brain and spinal chord

Question 1

what’s the role of the cerebellum

Answer 1

planning/ execution of voluntary movements, maintenance of. balance during reflex movements, learning of movements.

Question 2

what’s the role of the cerebral cortex/cerebrum

Answer 2

specific area for organising motor control and processing sensory inputs, vision, hearing, smell, taste, higher mental functions, memory, emotions, etc.

Question 3

what’s the role of the brainstem

Answer 3

respiration, heart rate, blood pressure, control of involuntary muscles.

Question 4

whats the role of the hippocampus

Answer 4

part of cerebrum, involved in formation of memories.

Question 5

what’s the role of the pituitary gland

Answer 5

endocrine control gland, production and release if hormones.

Question 6

what’s the role;e of the hypothalamus

Answer 6

homeostatic regulation; thirst, hunger, osmotic balance, control of pituitary.

Question 7

what are the distinctions of the spinal cord

Answer 7

grey (central) and white (outer) matter, dorsal (afferent) and ventral (efferent) roots, spinal nerve is mixed afferent and efferent fibres.

Question 8

oligodendrocytes vs Schwann cells

Answer 8

oligodendrocytes are in the CNS and myelinate multiple neurones Schwann cells are the opposite