1. Which system does the nervous system work hand in hand with in maintaining homeostasis?

2. What three functions does the Nervous system have?

3. What is the PNS? CNS? What structures are in each?

4. Describe the structure of a neuron, include the function of its parts.

5. What is the difference between a neuron and a neuroglial cell?

6. What is the difference between an afferent and efferent nerve?
What is the difference between a sensory and motor neuron?

7. Explain the function of the following and indicate whether they are in the PNS or CNS?
Ependymal
Astrocytes
Microglia
Schwann cells
Satelllite cells
Oligodendrocytes

8. What is a gyrus? Sulci? What is a fissure?

9. What is the cerebral cortex
What is the cerebral cortex? What type of matter is it made of white or gray?

10. Explain nerve conduction as shown in this picture.

11. What is the statement that describes how nerve impulses travel?

12. What is the difference between white and gray matter?

13. What three things protect the BRAIN?

14. What is the Latin name of the three meninges and what do the words mean?

15. What are the parts of a reflex arc and what does each part do?

16. What are the four lobes of the brain?

17. List one thing that happens in each lobe of the brain

18. What is CSF, where is it produced and where does it circulate?

19. What are the three parts of the brain stem
What are the three parts of the brain stem? List one thing that happens in each. .

20. What is the diencephalon and what are two parts of it?.

21. What are the ventricles? What do they do?

22. What is the function of the hypothalamus?

23. What does the cerebellum do and where is it located?

24. What is the cerebrum and what is its structure?

25. What is the corpus collosum, what does it do and where is it located?

26. Describe each of these:
Cerebral palsy
Polio
ALS
Epilepsy
Multiple sclerosis