Nervous system

Question 1

What is the forebrain composed of?

Answer 1

Telencephalon-cerebrum

Diencephalic-thalamus and hypothalamus

Question 2

What is the midbrain composed of?

Answer 2

Mesencephalon

Question 3

What is the hindbrain composed of?

Answer 3

Rhombencephalon- pons, medulla, cerebellum

Question 4

What is the function of the mesencephalon?

Answer 4

Vision, hearing, motor function

Question 5

What is the function of the frontal lobe of the cerebral hemisphere?

Answer 5

Executive functions, long term memory

Question 6

What is the function of the parietal lobe of the cerebral hemisphere?

Answer 6

Integration of sensory functions

Question 7

What is the function of the occipital lobe of the cerebral hemisphere?

Answer 7

Visual processing

Question 8

What is the function of the temporal lobe of the cerebral hemisphere?

Answer 8

Primary auditory cortex

Question 9

What cranial and spinal nerves make up the parasympathetic nervous system?

Answer 9

Cranial - 3, 7, 9, 10 - occularmotor, facial, glossopharyngeal, vagus

Spinal - S2-S4

Question 10

Parasympathetic NS - where are the ganglions?

Answer 10

Long pre-ganglionic fibres!

Question 11

Sympathetic NS - where are the ganglions?

Answer 11

Short pre ganglionic fibres!

Question 12

What spinal nerves make up the sympathetic nervous system?

Answer 12

T1-L2/3

Question 13

What is the sympathetic chain?

Answer 13

All the sympathetic ganglia joined together in a chain