NERVOUS SYSTEM TRIVIA REVIEW

Round 1 1) Cortical areas involved in audition are found in what lobe of the brain? 2) What are three functions of the nervous system? 3) What are the cells that produce myelin sheaths around the axons of the CNS? 4) What is the name for a shallow groove in the brain?

Round 1 1) temporal 2) sensory, integrative, motor 3) oligodendrocytes 4) sulcus

Round 2 1) The diencephalon is composed of what two parts? 2) What are two main functions of cerebrospinal fluid? 3) What are the three cranial nerves that are involved in controlling eye movement? 4) Name the three cranial nerves that are purely sensory.

Round 2 1) hypothalamus & thalamus 2) cushioning, delivers nutrients 3) III (oculomotor), IV (trochlear), VI (abducens) 4) I (olfactory), II (optic), VIII (acoustic)

Round 3 1) If someone is exhibiting an unstable gait and cannot touch their finger to their nose, what part of the brain is likely damaged? 2) What is the broad band of white matter that connects the two cerebral hemispheres? 3) What area of the brain is involved in the understanding of written and spoken language? 4) What are the mitotic supportive cells of the brain called?

Round 3 1) cerebellum 2) corpus callosum 3) temporal (Wernicke’s area) 4) neuroglia

Round 4 1) What are the two divisions of the autonomic nervous system? 2) How does Novacaine block pain signals from being sent? 3) What are the three main effectors of the autonomic nervous system? 4) Which nerve carries a majority of the parasympathetic output from the brain?

Round 4 1) sympathetic and parasympathetic 2) blocks the opening of Na+ (cation) channels at the synapse 3) smooth muscle, cardiac muscle, glands 4) Vagus

Round 5 1) What subdivision controls the contraction of smooth muscle of the GI tract? 2) Where is the positive concentration of sodium in a resting neuron? 3) What degenerative disorder of the CNS leads to movement related symptoms due to the breakdown of neurons that release dopamine? 4) What is an autoimmune disease that leads to the destruction of the myelin sheath of neurons in CNS?

Round 5 1) enteric nervous system - ENS 2) outside the neuron 3) Parkinson’s 4) Multiple Sclerosis

Round 6

Round 6 1) grey matter 2) white matter 3) arachnoid mater 4) arachnoid villi 5) dura mater 6) pia mater