Quiz: CNS, PNS, ANS Matching Flashcards
Taste / gustatory area (associated lobe)…
Insula
Visual area (associated lobe)…
Occipital lobe
Seat of intelligence, abstract reasoning (associated lobe)…
Frontal lobe
Premotor area (associated lobe)…
Frontal lobe
Motor speech area (associated lobe)…
Frontal lobe
Somatic motor cortex (associated lobe)…
Frontal lobe
Primary sensory cortex (associated lobe)…
Parietal lobe
Auditory area (associated lobe)…
Temporal lobe
“Visceral command center”…
Hypothalamus
“Executive suite”…
Cerebrum
“Survival center”…
Brain stem
“Motor command center”…
Cerebellum
“Gateway to cerebrum”…
Thalamus
A major relay station for sensory information ascending to primary sensory areas of the cerebral cortex. Contains many specialized nuclei…
Thalamus
This brain area associates experiences necessary for the production of abstract ideas, judgment, and conscience…
Prefrontal area
The axons from this area form the major pyramidal tracts…
Primary motor cortex
(Sleep) Very easy to awaken; EEG shows alpha waves; may even deny being asleep…
Stage 1
(Sleep) Typified by sleep spindles…
Stage 2
(Sleep) Theta and delta waves begin to appear…
Stage 3
(Sleep) The stage when vital signs (blood pressure, heart rate, and body temperature) reach their lowest normal levels…
Stage 4
(Sleep) Indicated by movement of the eyes under the lids; dreaming occurs…
REM
(Sleep) Begins about 90 minutes after the onset of sleep…
REM
(Sleep) Necessary for emotional health; may be neural “debugging”…
REM
Collection of nerve roots at the inferior end of the vertebral canal…
Cauda equina
Point of termination of the spinal cord in an adult…
Conus medullaris
Where nerves serving the upper limbs arise…
Cervical enlargement
Anchors the spinal cord in place…
Filum terminale
Bulbous corpuscle…
Ruffini endings
Lamellar corpuscle…
Pacinian corpuscle
Tactile corpuscle…
Meissner corpuscle
(Cranial nerve) Formed by the union of a cranial and a spinal root…
Accessory
(Cranial nerve) Receptors located in epithelium of the nasal cavity…
Olfactory
(Cranial nerve) Serves the senses of hearing and equilibrium…
Vestibulocochlear
(Cranial nerve) Helps to regulate blood pressure and digestion…
Vagus
(Cranial nerve) Turns the eyeball laterally…
Abducens
(Plexus) The obturator and femoral nerves branch from this plexus…
Lumbar plexus
(Plexus) Striking the “funny bone” (ulnar nerve) may cause injury to a nerve of this plexus…
Brachial plexus
(Plexus) Trauma to a nerve of this plexus may cause wrist drop…
Brachial plexus
(Plexus) A fall or improper administration of an injection to the buttocks may injure a nerve of this plexus…
Sacral plexus
(Plexus) The phrenic nerve branches from this plexus…
Cervical plexus
(Reflex) Tests both upper and lower motor pathways. The sole of the foot is stimulated with a dull instrument…
Plantar reflex
(Reflex) Consists of an ipsilateral withdrawal reflex and a contralateral extensor reflex; important in maintaining balance…
Crossed-extensor reflex
(Reflex) Produces a rapid withdrawal of the body part from a painful stimulus; ipsilateral…
Flexor reflex
(Reflex) Prevents muscle overstretching and maintains muscle tone…
Stretch reflex
(Reflex) Produces muscle relaxation and lengthening in response to tension; the contracting muscle relaxes as its antagonist is activated…
Tendon
(ANS Division) Short, preganglionic, long postganglionic fibers…
Sympathetic
(ANS Division) Collateral ganglia…
Sympathetic
(ANS Division) Active after having eaten a meal…
Parasympathetic
(ANS Division) Decreases heart rate…
Parasympathetic
(ANS Division) Maintenance functions…
Parasympathetic
(ANS Division) Stimulates ciliary muscles of the eye…
Parasympathetic
(ANS Division) Increases blood pressure…
Sympathetic
