Ch3.3- Structure and Organisation of the Nervous System Flashcards
The brain and the spinal cord make up the _____
a) Central Nervous System (CNS)
b) Periphery Nervous System (PNS)
a) CNS
This division of the nervous system transmits signals between the brain and the rest of the body. It is divided into 2 subcomponents: the somatic system and the autonomic system.
Periphery Nervous System
This part of the periphery nervous system regulates activity of the organs, glands, and other physiological processes.
a) somatic nervous system
b) autonomic nervous system
c) sympathetic nervous system
d) parasympathetic nervous system
b) autonomic nervous system
This part of the periphery nervous system controls voluntary movement and receives sensory input from the body.
a) somatic nervous system
b) autonomic nervous system
c) sympathetic nervous system
d) parasympathetic nervous system
a) somatic nervous system
This subdivision of the autonomic nervous system is responsible for the fight-or-flight response; increasing heart rate, dilating pupils, prepping the body for action.
Can overactivation of this system lead to health problems?
a) somatic nervous system
b) autonomic nervous system
c) sympathetic nervous system
d) parasympathetic nervous system
c) sympathetic nervous system.
Overactivation of this system can cause high blood pressure, heart and kidney failure.
This counters the fight-or-flight state and returns the body to homeostasis, or normal levels.
Can overactivation of this system lead to health problems?
a) somatic nervous system
b) autonomic nervous system
c) sympathetic nervous system
d) parasympathetic nervous system
d) parasympathetic nervous system
Overactivation of this system can lead to low blood pressure, depression, withdrawal.
Cerebral hemispheres are:
a) the inner and outer layers of the brain
b) symmetrical halves- the left and right- of the brain
c) the frontal and rear cortexes of the brain
d) a german heavy-metal band
b) symmetrical halves- the left and right of the brain.
This part of the brain is located in the hindbrain and consists of the medulla and the pons. Its functions include breathing, heart rate, sleep, and wakefulness.
a) Superior colliculus
b) Inferior colliculus
c) Parietal lobe
d) Thalamus
e) Brain stem
f) Amygdala
g) Frontal lobe
h) Occipital lobe
i) Hippocampus
j) Temporal lobe
k) Basal ganglia
l) Cerebellum
m) Hypothalamus
Brain stem
This part of the forebrain is associated with planning and producing movement, as well as skill learning and integrating sensory and movement information with the brain’s reward system.
a) Superior colliculus
b) Inferior colliculus
c) Parietal lobe
d) Thalamus
e) Brain stem
f) Amygdala
g) Frontal lobe
h) Occipital lobe
i) Hippocampus
j) Temporal lobe
k) Basal ganglia
l) Cerebellum
m) Hypothalamus
k) Basal ganglia
think: gangly arm movements
This part of the hindbrain is vital for coordination, balance and movement timing (as well as attention and emotional responses.) Damage to this results in jerky, uncoordinated movements.
a) Superior colliculus
b) Inferior colliculus
c) Parietal lobe
d) Thalamus
e) Brain stem
f) Amygdala
g) Frontal lobe
h) Occipital lobe
i) Hippocampus
j) Temporal lobe
k) Basal ganglia
l) Cerebellum
m) Hypothalamus
(Hint: belly dancing)
l) Cerebellum
This region of the brain acts as a relay station between sensory and motor areas.
a) hindbrain
b) midbrain
c) forebrain
d) cerebral cortex
b) midbrain
Which of these midbrain structures orients visual attention, and which orients auditory attention?
a) Superior colliculus
b) Inferior colliculus
Superior colliculus orients visual attention; inferior orients auditory attention.
(eyes beat ears)
The name of an integrated network (a set of structures) involved in emotion and memory, located in the forebrain
_____ system
limbic system
This part of the forebrain and limbic system forms memories of emotional events, mediates fear responses, and allows the interpretation of emotional stimuli, including facial expressions.
a) Superior colliculus
b) Inferior colliculus
c) Parietal lobe
d) Thalamus
e) Brain stem
f) Amygdala
g) Frontal lobe
h) Occipital lobe
i) Hippocampus
j) Temporal lobe
k) Basal ganglia
l) Cerebellum
m) Hypothalamus
f) Amygdala.
remember the prof’s star wars reference
This part of the forebrain relays sensory information to different regions of the brain, acting as the “gateway of higher cognitive functioning”.
a) Superior colliculus
b) Inferior colliculus
c) Parietal lobe
d) Thalamus
e) Brain stem
f) Amygdala
g) Frontal lobe
h) Occipital lobe
i) Hippocampus
j) Temporal lobe
k) Basal ganglia
l) Cerebellum
m) Hypothalamus
d) Thalamus
What part of the forebrain is critical for memory and learning, especially in forming new memories?
a) Superior colliculus
b) Inferior colliculus
c) Parietal lobe
d) Thalamus
e) Brain stem
f) Amygdala
g) Frontal lobe
h) Occipital lobe
i) Hippocampus
j) Temporal lobe
k) Basal ganglia
l) Cerebellum
m) Hypothalamus
i) Hippocampus.
prof’s hint: its hard to forget a hippo on campus
This is the grooved, wrinkled outer layer of the brain involved in multiple higher functions, such as thought, language, and personality. It consists of 4 lobes.
a) Cerebellum
b) Cerebral cortex
b) Cerebral cortex. The CEREBELLUM is a single part of the HINDBRAIN.
(remember “bellydancing”)
Which lobe of the cerebral cortex is used for hearing and language?
Where is it located?
Front/top/sides(ears)/rear
a) occipital lobes
b) parietal lobes
c) temporal lobes
d) frontal lobes
c) Temporal lobes
sides, near the ears.
Which lobe of the cerebral cortex is important in numerous higher cognitive functions, such as planning, regulating impulse and emotion, language production, and voluntary movement?
Where is it located?
Front/top/sides(ears)/rear
a) occipital lobes
b) parietal lobes
c) temporal lobes
d) frontal lobes
d) frontal lobes
Front
Which lobe processes visual information, and where is it located?
Front/top/sides(ears)/rear
a) occipital lobes
b) parietal lobes
c) temporal lobes
d) frontal lobes
a) occipital lobes
Located at the rear of the brain.
Which lobe involves the experience of touch and bodily awareness? Where is it located?
Front/top/sides(ears)/rear
a) occipital lobes
b) parietal lobes
c) temporal lobes
d) frontal lobes
b) Parietal lobes
Top
What is the name of the thick band of neural fibers that connect the left and right hemisphere?
Corpus callosum.
What is the name of the property brain cells exhibit, that allows the brain to change and rewire itself based on individual experience?
a) Neurogenesis
b) Synaptic pruning
c) Neuroplasticity
d) Adaptivity
c) Neuroplasticity
