Click to Play ! Neuro Quiz  Michael McKeough 2008 Identify the correct question Introduction to the Nervous System

Introduction & Overview Neuro Quiz Anatomical Divisions of NS Information Functions of NS Divisions of NS Misc.OrganizationPrinciples Click category value to begin.

Anatomical Divisions of NS 100 This is the most caudal segment of the CNS. It is subdivided in to cervical, thoracic, lumbar, and sacral. It serves the somatic and visceral needs of the body. What is the spinal cord? Click to reveal the question Return to Return to Game Board Game Board

Anatomical Divisions of NS 200 This segment is located between the spinal cord and pons. It contains part of the reticular formation. Longitudinal systems pass through here. It contains cranial nerve nuclei: XII, XI, X IX, and parts of: VIII, VII, V. What is the medulla oblongata? Click to reveal the question Return to Return to Game Board Game Board

Anatomical Divisions of NS 300 This segment contains the thalamus and hypothalamus. It regulates most access to the cerebral cortex. It is comprised of a constellation of nuclei. What is the diencephalon? Click to reveal the question Return to Return to Game Board Game Board

Anatomical Divisions of NS 400 This structure is generally considered to be the highest level of the CNS. The brain contains two of these. It may be subdivided into four lobes. What are the cerebral hemispheres? Click to reveal the question Return to Return to Game Board Game Board

Anatomical Divisions of NS 500 This structure consists of the medulla, pons and midbrain. It contains the nuclei of all cranial nerves except CN I. It controls the somatic and visceral functions of the head. It controls the special senses of vision, audition, taste, and balance. What is the brainstem? Click to reveal the question Return to Return to Game Board Game Board

Information Functions of NS 100 This event is defined as information by the NS. It is sensed by specialized receptors. What is a significant energy changes in the environment? Click to reveal the question Return to Return to Game Board Game Board

Information is portrayed by the NS in this way. Information Functions of NS 200 What is transient electrical activity along neurons? Click to reveal the question Return to Return to Game Board Game Board

This is the process by which information is detected from the environment. This process is performed by specialized receptors. Information Functions of NS 300 What is sensing? Click to reveal the question Return to Return to Game Board Game Board

This is the process by which the meaning of information is interpreted. This process is performed by the cerebral cortex. Information Functions of NS 400 What is perceiving? Click to reveal the question Return to Return to Game Board Game Board

Information Functions of NS 500 This is the purpose of output from a control center to its effector organs. What is initiating an adaptive action or response? Click to reveal the question Return to Return to Game Board Game Board

Divisions of the NS 100 This division consists of the brain and spinal cord. What is the central nervous system? Click to reveal the question Return to Return to Game Board Game Board

Divisions of the NS 200 This division consists of cranial nerves and spinal nerves. What is the peripheral nervous system? Click to reveal the question Return to Return to Game Board Game Board

Divisions of the NS 300 This three layered membrane separates the central nervous system from the peripheral nervous system. What is the meninges? Click to reveal the question Return to Return to Game Board Game Board

Divisions of the NS 400 This division is concerned with sensing and responding to changes in the external environment. What is the somatic nervous system? Click to reveal the question Return to Return to Game Board Game Board

Divisions of the NS 500 This division is concerned with sensing and responding to changes in the internal environment. What is the visceral nervous system? Click to reveal the question Return to Return to Game Board Game Board

Miscellaneous 100 These structures possess the ability to generate and conduct electricity. They perform the information processing functions of the NS. They constitute the primary functional unit of the NS. What are neurons? Click to reveal the question Return to Return to Game Board Game Board

Miscellaneous 200 They consist of ascending and descending tracts that extend the length of the NS. Together they constitute the long axis of the NS. They are crossed. What are longitudinal systems? Click to reveal the question Return to Return to Game Board Game Board

Miscellaneous 300 This is a group of neurons that coalesce to control a particular aspect of behavior. It is comprised of input, a control center, and output. These form the fundamental organizational unit of the NS. What is a functional system? Click to reveal the question Return to Return to Game Board Game Board

Miscellaneous 400 This is the primary effect of aging on the NS. What is a progressive decline of function due to the loss of cells? Click to reveal the question Return to Return to Game Board Game Board

Miscellaneous 500 This is the side of the body on which signs and symptoms are seen following damage to the CNS. What is the opposite or contralateral side? Click to reveal the question Return to Return to Game Board Game Board

Organizational Principles 100 They constitute the short axis of the NS. They are uncrossed. They serve the somatic and visceral functions of restricted regions of the head and body. What are segmental systems? Click to reveal the question Return to Return to Game Board Game Board

Organizational Principles 200 This principle ensures that like information travels together in specialized tract inside the CNS. It ensures that like information may be found in the same location at different levels of the NS. What is topographic organization? Click to reveal the question Return to Return to Game Board Game Board

Organizational Principles 300 This principle results in most functional systems including a representation of the body surface. Because of it the amount of space allocated to a particular body part is proportional to its control. What is somatotopic organization? Click to reveal the question Return to Return to Game Board Game Board

Organizational Principles 400 Because of this principle, older functional systems are located centrally and newer systems are located peripherally within the NS. What is phylogenetic organization? Click to reveal the question Return to Return to Game Board Game Board

Organizational Principles 500 It is the most famous example of somatotopic organization in the nervous system. What is the homunculus? Click to reveal the question Return to Return to Game Board Game Board