HLTAAP001-The Nervous System & Special Senses

Question 1

The nervous system is made up of:

Answer 1

the Central Nervous System (CNS) and Peripheral Nervous System (PNS)

Question 2

The CNS is made up of:

Answer 2

the brain and spinal cord.

Question 3

The PNS is made up of:

Answer 3

the nerves and ganglia that lay outside the brain and spinal cord.

Question 4

The main function of the CNS is:

Answer 4

to control the body and mind.

Question 5

There are ____ types of general functions of the CNS. They are called, a s__________ function, an i__________ function and a m__________ function.

Answer 5

three, sensory, interpretive, motor

Question 6

The sensory function involves:

Answer 6

sensory nerves gathering information from the body’s internal and external environment. The nerves will then carry the information to the CNS.

Question 7

The interpretive function involves:

Answer 7

sensory information being brought to the CNS, processed and finally interpreted.

Question 8

The motor function involves:

Answer 8

motor nerves conveying information from the CNS to the muscles within the glands of the body.

Question 9

CSF stands for:

Answer 9

cerebrospinal fluid.

Question 10

The nervous system structure is protected by:

Answer 10

bone and cushioned from injury by the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF).

Question 11

The brain is a:

Answer 11

mass of soft nerve tissue, encapsulated within the skull.

Question 12

The brain is made up of:

Answer 12

grey matter, mainly nerve cell bodies, and white matter which are the cell processes.

Question 13

The brain is divided into ____ many parts.

Answer 13

four

Question 14

The four parts of the brain are:

Answer 14

the cerebrum, cerebral cortex, cerebellum and medulla.

Question 15

The largest part of the brain is:

Answer 15

the cerebrum.

Question 16

The cerebrum is divided into the:

Answer 16

right and left hemispheres.

Question 17

The right hemisphere is responsible for:

Answer 17

controlling movement and activities on the left side of the body.

Question 18

The left hemisphere is responsible for:

Answer 18

controlling the right side of the body.

Question 19

Within the cerebrum there are areas for:

Answer 19

speech, hearing, smell, sight, memory, learning and motor and sensory areas.

Question 20

The cerebral cortex lays:

Answer 20

outside of the cerebrum.

Question 21

The function of the cerebral cortex is:

Answer 21

is learning, reasoning, language and memory

Question 22

The cerebellum is located:

Answer 22

below the cerebrum at the back of the skull.

Question 23

The function of the cerebellum is to:

Answer 23

control voluntary muscles, balance and muscle tone.

Question 24

The medulla controls:

Answer 24

heart rate, breathing, swallowing, coughing and vomiting.

Question 25

The medulla along with the p____ and the m________ forms the brainstem that connects to the cerebrum and spinal cord.

Answer 25

pons, midbrian

Question 26

Can you name all of the lobes of the brain?

Answer 26

Frontal, temporal, parietal, occipital.

Question 27

Thinking, speech production and movement control are the function of the:

Answer 27

frontal lobe.

Question 28

Hearing, memory, speech interpretation are the functions of the:

Answer 28

temporal lobe.

Question 29

Perceiving sensations and processing sounds are the functions of the:

Answer 29

parietal lobe.

Question 30

The ______ lobe is responsible for visual perception.

Answer 30

occipital

Question 31

The spinal cord is approx ______ cm long.

Answer 31

45cm

Question 32

The spinal cord extends from the ______ to the _____________.

Answer 32

medulla, second lumbar vertebrae

Question 33

Nerves convey ______ from the brain.

Answer 33

impulses

Question 34

The nerves that carry impulses from the brain can also be known as _____ _______.

Answer 34

motor nerves

Question 35

The main function of the PNS is:

Answer 35

to connect the CNS to the rest of the body.

Question 36

The PNS is divided into _______ parts.

Answer 36

three

Question 37

The divisions of the PNS are:

Answer 37

the autonomic nervous system, the somatic nervous system and nerves.

Question 38

The autonomic nervous system’s main function is:

Answer 38

to control the automatic functions (things that function automatically- without you having to move them e.g. heart). The autonomic nervous system includes the heart, smooth muscle (organs) and glands.

Question 39

The autonomic nervous system is divided up into:

Answer 39

the “fight-or-flight” system and the “resting and digesting” system.

Question 40

The somatic nervous system contains:

Answer 40

12 cranial nerves and 31 spinal nerves.

Question 41

The function of the somatic nervous system is to:

Answer 41

allow us to consciously or voluntarily control our skeletal muscles.

Question 42

______ are made up of special cells called neurons.

Answer 42

Nerves

Question 43

Neurons are comprised of:

Answer 43

a dendrite, a cell body and an axon.

Question 44

Neurons move across a synapse when:

Answer 44

as messages travel from one neuron to another.

Question 45

The neurone is comprised of:

Answer 45

a nerve cell and its adjoining processes called an axon and dendrites.

Question 46

E_________ i__________ enter the neurone via the d__________ and leave via the a__________.

Answer 46

Electrical impulses, dendrites, axon

Question 47

The sense organs are:

Answer 47

the ear, eyes, nose, tongue and skin.

Question 48

The five senses are:

Answer 48

sight, touch, smell, taste and hearing.