Module 3.1 Vocab

Question 1

Amygdala

Answer 1

Temporal lobe structure important for evaluating emotional information

Question 2

Autonomic Nervous System

Answer 2

Part of the PNS that controls the heart, intestines, and other organs

Question 3

Basal Ganglia

Answer 3

A group of subcortical forebrain structures lateral to the thalamus

Question 4

Brainstem

Answer 4

The medulla, pons, midbrain, and central structure of the forebrain

Question 5

Central Nervous System (CNS)

Answer 5

The brain and the spinal cord

Question 6

Cerebellum

Answer 6

Highly folded hindbrain structure that is important for behaviors that depend on accurate timing

Question 7

Cerebrospinal Fluid (CSF)

Answer 7

A clear fluid similar to blood plasma produced by the choroid plexus in the brain ventricles

Question 8

Cranial Nerves

Answer 8

Nerves that control sensations from the head, muscle movement in the head, and much of the parasympathetic output to the organs

Question 9

Dorsal

Answer 9

Located toward the back

Question 10

Dorsal Root Ganglia

Answer 10

Clusters of sensory neurons outside the spinal cord

Question 11

Forebrain

Answer 11

Most anterior part of the brain; consists of two cerebral hemispheres

Question 12

Gray Matter

Answer 12

Areas of the nervous system that are densely packed with cell bodies and dendrites

Question 13

Hindbrain

Answer 13

The posterior part of the brain

Question 14

Hippocampus

Answer 14

A large structure located toward the posterior of the forebrain, between the thalamus and the cerebral cortex

Question 15

Hypothalamus

Answer 15

Small area near the base of the brain, ventral to the thalamus

Question 16

Inferior Colliculus

Answer 16

Swelling on the surface of the tectum that contributes to hearing

Question 17

Limbic System

Answer 17

Interlinked structures that form a boarder around the braintstem

Question 18

Medulla

Answer 18

Hindbrain structure located just above the spinal cord; could be regarded as an enlarged extension of the spinal cord

Question 19

Meninges

Answer 19

membranes that surround the brain and spinal cord

Question 20

Midbrain

Answer 20

Middle part of the brian

Question 21

Nucleus Basalis

Answer 21

A forebrain structure that lies in the ventral surface; receives input from the hypothalamus and basal ganglia; sends axons to areas in the cerebral cortex

Question 22

Parasympathetic Nervous System

Answer 22

System of nerves that facilitate vegetative, non emergency responses by the body’s organs

Question 23

Peripheral Nervous System (PNS)

Answer 23

Nerves outside of the brain and spinal cord

Question 24

Pons

Answer 24

Hindbrain structure that lies anterior and ventral to the medulla

Question 25

Somatic Nervous System

Answer 25

Part of the PNS that consists of the axons conveying messages from the sense organs to the CNS and from the CNS to the muscles

Question 26

Spinal Cord

Answer 26

Part of the CNS; it communicates with all the sense organs and muscles except those of the head

Question 27

Substantia Nigra

Answer 27

A midbrain structure that gives rise to a pathway releasing dopamine

Question 28

Superior Colliculus

Answer 28

Swelling to either side of the tectum; important to visual processing

Question 29

Sympathetic Nervous System

Answer 29

A network of nerves that prepare the organs for vigorous activity

Question 30

Tectum

Answer 30

Roof of the midbrain

Question 31

Tegmentum

Answer 31

Intermediate level of the midbrian

Question 32

Thalamus

Answer 32

A pair of structures in the center of the forebrain

Question 33

Ventral

Answer 33

toward the stomach

Question 34

Ventricles

Answer 34

Four fluid-filled cavities within the brain

Question 35

White Matter

Answer 35

Area of the nervous system consisting of myelinated axons