Nervous System

Question 1

Cerebellum

Answer 1

Found beneath the cerebrum and behind the brainstem. Helps coordinate body movements, posture, and balance

Question 2

Brainstem

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Found between thalamus and the spinal cord. Connects brain with spinal cord. Breathing, heart rate, and bloodpressure

Question 3

Cerebrum

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Largest and part of the forebrain. Controls higher-order functions such as interpreting touch, speech and language, reasoning, emotions, and fine motor control.

Question 4

Cerebral Cortex

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is grey matter that surrounds the entire cerebrum. divided into left and right hemispheres.

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Gyri

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Ridges of the cerebral cortex

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Sulci

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Grooves of the cerebral cortex

Question 7

Fissures

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Very large grooves in the cerebral cortex

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Frontal Lobe

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Process higher-level cognitive skills, reasoning, concentration, motor skills, language, and functions as a control center for emotions

Question 9

Parietal Lobe

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Integration site for visual perception and sensory information such as touch, pain, and pressure

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Temporal Lobe

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Organizes sounds and processes language that is heard. helps form memories, speech perception, and language skills.

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Occipital Lobe

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Interprets visual stimuli and information

Question 12

Sensory neurons

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Afferent nerve cells that send information to the CNS. Sensed from the external environment

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Motor Neurons

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Efferent Nerve cells that receive impulses form CNS and sends to the effectors

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Interneurons

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Act as a bridge between motor and sensory neurons.

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Limbic system

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Controls emotion and memory

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Hypothalamus

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Rgulates autonomic nervous sytem. Concerned with homeostaasis. Works with pituitary gland.

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Amygdala

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Recognized as the aggression center. Areas of this region produce feelings of anger violence fear and anxiety.

Question 18

Thalamus

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Sends sensory input to the cerebral cortex. Smell does not pass through thalamus.

Question 19

Hippocampus

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helps convert short-term memory to long-term memory. If hippocampus is damaged new memories can’t form