2.1 Key Terms

Question 1

Central nervous system

Answer 1

Part of nervous system which vertebrates consists of the brain and spinal cord, to which sensory impulses are transmitted and from which motor impulses pass out, and which supervises and coordinates the activity of the entire nervous system

Question 2

Cerebellum

Answer 2

Large dorsally projecting part of the brain concerned especially with the coordination of muscles and the maintenance of bodily equilibrium, situated between the brain stem and back of cerebrum and formed in humans of 2 lateral lobes and a median lobe

Question 3

Cerebrum

Answer 3

Dorsal portion, composed of right and left hemispheres, of the vertebrate forebrain; integrating center for memory, learning, emotions, and other highly complex function of the central nervous system

Question 4

Gyrus

Answer 4

Convoluted ridge between anatomical grooves

Question 5

Limbic system

Answer 5

Group of subcortical structures (hypothalamus, hippocampus, amygdala) of the brain that are concerned especially with emotion and motivation

Question 6

Lobe

Answer 6

Division of a body organ (brains, lungs, liver) marked off by a fissure on the surface

Question 7

Peripheral nervous system

Answer 7

Part of the nervous system that is outside the central nervous system and comprises the cranial nerves excepting the optic nerve, the spinal nerves, and the autonomic nervous system

Question 8

Phrenology

Answer 8

Study of the conformation of the skull based on the belief that it is indicative of mental faculties and character

Question 9

Sulcus

Answer 9

Shallow furrow on the surface of the brain separating adjacent gyri

Question 10

Brain Stem

Answer 10

Part of the brain composed of midbrain, pons, and medulla oblongata and connecting the spinal cord with the forebrain and cerebrum