46

temporal lobes

Question 47

what does the frontal lobe do?

Answer 47

provide critical function in motivation, logical reasoning, expression of emotion, and social attitudes.

Question 48

what do the occipital lobes do?

Answer 48

house the visual centers receive inputs from the optic nerves via the optic radiations

Question 49

what does the frontal lobe include?

Answer 49

the primary motor cortex which controls voluntary motor functions

Question 50

what is the somatosensory cortex?

Answer 50

the region of neocortex represent and process touch, light touch and proprioception, temperature and pain

Question 51

what do parietal lobes do?

Answer 51

contain areas that receive general sensory input and areas that interpret the input

Question 52

whats the insulae?

Answer 52

the deepest of the cerebral lobes the smallest and least understood lobes

Question 53

What functional region of the cerebral cortex is located in the frontal lobe?

Answer 53

primary motor cortex

Question 54

what happens if activity of reticular formation is decreased?

Answer 54

sleep

Question 55

The limbic system interprets sensory impulses from the receptors associated with which sense?

Answer 55

smell

Question 56

what is the membrane that covers and protects the brain and spinal cord?

Answer 56

meninges

Question 57

what is the ridge or convolution on the surface of the brain?

Answer 57

gyrus

Question 58

what is the shallow groove on the surface of the brain?

Answer 58

sulcus

Question 59

what is the deep groove on the surface of the brain?

Answer 59

fissure

Question 60

what is considered the autonomic control center of the body and why?

Answer 60

hypothalamus it regulates hormonal secretion and heart rate

Question 61

the majority of all afferent pathways pass through and synapse with neurons of the _______?

Answer 61

thalamus

Question 62

Comprised of parts of the cerebral cortex, diencephalon, and other deep nuclei, the ________ represents the area of emotional control.

Answer 62

limbic system

Question 63

composed of three parts, the _________ provides basic life support functions including roles in the cardiovascular and respiratory systems.

Answer 63

brainstem

Question 64

what is the reticular formation?

Answer 64

the alert system of the body because of the tracts that provide communication between lower and higher brain regions

Question 65

The largest portion of the brain is the __________ , which controls voluntary muscle movement, sensory integration, and personality.

Answer 65

cerebrum