Functions of the nervous system

Question 1

• The ______ _________, with the brain as its center, coordinates and controls all bodily activities
• when the brain ceases to function, the body is no longer able to live on its own

Answer 1

Nervous system

Question 2

The nervous system is divided into two primary parts, what are they?

Answer 2

Central and peripheral nervous system

Question 3

Central Nervous system includes what?

Answer 3

brain and spinal cord

Question 4

Includes the 12 pairs of cranial nerves and 31 pairs of peripheral spinal nerves extending outward from the spinal cord

Answer 4

peripheral Nervous system

Question 5

One or more bundles of neurons that connect the brain and spinal cord with other parts of the body

Answer 5

Nerves

Question 6

The basic cells of the nervous system that allow different parts of the body to communicate with each other

Answer 6

neurons

Question 7

Chemical substances that make it possible for messages to cross from the synapse of a neuron to target receptors

Answer 7

Neurotransmitters

Question 8

Dopamine, endorphins, serotonin, norepinephrine are examples of what?

Answer 8

neurotransmitters

Question 9

System of membranes that enclose the brain and spinal cord

Answer 9

Meninges

Question 10

• clear, colorless, watery fluid that flows throughout the brain and around the spinal cord
• cools and cushion the organs from shock or injury
• Nourish the brain and spinal cord by transporting nutrients to these tissues

Answer 10

Cerebrospinal Fluid

Question 11

• Largest upper most portion of the brain
• Responsible for all thought, judgment, memory and emotion

Answer 11

Cerebrum

Question 12

• located below the cerebrum
• produces sensation

Answer 12

Thalamus

Question 13

Located below the thalamus

Answer 13

hypothalamus

Question 14

*second largest part of the brain
* located at the back of the head below the posterior portion of the cerebrum

Answer 14

Cerebellum

Question 15

Stalk like portion of the brain that connects the cerebral hemisphere with the spinal cord

Answer 15

brainstem

Question 16

Long, fragile, tube-like, structure that begins at the end of the brainstem and continues down almost to the bottom of the spinal column

Answer 16

Spinal cord

Question 17

• regulates and integrates the automatic nervous system, including controlling heart rate, blood pressure, respiratory, and digestive tract activity
• regulates emotional responses, including fear and pleasure
• regulates body temperature
• regulates food intake by controlling hunger sensations
• regulates water balance by controlling thirst sensations
  *.controls sleep-wakefulness cycles
• regulates the pituitary gland and endocrine system activity

Answer 17

What are the regulatory functions of the hypothalamus?