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nervous system
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| outermost layer | dura mater |
| middle layer | arachnid |
| weblike | arachnid |
| shock absorber | arachnid |
| contains cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) | arachnid |
| innermost layer | pia mater |
| provides blood and lymph suply | pia mater |
| controls emotions, personality, sensory, motor skills, heat, pain, momory, language & reason | cerebrum |
| 2 hemispheres, 5 lobes | cerebrum |
| 5 lobes of cerebrum | frontal, parietal, temporal, occipital, and insula |
| responsible for visual and auditory reflex | midbrain |
| responsible for endocrine function | pituitary gland |
| responsible for regulating respiration | pons |
| links spinal cord to brain | medula oblongata |
| reflex centre for heart, respiration, blood pressure, swallowing, vomitting, sneezing | medula oblongata |
| transmits information from body to brain | spinal cord |
| posterior portion | cerebellum |
| coordinates and refines muscle movement initiated by cerebrum | cerebellum |
| equilibrium and balance | cerebellum |
| diecephalon consists of: | thalamus & hyperthalamus |
| receives all sensory stimuli except olfactory | thalamus |
| receives impulses from cerebrum and relays to efferent nerves | thalamus |
| regulates activites of the ANS | hypothalamus |
| controls many endocrine functions | hypothalamus |