Exam 1: Divisions of the Nervous System + More

Question 1

Central Nervous System

Answer 1

-Made up of the brain & spinal cord

Question 2

Peripheral Nervous System

Answer 2

A portion of the nervous system that includes all the nerves and neurons outside the brain and spinal cord.

Question 3

Somatic

Answer 3

A part of the peripheral nervous system that supplies neural connections mostly to the skeletal muscles and sensory systems of the body. It consists of cranial nerves and spinal nerves.

Question 3

Autonomic

Answer 3

A part of the peripheral nervous system that provides the main neural connections to the internal organs.

Question 4

Sagittal Plane

Answer 4

The plane that divides the body or brain into right and left portions.

Question 4

Sympathetic

Answer 4

The part of the autonomic nervous system that acts as the fight-or-flight system, generally preparing the body for action.

Question 5

Afferent

Answer 5

Carrying action potentials toward the brain, or one region of interest from another region of interest.

Question 5

Parasympathetic

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The part of the autonomic nervous system that generally prepare the body to relax and recuperate

Question 6

Efferent

Answer 6

Carrying action potentials away from the brain, or away from one region of interest toward another region of interest.

Question 7

Coronal Plane

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Also called the frontal plane or transverse plane. The plane that divides the body or brain into front and back parts.

Question 8

Horizontal Plane

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The plane that divides the body or brain into upper and lower parts.

Question 9

Dorsal/Ventral

Answer 9

D: In anatomy, toward the back of the body or the top of the brain.
V: In anatomy, toward the belly or front of the body, or the bottom of the brain.

Question 10

Rostral/Caudal

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R: Also called anterior. In anatomy, toward the head end of an organism.
C: Also called posterior. In anatomy, toward the tail end of an organism.

Question 11

Superior/Inferior

Answer 11

S: In anatomy, above.
I: In anatomy, below

Question 12

Medial/Lateral

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M: In anatomy, towards the middle.
L: In anatomy, towards one side.

Question 13

Forebrain

Answer 13

The front division of the neural tube and brain, which in the mature vertebrate contains the cerebral hemispheres, the thalamus, and the hypothalamus.

Question 14

Ipsilateral/Contralateral

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Ip: In anatomy, pertaining to a location on the same side of the body.
Co: In anatomy, referring to a location on the opposite side of the body.

Question 15

Midbrain

Answer 15

The middle division of the brain.

Question 16

Hindbrain

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The rear division of the brain, which in the mature vertebrate contains the cerebellum, pons, and medulla.

Question 16

Telencephalon

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The anterior part of the fetal forebrain, which will become the cerebral hemispheres in the adult brain.

Question 17

Mesencephalon

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Motor movement, particularly movements of the eye, and in auditory and visual processing.

Question 17

Diencephalon

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The posterior part of the fetal forebrain, which will become the thalamus and hypothalamus in the adult brain.

Question 17

Myelencephalon

Answer 17

Part of the brain that develops into the medulla oblongata and is responsible for vital functions like breathing, heart rate, and blood pressure.