Chapter 3 Flashcards
What makes up the PNS
nerves outside the brain and spinal cord
what makes up the CNS
the brain and spinal cord
when is sympathetic activated
during rigorous activity
when is para sympathettic activated
facilitates vegetative and non emergency responses
After damage to the dorsal roots of the spinal cord, an individual will suffer what kind of loss?
control of the peripheral muscles in the affected body area.
-Where is the primary somatosensory cortex located?
in the postcentral gyrus of the parietal lobe
where is the primary motor cortex located?
in the precentral gyrus of the frontal lobe
what is the binding problem?
how visual, auditory and other areas of the brain work together to produce a perception of a single object.
what is medial?
situated in the middle
what is lateral?
to the side
where is gray matter in the spinal cord?
in the spinal cord grey matter is in the center of the spinal cord, it contains cell bodies and dendrites.
where is white matter in the spinal cord?
the white matter borders the grey matter, it has axons.
what is the job of the occipital lobe?
vision?
what is the job of temporal lobe?
sound
what is the job of the parietal lobe?
sensations, processes information
