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test review over brain
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| how many cranial nerves | twelve |
| medula pons nidbrain | brinstem |
| a nerve cell is called a | neuron |
| largest part of brain | cerebrum |
| central nervous system consist of what | spinal cord |
| choroid plexus helps with what | information of cerebral spinal fluid |
| hyperthalmus is responsible for | skeletal muscle control |
| what is the inner most layer of the meninges | pia mater |
| meninges are | membrane that contains fluid |
| space that separates axon from dentrite | synapse |
| hypothalamus and thalamus are part of | diancephalon |
| how far down does the spinal cord extend | 2nd lumbar vertebrea |
| dendite carry messages to | cell body |
| nerve impulse begins as a result of | stimulus |
| part of NS responsible for fight or flight | sympathetic system |
| conscience, thought, memory, muscle activity is from | cerebrum |
| single long arm of neuron | axon |
| what does a neuron have more than one of | dentrite |
| impulses from medulla control | breathing and heart rate |
| medulla located | in brainstem |
| shallow groves on surface of the cerebrum | sulci |
| if all neurons in body where functioning normally except in cerebrum which could a person do | breath |
| what structure in the brain is responsible for movements and posture | cerebellum |
| 4 fluid filled cavities in brain | ventricles |
| stimulate patella tendon a muscle contraction will result | reflex |