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nervous system
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Three functions of the nervous system | Sensory Input, Motor Output, & Integration |
| What is included in the nervous system structurally? | Brain, Spinal cord, & Nerves |
| Universal listeners/receivers of neuron impulse | Dendrites |
| Universal talkers/senders of neuron impulse | Axons |
| Where do 2 neurons meet | Synapse |
| Myelin sheath covering the axon of a neuron in the PNS | schawnn cells |
| Gaps between the myelin sheath of a neuron in the PNS | Nodes of Ranvier |
| The lobes of the brain are found in which brain region | cerebrum |
| What separated the lobes of the brain | fishes |
| how do action potentials move to the next neuron | neurotransmitters cross the synaptic cleft |
| Where is the thalamus located | deep within the brain's forebrain, specifically within the diencephalon situated above the brainstem |
| what does the cerebellum do | coordinates voluntary movement |
| what 3 parts make up the brain stem | midbrain, pons, medulla oblongata |
| where does the spinal cord attach to the brain | to the medulla oblongata at the base of brainstem |
| smell | olafactory |
| vision and detection of light by the pupil | optic |
| eye movement UPWARD, DOWNWARD AND INWARD | oculomotor |
| eye movement DOWNWARD and INWARD | trochlear |
| Facial sensation and chewing | Trigeminal |
| side to side eye movement | abducent |
| FACIAL expression and taste in the front 2/3 of the tongue | facial |
| Hearing and balance | vestibulocochlear |
| swallowing, gag reflex, and speech | glossopharyngeal |
| swallowing, gag reflex, and speech; control of muscle in internal organs | vagus |
| neck turning and shoulder shrugging | accessory |
| tongue movement | hypglossal |
| 4 lobes of the brain | frontal, temporal, parietal, occipital |
| what response is quicker? reaction or reflex | reflex |
| What is an example of a reflex | pulling your hand away from a hot stove before you even feel the pain |
| What system works with the nervous system to maintain homeostasis | Endocrine |