organs of the central nervous system
Help!
|
|
||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| major portion of the central nervous system | brain
🗑
|
||||
| controls skeletal muscles, interprets general senses | cerebrum
🗑
|
||||
| spaces within the brain that contain a fluid called cerebrospinal fluid | ventricles
🗑
|
||||
| located under the posterior portion of the cerbrum | cerebellum
🗑
|
||||
| stemlike portion of the brain that connects with the spinal cord | brainstem
🗑
|
||||
| bridge | pons
🗑
|
||||
| control respiration, heart rate, and muscles in the blood vessel walls | medulla oblongata
🗑
|
||||
| most superior portion of the brainstem | midbrain
🗑
|
||||
| clear, colorless fluid contained in the ventricles | cerebrospinal fluid (CSF)
🗑
|
||||
| passes through the ertebral canal extending from the medulla oblongata | spinal cord
🗑
|
||||
| three layers of membrane that covers the brain and spinal cord | meninges
🗑
|
||||
| tough outer layer of teh meninges | dura mater
🗑
|
||||
| delicate middle layer of the meninges | arachnoid
🗑
|
||||
| thin inner layer of meninges | pia mater
🗑
|
||||
| cordlike structure that carries impulses | nerve
🗑
|
||||
| group of nerve cell bodies located outside | ganglion
🗑
|
||||
| cells that form support and nourish nervous tissue | glia
🗑
|
||||
| conducts nerve impulses to carry out the function | neuron
🗑
|
Review the information in the table. When you are ready to quiz yourself you can hide individual columns or the entire table. Then you can click on the empty cells to reveal the answer. Try to recall what will be displayed before clicking the empty cell.
To hide a column, click on the column name.
To hide the entire table, click on the "Hide All" button.
You may also shuffle the rows of the table by clicking on the "Shuffle" button.
Or sort by any of the columns using the down arrow next to any column heading.
If you know all the data on any row, you can temporarily remove it by tapping the trash can to the right of the row.
To hide a column, click on the column name.
To hide the entire table, click on the "Hide All" button.
You may also shuffle the rows of the table by clicking on the "Shuffle" button.
Or sort by any of the columns using the down arrow next to any column heading.
If you know all the data on any row, you can temporarily remove it by tapping the trash can to the right of the row.
Embed Code - If you would like this activity on your web page, copy the script below and paste it into your web page.
Normal Size Small Size show me how
Normal Size Small Size show me how
Created by:
Gadley
Popular Anatomy sets