Nervous System Structures (Reversed)

Question 1

Connects the brain and body. Also controls reflexes independently of the brain.

Answer 1

Describe the spinal cord

Question 2

Embryros contain a forebrain, midbrain, and hindbrain that differentiate into the major brain parts.

Answer 2

Describe the brain in embryos

Question 3

mid brain

Answer 3

The brain stem is also called what?

Question 4

homeostasis, movement and conduction of information

Answer 4

What does the brain stem control

Question 5

Medulla oblongata ,Pons, reticular formation

Answer 5

The brain stem is has what three parts?

Question 6

Transfers info from the PNS to the brain.

Answer 6

What does the Pons do?

Question 7

coordinates large scale movements (running)per instruction from the upper regions and controls autonomic functions

Answer 7

What does the Medulla oblongata

Question 8

a network of neurons that filters information before it gets to the brain

Answer 8

What is the reticular formation

Question 9

whether or not you pay attention to incoming data

Answer 9

What does the reticular formation determine?

Question 10

Sleep

Answer 10

____ is also controlled by the brain stem which is believed to help process learning and memory.

Question 11

hindbrain

Answer 11

Cerebellum is also called what?

Question 12

controls movements and balance. Helps learn motor skills

Answer 12

What does the cerebellum do?

Question 13

cerebrum; hand eye coordination

Answer 13

The cerebellum checks motor commands from the _______. This is helps with what?

Question 14

hearing; visual

Answer 14

The cerebellum receives _______ and _____ input.

Question 15

forebrain

Answer 15

The diencephalon is also called what?

Question 16

pineal gland

Answer 16

The epithalamus is also called what?

Question 17

epithalamus, thalamus, and hypothalamus

Answer 17

The diencephalon contains what parts?

Question 18

stores all information from the senses before sending them the cerebrum

Answer 18

What does the thalamus do?

Question 19

rhythms (sleep)

Answer 19

What does the epithalamus control?

Question 20

body temp

Answer 20

What does the hypothalamus control?

Question 21

main center of information processing

Answer 21

Describe the cerebrum

Question 22

outer layer of gray matter

Answer 22

What is the cerebral cortex

Question 23

pain, pressure, temp, muscles

Answer 23

What do somatosensory organs control?

Question 24

cerebral cortex

Answer 24

The _______ _____ receives information from the somatosensory.

Question 25

hemispheres

Answer 25

The left and right __________ each controls the opposite side of the body.

Question 26

corpus callosum

Answer 26

The hemispheres are connected by an axon known as what?

Question 27

Lateralization

Answer 27

The differences in the left and right is known as what?

Question 28

math and logic

Answer 28

The left hemisphere is better at what?

Question 29

better at recognition, patterns, and nonverbal thinking (creativity)

Answer 29

The right hemisphere is better at what?

Question 30

Frontal lobe, Occipital lobe, Temporal lobe, Parietal lobe

Answer 30

The Cerebral Cortex is separated into four lobes. What are they?

Question 31

Neural plasticity

Answer 31

What ability of the brain to change is called what?

Question 32

Synapses; memories

Answer 32

\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ can be strengthened or weakened by frequency of use which leads to \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_.

Question 33

mechanoreceptors

Answer 33

The sense receptors that control pressure, touch, sound is called what?

Question 34

chemoreceptors

Answer 34

The sense receptors that control taste, smell, solute concentration is called what?

Question 35

electromagnetic receptors

Answer 35

The sense receptors that control light, electricity, magnetism concentration is called what?

Question 36

thermoreceptors

Answer 36

The sense receptors that detect hot and cold is called what?

Question 37

pain receptors

Answer 37

The sense receptors that detect harmful conditions and solicits a reaction to minimize damage

Question 38

tympanic membrane; stapes

Answer 38

Sound waves travel in the ear and vibrates the ______ \_\_\_\_\_\_ which vibrates a bone called a \_\_\_\_\_\_.

Question 39

cochlear duct

Answer 39

The stapes causes fluid in the _______ \_\_\_\_\_ to vibrate thus moving hairs in there.

Question 40

auditory nerves

Answer 40

The hairs sends signals to ________ \_\_\_\_\_\_.

Question 41

semicircular canal

Answer 41

Fluid in ____________ \_\_\_\_ move hairs in response to gravity or out head tilting for equilibrium

Question 42

when a receptor protein binds to a molecule and begin a transduction pathway that stimulates a taste nerve

Answer 42

How the taste occurs?

Question 43

is all nerve cells that bind to a molecule and sends signals directly to the brain. (linning of the nose, mucus needed). causes smell

Answer 43

What is the olfactory

Question 44

cornea

Answer 44

Light comes in the \_\_\_\_\_\_.

Question 45

iris; pupil

Answer 45

The ___ can dilate the _____ to control the amount of light that hits the flexible lens of your eye.

Question 46

photoreceptors; cones; rods

Answer 46

The retina contains __________ that detect color in \_\_\_\_\_\_. and black and white in \_\_\_\_.

Question 47

optic nerve

Answer 47

The _____ \_\_\_\_\_\_ carries visual input to the brain.