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CNS Review
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Hypothalamus | Part of the diencephalon that helps regulate autonomic nervous system |
| Ventricle | Structure filled with circulating cerebrospinal fluid |
| How many coccygeal spinal nerves are there? | 1 |
| How many cervical spinal nerves are there? | 8 |
| Dura mater | First meninge under the skull |
| Functions of temporal lobe | Speech comprehension, memory, hearing |
| Functions of frontal lobe | Vision |
| Functions of parietal lobe | Taste, temperature, touch |
| Layers of the brain (superficial to deep) | Scalp, dura mater, arachnoid mater, pia mater, cerebrum |
| Pathway of reflex arc | Receptor, sensory neuron, spinal cord, motor neuron, effector |
| Frontal lobe | Controls planning, personality, and problem solving |
| Hippocampus | Stores memories |
| Where is the hippocampus located? | In the temporal lobe |
| Amygdala | Assigns value to memories or emotion |
| What sensory impulses does the thalamus receive? | Hearing, touch, temperature |
| What structure makes up the brainstem? | Medulla oblongata, pons, and midbrain |
| The cerebral cortex contains about what percent of all neuron cell bodies? | 75% |
| Functions of medulla oblongata | Heart rate and breathing |
| What is the first location of a reflex? | Receptor of a sensory neuron |
| Pia mater | directly connects blood vessels and nerves to brain |
| A stroke would likely impair an individual's ability to do what? | Speak |
| What two organs make up the CNS? | Brain and spinal cord |
| Three things that are associated with short term memory | Ability to add numbers in head, also called working memory, remembering where objects are located |
| What are the major parts of the brain? | Cerebellum, diencephalon, brainstem |
| Cauda equine | Branches of nerves extending from bottom of spinal cord |
| Pons | Depth of breathing |
| Medulla oblongata | Rhythm of breathing |
| Parts of diencephalon | Thalamus, hypothalamus, pituitary gland |
| Gray mater | Consists of neurons |
| White mater | Mainly composed of myelin fat |
| Sulci | Shallow grooves |
| Fissures | Deep grooves |
| Cervical enlargement controls what? | Upper body |
| How many segments make up the spinal column? | 31 |
| Arachnoid mater | Lacks blood vessels but makes up middle boundary |
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