CNS 3

Question 1

what directs attention to stimuli of special interest (parent/child relationship)

Answer 1

Thalamus

Question 2

they have a crude awareness but can’t pinpoint the location or intensity of the stimuli (just a relay station )

Answer 2

Thalamus

Question 3

it is the site where almost all sensory stimuli come in except smell

Answer 3

Thalamus

Question 4

Thalamus is the region where Nearly all sensory information passes through except for

Answer 4

olfaction, or the sense of smell)

Question 5

Hypothalamus is under or above the thalamus

Answer 5

Under

Question 6

hypothalamus makes up how many % of the brain tissue

Answer 6

less than 1%

Question 7

what is the control center of the homeostatic function

Answer 7

hypothalamus

Question 8

hypothalamus is the link btw ___________and _______________ystem

Answer 8

Nervous and endocrine systems

Question 9

What brain area is most involved in regulating the internal environment (negative and positive feedback)?

Answer 9

hypothalamus

Question 10

what controls the behaviours of the individual like eating and drinking

Answer 10

hypothalamus

Question 11

hypothalamus is involved in the survival of the body and the species because

Answer 11

it is linked to 2 glands

Question 12

What are the two hypothalamus glands and sub-divisions:

Answer 12

1. Pituitary
   a. posterior pituitary
   b. anterior pituitary
2. Pineal

Question 13

Oxytocin is released when?

Answer 13

1. During childbirth
2. Lactation process

Question 14

What gland is involved in the release of oxytocin?

Answer 14

Posterior pituitary gland

Question 15

Which gland is involved in gonad; sperm and ovum reproduction?

Answer 15

Anterior pituitary gland

Question 16

which gland is involved in growth hormone and has a direct effect on metabolism?

Answer 16

Anterior pituitary gland

Question 17

which gland is involved in the production of prolactin during pregnancy and early childhood?

Answer 17

Anterior pituitary gland

Question 18

Prolactin plays a key role in lactation (milk production) in women
True or False

Answer 18

True

Question 19

why can’t most breastfeeding mothers get pregnant?

Answer 19

because they have high levels of prolactin which reduces ovulation

Question 20

what gland releases vasopressin?

Answer 20

posterior pituitary gland

Question 21

What is the function of vasopressin?

Answer 21

regulate kidney function (fluid intake and excretion) and controls blood pressure

Question 22

What kind of hormone is vasopressin?

Answer 22

anti diuretic hormone

Question 23

which gland helps us sleep by producing melatonin?

Answer 23

pineal gland

Question 24

what happens when melatonin production not happening at the right times of day?

Answer 24

Jet lag

Question 25

which gland plays a role in circadian rhythm (sleep-wake cycle and the body's internal clock)

Answer 25

pineal gland

Question 26

____ are hormones and neurotransmitters that are involved in the body's "fight or flight" response.

Answer 26

catecholamine

Question 27

what secretes catecholamine

Answer 27

the hypothalamus When the hypothalamus perceives a threat or stressor, it activates the autonomic/sympathetic nervous system, which in turn stimulates the adrenal glands to release catecholamines into the bloodstream.

Question 28

what part of the brain is important in balancing, planning, and executing voluntary movement?

Answer 28

cerebellum

Question 29

what are the three diff parts of the cerebellum

Answer 29

vestibulo cerebellum spino cerebellum cerebro cerebellum

Question 30

which part of the cerebellum is important in maintaining balance and controlling eye movement

Answer 30

vestibulo cerebellum

Question 31

which part of the cerebellum is involved with the inner ear to maintain equilibrium

Answer 31

vestibulo cerebellum

Question 32

which part of the cerebellum covers precise fine voluntary movements

Answer 32

spino cerebellum

Question 33

how does the spino cerebellum cover precise fine voluntary movement?

Answer 33

*looks at the intention of the higher cortex *looks at the performance of the peripheral muscles corrects any deviation

Question 34

which part of the cerebellum enhances muscle tone and coordinates skilled voluntary movements?

Answer 34

spino cerebellum

Question 35

which part of the cerebellum deals with skilled motor movement

Answer 35

spino cerebellum

Question 36

what is the site of procedural memories (the site of what we do repetitively like a dancer )?

Answer 36

cerebro cerebellum

Question 37

which part of the cerebellum plays a role in planning and initiating voluntary activity by providing input to cortical motor areas?

Answer 37

cerebro cerebellum

Question 38

the cerebro cerebellum plays a role in planning and initiating voluntary activity by

Answer 38

providing input to cortical motor areas

Question 39

what is the most primitive region of the CNS and its the site of the origin for the 12 cranial nerves?

Answer 39

brain stem

Question 40

what controls life sustaining processing such as respiration, circulation and digestion

Answer 40

brain stem

Question 41

Most of the cranial nerves innervate the head and neck except which

Answer 41

Cranial Nerve X: Vagus nerve

Question 42

what are the twelve cranial nerves and which has sensory or motor fibers or both?

Answer 42

I. Olfactory - sensory fiber II. Optic - sensory fiber III. Oculomotor - motor fiber IV. Trochlear - motor fiber V. Trigeminal - both fibers VI. Abducens - motor fiber VII. Facial - both VIII. Vestibulocochlear - sensory fiber IX. Glossopharyngeal - both fibers X. Vagus - both fibers XI. Accessory - motor fiber XII. Hypoglossal - motor fiber. nerves - oh oh oh to touch and feel very gentle virgins AH motor fibers - Some Say Marry Money But My Brother Says Big Boobs Matter More

Question 43

the Brain stem consists of

Answer 43

midbrain pons medulla oblongata

Question 44

which part of the brain stem never changes

Answer 44

midbrain

Question 45

which part of the brain stem is responsible for breathing and transferring info

Answer 45

pons

Question 46

which part of the brain stem is the vomiting center

Answer 46

medulla oblongata

Question 47

which part of the brain stem is for eye reflexes and auditory eye movement

Answer 47

midbrain

Question 48

which part of the brain stem controls blood pressure

Answer 48

medulla oblongata

Question 49

which part of the brain stem is controls swallowing

Answer 49

medulla oblongata

Question 50

the forebrain structure that encircles the brain stem?

Answer 50

Diencephalon which contains the hypothalamus which is part of the limbic system