NERVOUS SYSTEM_PPT 2 (LEC)

Question 1

Major communication link between the brain and the spinal nerves

Answer 1

spinal cord

Question 2

ENUMERATE
31 pairs of the spinal nerve

Answer 2

5 lumbar
5 sacral
12 thoracic
8 cervical
1 coccyx

Question 3

unconscious and involuntary responses to stimuli

Answer 3

reflexes

Question 4

• it removes the body from painful stimuli
• keep the body from sudden falling

Answer 4

somatic reflex

Question 5

responsible for maintaining variables within their normal ranges like
- blood pressure
- water intake
- blood CO2 levels

Answer 5

autonomic reflex

Question 6

FUNCTIONAL UNIT of the nervous system

Answer 6

reflex arc

Question 7

lumbar and sacral plexuses are often considered together as the ________________

Answer 7

lumbosacral plexus

Question 8

control center for many body functions

Answer 8

the brain

Question 9

the brain consists of the:

Answer 9

brainstem
cerebellum
diencephalon
cerebrum

Question 10

brainstem consist of:

Answer 10

medulla oblongata
pons
midbrain

Question 11

connects the spinal cord and cerebellum to the remainder of the brain

Answer 11

brainstem

Question 12

TRUE OR FALSE
damage to small areas of the brainstem can cause death, whereas damage to large areas of the cerebrum or cerebellum do not

Answer 12

TRUE

Question 13

regulate heart, blood vessels, breathing, swallowing, hiccupping, balance and coordination

Answer 13

medullary nuclei

Question 14

regulate breathing, swallowing, balance, chewing and SALIVATION

Answer 14

pontine nuclei

Question 15

these are tracts that controls voluntary muscle movement

Answer 15

pyramids

Question 16

what is the function of substantia nigra and red nucleus?

Answer 16

regulate body movements

Question 17

maintains consciousness and regulates the sleep-wake cycle

Answer 17

reticulating activating system

Question 18

3 parts of cerebellum

Answer 18

flocculonodular lobe
vermis & medial part of the lateral hemisphere
lateral hemisphere

Question 19

controls balance and eye movement

Answer 19

flocculonodular lobe

Question 20

control posture, locomotion and fine motor coordination

Answer 20

vermis and medial part of the lateral hemisphere

Question 21

involve with planning, practice and learning complex movements

Answer 21

lateral hemispheres

Question 22

diencephalon is consist of __________ and ____________

Answer 22

thalamus
hypothalamus

Question 23

it functions as an integration center.
all sensory input that reaches the cerebrum, except for the sense of smell, synapses here

Answer 23

thalamus

Question 24

involved in emotions and pain reception

Answer 24

thalamus

Question 25

main visceral control center of the body and is vitally important to overall body homeostasis

Answer 25

hypothalamus

Question 26

ridges: gyri
grooves:________________

Answer 26

sulci/ fissures

Question 27

involved in voluntary motor functions, motivation, aggression, sense of smell and mood

Answer 27

frontal lobes

Question 28

major sensory areas receiving sensory input such as touch, pain, temperature, balance, and taste

Answer 28

parietal lobes

Question 29

visual centers

Answer 29

occipital lobes

Question 30

evaluate smell and hearing input and involved in memory and abstract thought and judgement

Answer 30

temporal lobes

Question 31

important in controlling motor functions

Answer 31

basal nuclei

Question 32

includes parts of the cerebral cortex, basal nuclei, the thalamus, the hypothalamus, and the olfactory cortex

Answer 32

limbic system