1. Ch 11-14 Nervous System Review

2. Question 1 There are “spaces” in the brain that provide cerebral fluid around the brain. What are these spaces called?

3. Answer Ventricles

4. Question 2 Of the three, which main part of the brain is responsible for most of our thinking skills and conscious control?

5. Answer The cerebrum

6. Question 3 Which part of the brain is responsible for learned motor skills of a repetitious nature such as learning a skill in a sport.

7. Answer The premotor cortex

8. Question 4 Which part of the brain allows us to control the precise movements of our skeletal muscles?

9. Answer The Primary motor cortex

10. Question 5 Which system of the body filters out repetitive and unnecessary stimuli such as a watch on your wrist?

11. Answer The reticular system

12. Question 6 This part of your brain directs the muscles of your tongue so you can speak.

13. Answer Broca’s Area

14. Question 7 The _________ maintains proper balance and posture.

15. Answer The cerebellum

16. Question 8 The __________ integrates sensory input and relays it to get understanding of the shape and color of an object.

17. Answer The somatosensory association cortex

18. Question 9 The __________ controls heart rate, blood vessel diameter, and respiratory rate.

19. Answer The medulla oblongata

20. Question 10 The _________ cortex is involved with intellect, complex learning, recall, personality, mood, emotions, judgment, abstract ideas. If damaged can cause sociopathic behaviors.

21. Answer The prefrontal cortex

22. Question 11 The _________ regulates the sleep-wake cycle.

23. Answer The epithalamus

24. Question 12 The _________ cortex helps us to differentiate between odors.

25. Answer olfactory

26. Question 13 The __________ cortex involves a person’s pitch, rhythm, and loudness detected by the ear.

27. Answer auditory

28. Question 14 The ____________ contains three main parts, the midbrain, medulla oblongata and the pons.

29. Answer brainstem

30. Question 15 Which area helps us understand the written and spoken language (interpretation)?

31. Answer Wernicke’s Area

32. Question 16 The _________ is most important in overall homeostasis.

33. Answer hypothalamus

34. Question 17 The ______ association would be able to tells us if we had an upset stomach or full bladder.

35. Answer Visceral

36. Question 18 The ______ side of the brain is involved in spatial-visual control and is more artistic in nature.

37. Answer right

38. Question 19 The “bumps” of the brain are called_____.

39. Answer Gyri or gyrus Or convolutions

40. Question 20 The part of the brain stem most likely to sort out and edit information is the ___________.

41. Answer thalamus

42. Question 21 What are the main characteristics of the parasymapathetic division of the PNS?

43. Answer Controls the rest and digest part of the body. Things are slowed down with the exception of digestion.

44. Question 22 What are the main characteristics of the sympathetic division of the PNS?

45. Answer It is responsible for the “fight/flight” syndrome of the body. The body is stimulated to speed up certain activities.