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Organization of human nervous system

  1. What fxn does the PNS carry out ?
    Sensory function
  2. What fxn does the CNS carry out?
    Processing information
  3. What are the 2 divisions of the nervous system?
    • CNS
    • PNS
  4. What are the two divisions of the PNS
    • Somatic
    • Autonomic
  5. What are the two divisions of the autonomic nervous system
    • Sympathetic
    • Parasympathetic
  6. What does the somatic nervous system cover ?
    Voluntary control of skeletal muscle
  7. What is the fxn of autonomic nervous system?
    Involuntary control of smooth muscle and glands
  8. What is the fxn of the sympathetic nervous system
    Fight or flight
  9. What is the fxn of the parasympathetic nervous system
    Rest & digest
  10. What does the term nuclei refer to ?
    A collection of cell bodies in the CNS
  11. what does the term ganglia refer to ?
    Collection of somas outside of the CNS
  12. 3 main divisions of the brain
    • 1. Forebrain (Prosencephalon)
    • 2. Midbrain (Mesencephalon)
    • 3. Hindbrain (Rhombencephalon)
  13. What is the fxn of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF)
    • Shock absorber
    • Exchange nutrients and waste
  14. What part of the brain is responsible for simple reflexes
    Spinal cord
  15. Name the parts of the rhombencephalon
    • 1. Medulla
    • 2. Pons
    • 3. Cerebellum
  16. What is the medulla responsible for ?
    Regulates vital autonomic fxns
  17. What is the pons responsible for ?
    • Controls autonomic fxns
    • Coordinates movements
  18. What is the cerebellum responsible for ?
    Complex motor movements
  19. What is the mesencephalon responsible for
    Arousal & wakefulness
  20. What can be found in the mesencephalon
    Reticular Activating System (RAS)
  21. What are the parts of the prosencephalon ?
    • Dicencephalon
    • Telencephalon
  22. What 3 parts make up the brain stem
    • Medulla
    • Pons
    • Midbrain
  23. What ate the 2 parts of the dicencephalon
    • Thalamus
    • Hypothalamus
  24. What is the job of the thalamus ?
    Relay & processing for sensory information
  25. What is the role of the hypothalamus ?
    • Major role in hormone production and release
    • Controls emotions and autonomic fxns
  26. What are the parts of the telencephalon
    Left and right hemispheres
  27. What does the left hemisphere control?
    • Right side of the body
    • Motor fxns
  28. What does the right hemisphere control ?
    • Left side of the body
    • Visual-spatial reasoning & music
  29. What connects the two hemispheres ?
    Corpus callosum
  30. What are the 4 lives in the cerebral cortex
    • 1. Frontal
    • 2. Parietal
    • 3. Temporal
    • 4. Occipital
  31. What is the purpose of the frontal lobes ?
    Voluntary movement
  32. What is the purpose of the parietal lobe?
    General sensation
  33. What is the role of the limbic system ?
    Emotion & memory
  34. What are the parts of the limbic system ?
    • Amygdala
    • Hippocampus
    • Cingulate gyrus
  35. What does the adrenal cortex secrete ?
    • Some sex hormones
    • Glucocorticoids
    • Mineral corticoids
  36. What does the adrenal medulla secrete ?
    Adrenaline
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Organization of human nervous system
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