Chapter 1

Question 1

The nervous system mediates responses to _________.

Answer 1

stimuli

Question 2

Central NS is __________. (processing OR input/output)

Answer 2

processing

Question 3

Peripheral NS is __________. (processing OR input/output)

Answer 3

input/output

Question 4

A ____________ is a group of cell bodies in the CNS.

Answer 4

Nucleus

Question 5

A ___________ is a group of axons in the CNS.

Answer 5

Tract

Question 6

A ____________is a group of cell bodies in the PNS.

Answer 6

Ganglion

Question 7

A ___________is a group of axons in the PNS.

Answer 7

Nerve

Question 8

Afferent means….

Answer 8

ARRIVING & sensory

Question 9

Efferent means…

Answer 9

EXITING & motor

Question 10

Axons can also be called…

Answer 10

Fibers
Projections
Nerves (PNS)
Tracts (CNS)

Question 11

Rostral

Answer 11

Face

Question 12

Ventral

Answer 12

Stomach

Question 13

Caudal

Answer 13

Tail

Question 14

Coronal slice

Answer 14

front to back

Question 15

Sagittal slice (& mid sagittal)

Answer 15

side to side (right in the MIDDLE)

Question 16

Lateral slice

Answer 16

from the side (not necessarily in the middle)

Question 17

Synonyms for anterior

Answer 17

rostral and face

Question 18

Synonyms for posterior

Answer 18

caudal and back

Question 19

Horizontal slice

Answer 19

top to bottom (think MRI)

Question 20

same side

Answer 20

ipsilateral

Question 21

opposite side

Answer 21

contralateral

Question 22

Give an example of an ipsilateral pathway:

Answer 22

1.) The eyes extend nerves; right eye to right side of brain
2.) Hearing

Question 23

Give an example of a contralateral pathway”

Answer 23

1.) Vision; right eye to left side of the brain
2.) Sensory and motor systems

Question 24

The point of contralateral fiber crossing is called ___________. What is an example of this?

Answer 24

decussation
Ex: optic chiasm

Question 25

What is the “groove” in the brain?

Answer 25

sulcus

Question 26

What is the surface or outer layer of the brain referred to as?

Answer 26

gyrus

Question 27

What is the name of DEEP sulci?

Answer 27

Fissures

Question 28

All _____ & ___ are the same in every human brain.

Answer 28

gyri & sulci

Question 29

What comprises the cortex and cell bodies? (white OR gray matter)

Answer 29

gray matter

Question 30

What comprises the subcortex and axons? (white OR gray matter)

Answer 30

white matter

Question 31

What structures are in the telencephalon?

Answer 31

*Cortex
*Basal ganglia
*Hippocampus
*Amygdala
*Olfactory bulb

Question 32

What structures are in the diencephalon?

Answer 32

*Hypothalamus
*Thalamus

Question 33

What structures are a part of the forebrain?

Answer 33

Telencephalon & Diencephalon

Question 34

What structures are a part of the hindbrain?

Answer 34

*Medulla
*Reticular formation
*Cerebellum
*Pons

Question 35

What are the major subdivisions of the brain?

Answer 35

1.) Forebrain
2.) Midbrain
3.) Hindbrain