Module 1 Flashcards
consists of myelinated axons of neurons
white matter
Contains cell bodies and dendrites, synapses, and is area of the brain where neuronal connections are contained
gray matter
Outermost area of the brain. Contains sulci, fissures, and gyri
Cortex
name for small shallow grooves in the brain
sulci
name for deep grooves in the brain
fissures
name for raised areas in the brain
gyril
The brain is subdivided into what 2 parts?
Brainstem and cerebrum
What part of the brain produces neurotransmitters, and contains the midbrain, the pons, the medulla, the cerebellum, and the reticular formation system?
brainstem
What part of the brain is split into two equal halves and contains the cortex and the limbic system?
Cerebrum
What is the outermost meninges called?
dura mater
What is the middle meninges called?
arachnoid
What is the innermost meninges called?
pia mater
The 2 halves of the cerebrum are connected by what?
corpus collosum
What layer of meninges is CSF fluid located?
subarachnoid space
The central nervous system consists of what two main parts?
brain and spinal cord
Somatic nervous system controls what movements?
voluntary
Somatic nervous system carries information from the CNS to _____?
skeletal muscles
Autonomic nervous system controls what movements?
involuntary
The autonomic nervous system maintains ______?
homeostasis
The autonomic nervous system carry information from CNS to what 3 areas?
smooth muscle, cardiac muscle, glands
What responses are part of the autonomic nervous system?
sympathetic and parasympathetic
Which autonomic response triggers fight or flight?
sympathetic
Which autonomic response is inhibitory and decreases body activity?
parasympathetic
Which nervous system is involuntary and controls the GI system?
enteric
What are the 4 areas of the cerebral cortex?
frontal lobe, temporal lobe, occipital lobe, and parietal lobe
Which part of the cerebral cortex is the largest and most developed lobe?
frontal lobe
Which part of the cerebral cortex includes language (Wernicke’s Area) receptive speech and language comprehension, auditory area, memory, emotion integration of vision with sensory information
temporal lobe
Which part of the cerebra cortex includes visual, integrates vision with other sensory information
occipital
