Nervous System Flashcards

1
Q

Largest part of brain and is divided between right and left

A

Cerebrum

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2
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Bridge of nerve fibers that connects one cerebral hemisphere to another

A

Corpus callosum

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3
Q

Hypothalamus and thalamus

A

Diencephalon

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4
Q

Origin and regulator of automatic nervous system

A

Hypothalamus

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5
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Located in the center of cerebrum, composed of two bilateral masses of gray matter

A

Thalamus

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6
Q

Coordinates motor movement

A

Cerebellum

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7
Q

Made up if medulla oblongata, pons, and midbrain

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Brainstem

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8
Q

Lowermost portion of brainstem that connects pons and spinal cord

Contains vital cardiac, vasomotor, and respiratory control centers

A

Medulla oblongata

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9
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Connects cerebellum to brain stem

A

Pons

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10
Q

Midbrain — also the region between diencephalon and pons

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Mesencephalon

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11
Q

Dura mater
Arachnoid
Pía mater

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Meninges — theee laters of protective membranes

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12
Q

Spinal nerves

A

C1-C8
T1-T12
L1-L5

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13
Q

Central nervous system

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Brain and spinal cord

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14
Q

Peripheral nervous system

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Somatic nervous system, autonomic nervous system, and sense organs

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15
Q

Voluntary nerves

A

Somatic nervous system

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16
Q

Involuntary nerves

A

Autonomic nervous system

17
Q

Sensory neurons

A

Afferent

18
Q

Motor neurons

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Efferent

19
Q

“Fight or flight”

A

Sympathetic

20
Q

Digestion, sex, and immunity

A

Parasympathetic