Nervous System Quiz #2 Flashcards
What makes up the Peripheral nervous system?
1.) Cranial nerves
2.) Spinal nerves
3.) Ganglia
4.) Enteric plexuses
5.) Receptors
What are the 4 main regions of the brain?
1.) Cerebrum
2.) Diecephalon
3.) Cerebellum
4.) Brain stem
What are the subdivisions of the P.N.S?
1.) Somatic NS ( voluntary)
2.) Autonomic NS (involuntary-further broken down to sympathetic parasympathetic)
3.) Enteric NS ( brain of the gut)
What is the function of the cerebellum?
. Balance
. posture
. hand eye coordination
The brain stem is broken down into what 3 parts.
1.) Medulla oblongata
2.) Pons
3.) Midbrain
All 3 parts involved in relaying nerves to and from the spinal cord to the brain.
What does the medulla oblongata control?
Controls subconscious activities such as:
.respiration
.blood pressure
.heart rate
The diencephalon is broken up with what 2 parts?
1.) Thalamus
2.) Hypothalamus
What does the thalamus control?
Major relay station for most sensory impulses.
Contributes to motor function from the cerebellum & basal ganglia to motor areas of the cerebral cortex
What does the pituitary gland do?
releases hormones
What does the hypothalamus control?
Communication centre between endocrine & nervous system. Regulates hunger, thirst, pleasure, thermostat, sexual response. It regulates release of hormones from the pituitary.
What are the 4 parts of the cerebrum?
1.) cerebral cortex
2.) inner white matter
3.) basal ganglia
4.) limbic system
The cerebral cortex is divided into how many hemispheres?
2 ( left and right)
The cerebral cortex has how many lobes?
4
why does the cerebral cortex have so many folds?
to accomodate an increased amount of interneurons
What is the limbic system?
It is the emotional brain.
The amygdala is your emotional responses.
The hippocampus creates new memories.
What are the 4 lobes of the cerebral cortex?
1.) Frontal
2.) Parietal
3.) Temporal
4.) Occipital
What does the frontal lobe of the cerebral cortex control?
Thinking
Reasoning
Personality
Intelligence
Judgement
Language
What does the parietal lobe of the cerebral cortex control?
Language
Somatosensory