SSII Final (Ch 14 & 15)

Question 1

*what contains centers that control both the force and rate of heart contraction and the rate and rhythm of breathing?

Answer 1

Medulla Oblongata

Question 2

*what are the three parts of the brain stem?

Answer 2

pons, midbrain, and medulla oblongata

Question 3

*Which extension of the dura mater separates the two hemispheres of the cerebrum?

Answer 3

Falx cerebri

Question 4

*Which part of the brain releases dopamine?

Answer 4

Midbrain

Question 5

*what consists of the thalamus, hypothalamus and epithalamus?

Answer 5

Diencephalon

Question 6

*Which region of the brain serves as the major relay station for most sensory impulses that reach the primary sensory areas of the cerebral cortex from the spinal cord and brain stem?

Answer 6

Thalamus

Question 7

*Which region of the brain contains the pineal gland?

Answer 7

Epithalamus

Question 8

*Which of the following functional areas of the cerebrum is responsible for sensing body touch and temperature?

Answer 8

Primary somatosensory area

Question 9

*the central sulcus of the cerebrum separates the…

Answer 9

Frontal lobe from the parietal lobe

Question 10

*An area of skin that provides sensory input to the CNS via one pair of spinal nerves is called a…

Answer 10

Dermatome

Question 11

*which reflex controls muscle length by casing contraction in response to a muscle being overstretched?

Answer 11

stretch reflex

Question 12

*what is associated with stimulation of the sympathetic system

Answer 12

emergency

Question 13

*Sympathetic nerves exit the spine from …

Answer 13

T1-L2

Question 14

*Postganglionic cell bodies are found where?

Answer 14

In a ganglion

Question 15

*Parasympathetic nerves exit the spine from…

Answer 15

Brain Stem & S2-4

Question 16

*Nerves that release acetylcholine are considered

Answer 16

Cholinergic

Question 17

*Receptors that monitor the internal environment of the body are called

Answer 17

Interoceptors

Question 18

*what type of neurons release norepinephrine

Answer 18

Sympathetic Postganglionic

Question 19

*Nerve that release epinephrin & norepinephrin are considered

Answer 19

Adrenergic

Question 20

*The Sympathetic division (of the autonomic nervous system) is also called ____________.

Answer 20

The Thoracolumbar division

Question 21

*The Parasympathhetic division is also called ____________ .

Answer 21

The Craniosacral division

Question 22

*Which the following regions of the brain serve as the major control center of the ANS?

Answer 22

Hypothalamus

Question 23

*All preganglionic neurons release what neurotransmitter

Answer 23

Acetylcholine (ACh)

Question 24

which neuron does not release ACh?

Answer 24

postganglionic neurons in the sympathetic division

Question 25

what does the brain stem consist of?

Answer 25

medulla oblongata, pons, midbrain

Question 26

what regulates heart rate?

Answer 26

medulla oblongata

Question 27

what controls voluntary output, breathing, and vision/hearing?

Answer 27

pons

Question 28

what releases dopamine?

Answer 28

midbrain

Question 29

what regulates skilled movement, posture, and balance?

Answer 29

cerebellum

Question 30

what is the relay station?

Answer 30

thalamus

Question 31

what controls ANS, endocrine system, body temp?

Answer 31

hypothalamus

Question 32

where is the pineal gland?

Answer 32

epithalamus

Question 33

what secretes melatonin?

Answer 33

epithalamus

Question 34

what is the largest part of the brain?

Answer 34

cerebrum