Module 10: The Central and Peripheral Nervous Systems

Question 1

Cerebrum

Answer 1

Collective term for the two cerebral hemispheres of the brain.

Question 2

Foramen

Answer 2

A round opening in a bone.

Question 3

Lateralization

Answer 3

The dominance or division of activities between the two cerebral hemispheres.

Question 4

Exteroceptors

Answer 4

Detect stimuli that arises from outside the body.

Question 5

Interoceptors

Answer 5

Detect stimuli that is within the body.

Question 6

Proprioceptors

Answer 6

Monitor our movements by responding to internal stimuli from skeletal muscle, joints, tendons, and ligaments.

Question 7

Dermatome

Answer 7

Branches of a single nerve that innervate a segment of skin.