Neuroanatomy

Question 1

Somatic NS

Answer 1

Nerves that interconnect the brain & major muscles & sensory systems

Question 2

Autonomic NS

Answer 2

Controls organs, including heart & intestines

Question 3

Sympathetic NS pathway

Answer 3

Axons exit from spinal cord, go short distance then innervate sympathetic ganglia. Then spread through body

Question 4

Parasympathetic NS pathway

Answer 4

Travel longer than sympathetic nerves before terminating in parasympathetic ganglia

Question 5

Cerebral cortex

Answer 5

Outer covering of cerebral hemispheres
performs complex cognitive processing

Question 6

Gyri

Answer 6

Resultant ridges of tissue are separated by sulci (cervices)

Question 7

Corpus Callosum

Answer 7

Connects axons to left & right hemispheres

Question 8

Brainstem components (3)

Answer 8

Midbrain, pons, medulla

Question 9

Hindbrain components (3)

Answer 9

Cerebellum, pons, medulla

Question 10

Cortical columns

Answer 10

vertical columns that constitute the basic organization for the cerebral cortex

Question 11

Basal Ganglia

Answer 11

Group of forebrain nuclei; found deep within cerebral hemispheres; crucial in skill learning

Question 12

Amygdala

Answer 12

limbic structure involved in emotional regulation & perception of odor

Question 13

Hippocampus

Answer 13

Medial temporal lobe structure important for spatial cognition, learning, memory

Question 14

Nerve s that transmit information about smell

Answer 14

Olfactory nerve

Question 15

Nerve that carry visual info from eyes

Answer 15

Optic

Question 16

Nerves that convey information about hearing & balance

Answer 16

Vestibulocochlear

Question 17

Nerves that move the eyes

Answer 17

Oculomotor, Trochlear, & Abducens

Question 18

Nerves that control neck muscles

Answer 18

Spinal accessory

Question 19

Nerve that controls tongue

Answer 19

Hypoglossal

Question 20

Nerves that transmit facial muscles & receive taste sensation

Answer 20

facial

Question 21

Nerves that receive taste sensations & sensations from throat & control throat muscles

Answer 21

glossopharyngeal

Question 22

Nerve that extends far from head, running to heart, liver, & intestines/other organs

Answer 22

Vagus