Central Nervous System-11

Question 1

Basal ganglia

Answer 1

A group of cell bodies (gray matter) within the white matter of the cerebrum that helps control body movement

Question 2

Cerebellum

Answer 2

Part of the brain coordinates body movements & posture and helps maintain body equilibrium

Question 3

Cerebral cortex

Answer 3

Upper most layer of the cerebrum involved in sensory perception voluntary motor control and all higher intellectual abilities

Question 4

Cerebrum

Answer 4

Largest an upper most part of the brain that is divided into right and left cerebral hemispheres

Question 5

Electroencephalogram EEG

Answer 5

A surface recording of the electrical brain

Question 6

Hypothalamus

Answer 6

Part of the diencephalon that regulates functions such as body temperature, water balance, appetite and the pituitary gland

Question 7

Limbic system

Answer 7

 neural pathway connecting different brain areas involved in regulation of behavior and emotion

Question 8

Medulla oblongata

Answer 8

 lower part of the brain stem that controls cardiac, vasomotor, and respiratory functions

Question 9

Pons

Answer 9

Part of the brain stem that serves as a relay station for nerve fibers traveling to other brain areas; also involved in sensory and motor functions

Question 10

Reticular formation

Answer 10

Network of nerve fibers the travel throughout the central nervous system that regulates the level of wakefulness

Question 11

Thalamus

Answer 11

Uppermost part of the diencephalon that regulates sensory and motor impulses traveling to and from the cerebral cortex