vocab module 1abc

Question 1

diencephalon contains?

Answer 1

thalamus and hypothalamus

Question 2

central nervous system includes?

Answer 2

the brain and spinal cord

Question 3

area of diencephalon?

Answer 3

caudal part of forebrain; consists of thalamus and hypothalamus.

Question 4

area of forebrain?

Answer 4

upper half of brain consisting of telencephalon and diencephalon; which includes the cerebral cortex, basal ganglia, limbic system, hypothalamus and thalamus

Question 5

hindbrain is located ________ and consists of_____?

Answer 5

upper half of brain consisting of metencephalon and myelencephalon

Question 6

telencephalon is located in the?

Answer 6

cerebrum and controls conscious thought processes, intellectual functions / memory storage and processing / conscious and subconscious regulation of skeletal muscle contractions

Question 7

mesencephalon is located where? and for what purposes

Answer 7

midbrain; for processing of visual and auditory data / generation of reflexive somatic motor responses / maintenance of consciousness

Question 8

metencephalon location and functions?

Answer 8

cerebellum; and coordinates complex somatic motor patterns / adjusts output of other somatic motor centers in brain and spinal cord

Question 9

metencephalon (pons) funcitons?

Answer 9

relays sensory information to cerebellum and thalamus / subconscious somatic and visceral motor centers

Question 10

thalamus controls?

Answer 10

The relay and processing centers for sensory information.

Question 11

hypothalamus controls?

Answer 11

controlling the emotions, autonomic functions, and hormone production