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nervous system
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What are the three functions of the nervous system | Sensory Input, Motor Output, Integration |
| What is included in the nervous system structurally | Brain, Spinal Cord, Nerves |
| What are the universal talkers or senders of neuron impulse | Axon |
| What do we call the area where two neurons meet | Synapse |
| What is the myelin sheaths covering the axon of a neuron in the PNS | Schwann Cells |
| What are the gaps between the myelin sheath of a neuron in the PNS | Nodes Of Ranvier |
| How do action potentials move to the next neuron | Nerve Transmitters bond to dendrites |
| The lobes of the brain are found in which brain region | Cerebrum |
| What separated the lobes of the brain | Fissures |
| Where is the thalamus located | Diencephalon |
| Where does the spinal cord attach to the brain | Medulla Oblongata |
| What three parts make up the brain stem | Mid Brain, Pons, Medulla Oblongata |
| What does the cerebellum do | Provides involuntary coordination and movement |
| Smell | Olfactory |
| Vision and detection of light by the pupil | Optic |
| Eye movement upward, downward, and inward; pupils respond to light | 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 two thirds of the tongue | Facial |
| Hearing and balance | Vestibocohlear |
| 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 | Hypoglossal |
| What are the universal listeners or receivers of neuron impulse | Dendrites |
| What is the job of the hypothalmus | Responsible for fight or flight |
| What are the Four lobes of the brain | Frontal, Parietal, Occipital, Temporal |
| Neural pathway that bypasses the brain | Reflex arc |
| Rapid reflex reaction is controlled by | Reflex arc |