Nervous System

Question 1

Arachnoid

Answer 1

Aracnoides, middle layer of meninges

Question 2

Cerebrum

Answer 2

Cerebro, largest portion of the brain; right & left hemispheres; interprets general senses (sight, hearing, intellect, memory, emotion)

Question 3

Neuron

Answer 3

Neurona, conducts nerve impulses

Question 4

Cortisol

Answer 4

Corticoesteroide endógeno, hormone secreted by adrenal cortex; increases glucose level for energy, AKA hydrocortisone = hidrocortisona

Question 5

Cerebellum

Answer 5

Cerebelo, rombencéfalo; under posterior portion of cerebrum; assists in coordination of skeletal muscles & maintaining balance

Question 6

Meninges

Answer 6

Meninges, 3 layers of membrane covering brain and spinal cord

Question 7

Cerebrospinal fluid

Answer 7

Líquido cefalorraquídio o cerebroespinal; flows through subarachnoid space (espacio subaracnoideo); cushions brain & spinal cord

Question 8

dendrite; a short branched extension of a nerve cell, along which impulses received from other cells at synapses are transmitted to the cell body

Answer 8

dendrita

Question 9

diencephalon; the caudal (posterior) part of the forebrain, containing the epithalamus, thalamus, hypothalamus, and ventral thalamus and the third ventricle.

Answer 9

diencéfalo

Question 10

brainstem

Answer 10

cuello encefálico

Question 11

vagus nerve; each of the tenth pair of cranial nerves, supplying the heart, lungs, upper digestive tract, and other organs of the chest and abdomen

Answer 11

nervio vago