Chapter 13 (part 2)

Question 1

Links cerebral hemispheres and rest of CNS

Answer 1

Diencephalon

Question 2

Process and relay appropriate information to the appropriate cortex, filters information and allows focusing

Answer 2

Thalamus

Question 3

Relays signals from limbic system to midbrain and regulates visceral and emotional responses to odors

Answer 3

Epithalamus

Question 4

Secretes melatonin hormone for regulating circadian rhythm

Answer 4

Pineal gland

Question 5

Controls autonomic and endocrine system, thermoregulation, emotional behavior, hunger, thirst, release of melatonin

Answer 5

Hypothalamus

Question 6

Secretes variety of hormones

Answer 6

Pituitary gland

Question 7

Controls feeding reflexes

Answer 7

Mammillary bodies

Question 8

Passageway for all tracts between brain and spinal cord

Answer 8

Brainstem

Question 9

What are the 3 components of the brainstem?

Answer 9

Midbrain, pons, medulla oblongata

Question 10

Relay sensory and motor info, produce neurotransmitters for movement and emotion, issue involuntary commands to postural muscles, relay visual/auditory info and coordinates reflexes to them

Answer 10

Midbrain

Question 11

Relay sensory and motor info, locate sound, adjust respiratory activity

Answer 11

Pons

Question 12

Relay sensory and motor info, coordinate autonomic responses for heart rate/ contraction, blood pressure and distribution of blood, breathing rates

Answer 12

Medulla oblongata

Question 13

Coordinates/tweaks movements to smooth them out, store memories of movement patterns, receive and interpret proprioceptive info, adjust skeletal muscle activity to maintain balance

Answer 13

Cerebellum

Question 14

Establish emotional state, link conscious and unconscious function, role in memory storage/retrieval, control flight or fight response, link emotion with memory

Answer 14

Limbic system

Question 15

What makes up the limbic system?

Answer 15

Diencephalon, cingulate gyrus, olfactory tract

Question 16

Regulate muscle tone, assist in autonomic function, mental alertness

Answer 16

Reticular formation

Question 17

What makes up the reticular formation?

Answer 17

Midbrain, pons, medulla oblongata

Question 18

Responsiveness, self-aware, well-oriented to person, place, and time

Answer 18

Alertness

Question 19

Protective connective tissue layers which are continuous from brain to spinal cord

Answer 19

Meninges

Question 20

Separate soft brain tissue to skull, enclose and protect, contain and separate CSF

Answer 20

Meninges

Question 21

Innermost layer directly attached to neural tissue

Answer 21

Pia mater

Question 22

What is pia mater made of?

Answer 22

Areolar connective tissue

Question 23

Middle layer of meninges

Answer 23

Arachnoid mater

Question 24

What are the 2 components of arachnoid mater?

Answer 24

Arachnoid membrane, subarachnoid space

Question 25

Space below arachnoid membrane and between processes filled with CSF

Answer 25

Subarachnoid space

Question 26

Outermost layer

Answer 26

Dura Mater

Question 27

What are the 2 layers of dura mater?

Answer 27

Superficial periosteal layer, deep meningeal layer

Question 28

What is dura mater made of?

Answer 28

Dense irregular connective tissue

Question 29

Temporary absence of consciousness from which a person can be aroused by normal stimulation

Answer 29

Sleep

Question 30

What are the 2 types of sleep?

Answer 30

Non-REM, REM

Question 31

What is lack of sleep associated with?

Answer 31

Depression, impaired memory, decreased immune function

Question 32

Associating sensory input that lasts seconds

Answer 32

Sensory memory

Question 33

Limited capacity and brief duration

Answer 33

Short-term memory

Question 34

What does short term memory use?

Answer 34

Hippocampus

Question 35

Requires adequately repeating, addressing, and organizing information from short-term memory

Answer 35

Long-term memory