Organization of the Nervous System

Question 1

Cerebrum

Answer 1

• Responsible for;
  Sensoring
  Thinking
  Memory
  Language
  Speech
  voluntary movements

-Has Two Hemispheres; that are connected together by a bundle of nerves

-Most of the higher intellectual thinking happens in the Frontal Loop

-The more foldings there are, the more space there

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Question 2

Medulla Oblongata:

Answer 2

Relays signals between the spinal cord and the brain. It controls the breathing rate, heart rate, and blood pressure.

Question 3

Pons:

Answer 3

Aids breathing

Question 4

Hypothalamus:

Answer 4

Maintains the body’s Homeostasis; regulates body temperatures, thirst, appetite, and water balance. Between the brain stem and the cerebrum.

Question 5

The brain stem is connected to the spinal cord by?

Answer 5

By two regions, Medulla Oblongata and Pons

Question 6

Cerebellum

Answer 6

-Responsible for;
Balance
Posture
Coordination

Question 7

somatic NS

Answer 7

Relays info between skin and muscle in body (voluntary)

Question 8

autonomic NS

Answer 8

relays info to internal organs (involuntary)

Question 9

central nervous system

Answer 9

interneurons of the brain and the spinal cord

Question 10

peripheral nervous system

Answer 10

consists of the sensory neurons and motor neurons that carry information to and from the CNS