Central Nervous System

Question 1

What makes up the CNS

Answer 1

Brain and the Spinal Cord

Question 2

What meninges cover the CNS

Answer 2

Dura mater
Arachnoid
Pia mater

Question 3

What are the segments of the spinal cord

Answer 3

Cervical
Thoracic
Lumbar
Sacral
Coccygeal

Question 4

How many pairs of spinal nerves are there

Answer 4

31

Question 5

How many pairs of cervical nerves are there

Answer 5

8

Question 6

How many pairs of thoracic nerves are there

Answer 6

12

Question 7

How many pairs of lumbar nerves are there

Answer 7

5

Question 8

How many pairs of sacral nerves are there

Answer 8

5

Question 9

How many pairs of coccygeal nerves are there

Answer 9

1

Question 10

What does grey matter contain

Answer 10

Neurone cell bodies and some axons

Question 11

What does white matter contain

Answer 11

Nerve axons

Question 12

What is dorsal horn grey matter

Answer 12

Location of first order afferent neuron terminals
Found in dorsal or posterior part of spinal cord
Contains cell bodies of second order sensory neurons

Question 13

What is ventral horn grey matter

Answer 13

Contains cell bodies of motor neurons

Found in ventral or anterior part of spinal cord

Question 14

What does white matter stain myelin

Answer 14

Dark

Question 15

What does grey matter stain myelin

Answer 15

Pale

Question 16

What regions of the spinal cord contain more white matter than grey matter

Answer 16

Cervical and thoracic regions

Question 17

What regions of the spinal cord contains more grey matter than white matter

Answer 17

Lumbar and sacral regions

Question 18

Where is the grey and white matter located in the spinal cord

Answer 18

White matter surrounds the grey matter

Question 19

Where is the white and grey matter located in the brain

Answer 19

White matter inside the core with grey matter on the surface

Question 20

Which parts of the brain are located in the forebrain

Answer 20

The cerebral cortex and the diencephalon

Question 21

Which parts of the brain are located in the hindbrain

Answer 21

Pons
Medulla oblongata
Cerebellum

Question 22

What is the function of the midbrain

Answer 22

Visual and auditory reflexes

Pain control

Question 23

What is the function of the hindbrain

Answer 23

Vital centres regulating breathing, heart, blood vessel - medulla
Control of balance and posture - cerebellum

Question 24

Which parts of the brain are located in the diencephalon

Answer 24

Thalamus
Hypothalamus
Cerebrum

Question 25

What is the function of the thalamus

Answer 25

Sensory processing

Question 26

What is the function of the hypothalamus

Answer 26

``` Role in homeostasis eg - thermoregulation Hormone production Associated with the pituitary gland Circadian rhythms Motivation Emotional responses eg - stress ```

Question 27

What is the function of the cerebral cortex

Answer 27

``` Sensory and motor functions Language Memory Perceptions Sensory-motor integrations Emotions ```

Question 28

What makes up the lateral surface of the brain

Answer 28

Frontal lobe Parietal lobe Occipital lobe Temporal lobe