Susie Chapter 1

Question 1

what are the three main parts in the nervous system?

Answer 1

Brain, spinal cord, and peripheral nervous system.

Question 2

this type of neuron controls muscle activity.

Answer 2

motor neurons

Question 3

this type of neurons detect and respond to different attributes of the environment.

Answer 3

sensory neurons

Question 4

this receptor give rise to protective reflexes and sensation of pain.

Answer 4

nociceptors

Question 5

this type of neurons are most numerous (located in CNS). They mediate simple reflexes and are responsible for the highest functions of the brain.

Answer 5

interneurons

Question 6

this type of cells make contribution to the development of the nervous system and the brain: provide nutrients, physical support

Answer 6

glial cells

Question 7

the two processes (in an action potential) are called…

Answer 7

dedrites and axons

Question 8

this part of the body controls simple reflexes and forms a highway between the body and the brain

Answer 8

spinal cord

Question 9

this part of the brain controls breathing and blood pressure

Answer 9

hind-brain

Question 10

this part of the brain plays essential role in the control and timing of movements

Answer 10

cerebellum

Question 11

this part of the brain mediates the function of sleep, attention or reward

Answer 11

midbrain

Question 12

this part of the brain belongs to diencephalon. It relays impulses from sensory system to cerebral cortex, which in turn sends messages back to it.

Answer 12

thalamus

Question 13

this part of the brain belongs to diencephalon (four parts in forebrain). it controls eating and drinking, and also regulates the release of hormones.

Answer 13

hypothalamus

Question 14

this plays a central role in the initiation and control of movement

Answer 14

basal ganglia

Question 15

this large fibres connects left and right hemispheres

Answer 15

corpus callosum

Question 16

this area is responsible for voluntary actions, language, speech, thinking and remembering.

Answer 16

cerebral cortex.

Question 17

the indention in the brain

Answer 17

sulcus

Question 18

the ridge surrounded by sulcus

Answer 18

gyrus

Question 19

this lobe is responsible for spatial perception and sensation.

Answer 19

parietal lobe

Question 20

this part of the brain is the bridge between PNS and CNs.

Answer 20

pons

Question 21

he discovered neurons. he is the father of modern neuroscience.

Answer 21

ramon y cajal

Question 22

what part of the brainstem consists of the thalamus and hypothalamus?

Answer 22

diencephalon