Module 1

Question 1

consists of myelinated axons of neurons

Answer 1

white matter

Question 2

Contains cell bodies and dendrites, synapses, and is area of the brain where neuronal connections are contained

Answer 2

gray matter

Question 3

Outermost area of the brain. Contains sulci, fissures, and gyri

Answer 3

Cortex

Question 4

name for small shallow grooves in the brain

Answer 4

sulci

Question 5

name for deep grooves in the brain

Answer 5

fissures

Question 6

name for raised areas in the brain

Answer 6

gyril

Question 7

The brain is subdivided into what 2 parts?

Answer 7

Brainstem and cerebrum

Question 8

What part of the brain produces neurotransmitters, and contains the midbrain, the pons, the medulla, the cerebellum, and the reticular formation system?

Answer 8

brainstem

Question 9

What part of the brain is split into two equal halves and contains the cortex and the limbic system?

Answer 9

Cerebrum

Question 10

What is the outermost meninges called?

Answer 10

dura mater

Question 11

What is the middle meninges called?

Answer 11

arachnoid

Question 12

What is the innermost meninges called?

Answer 12

pia mater

Question 13

The 2 halves of the cerebrum are connected by what?

Answer 13

corpus collosum

Question 14

What layer of meninges is CSF fluid located?

Answer 14

subarachnoid space

Question 15

The central nervous system consists of what two main parts?

Answer 15

brain and spinal cord

Question 16

Somatic nervous system controls what movements?

Answer 16

voluntary

Question 17

Somatic nervous system carries information from the CNS to _____?

Answer 17

skeletal muscles

Question 18

Autonomic nervous system controls what movements?

Answer 18

involuntary

Question 19

The autonomic nervous system maintains ______?

Answer 19

homeostasis

Question 20

The autonomic nervous system carry information from CNS to what 3 areas?

Answer 20

smooth muscle, cardiac muscle, glands

Question 21

What responses are part of the autonomic nervous system?

Answer 21

sympathetic and parasympathetic

Question 22

Which autonomic response triggers fight or flight?

Answer 22

sympathetic

Question 23

Which autonomic response is inhibitory and decreases body activity?

Answer 23

parasympathetic

Question 24

Which nervous system is involuntary and controls the GI system?

Answer 24

enteric

Question 25

What are the 4 areas of the cerebral cortex?

Answer 25

frontal lobe, temporal lobe, occipital lobe, and parietal lobe

Question 26

Which part of the cerebral cortex is the largest and most developed lobe?

Answer 26

frontal lobe

Question 27

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

Answer 27

temporal lobe

Question 28

Which part of the cerebra cortex includes visual, integrates vision with other sensory information

Answer 28

occipital