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5. What is the largest part of the brain

6. Cerebrum

7. What structure in the brain is responsible for producing smooth, coordinated movements and maintaining body posture?

8. Cerebellum

9. What are the four fluid-filled cavities in the brain that contain cerebrospinal fluid?

10. Ventricles

11. The three parts of the brain stem are the medulla, pons, and what other structure? Answer 4a

12. Midbrain

13. What is the function of the choroid plexus?

14. Help with the production of cerebrospinal fluid

15. What is contained in the cerebral ventricles and serves as a liquid shock absorber?

16. Cerebrospinal fluid

17. What part of the brain is responsible for maintaining consciousness, mental processing and normal speech?

18. Cerebrum

19. Which is a function of the hypothalmus: personality, muscle control, memory, or temperature control?

20. Temperature control

21. The medulla’s “vital centers” control: body temperature, thought, heart beat and blood pressure, or reflex action?

22. heartbeat

23. Which does the motor neurons of the autonomic nervous system control: emotions, beating of the heart, movement of the head, or sensation of pain ?

24. Beating of the heart

25. How many pairs of cranial nerves do we have?

26. 12

27. What is the tough fluid-containing membrane that surrounds the brain and spinal cord called?

28. meninges

29. What is the innermost layer of the meninges?

30. Pia Mater

31. The brain and spinal cord are part of what division of the nervous system?

32. Central Nervous System

33. What part of the nervous system is responsible for the body’s “fight or flight” response?

34. Sympathetic Nervous System

35. What is the medical term for nerve cell?

36. Neuron

37. A neuron may have many of these

38. Dendrites

39. What is the single long arm of a neuron called?

40. Axon

41. Where do dendrites carry messages to?

42. The cell body

43. In order for a nerve impulse to begin, it must be initiated by this

44. Stimulus

45. Most common cause of stroke

46. Blood clot

47. The cause of Alzheimer’s disease

48. unknown

49. Inflammation of the lining of the brain and spinal cord

50. Meningitis

51. Condition involving abnormal electical impulses of the brain

52. Epilepsy

53. Disease characterized by early senility, confusion, and loss of recognition of persons or familiar surroundings

54. Alzheimer’s Disease

55. Make your wager

56. What is the fatty substance that protects the axon of a neuron?

57. Myelin