Chapter 11

the sensory speech area is called ______ in the parietal lobe

the sense of smell arises deep in the ______

part of the brain that provides the centers for hearing?

this part of the brain provides vision

sensations of temperature, touch, pressure and pain in the skin arise in the ___?

interprets impulses from sense organs, initiating voluntary musclular movements, storing memory

a thin layer of gray matter called the ______ ______ contains nearly ______(%) of all neuron cell bodies in the nervous system

lissencephaly is also known as?

very deep grove is called a ___?

shallow to somewhat deep groove is called ___?

many ridges or convolutions

anterior portion of the forebrain is the largest part of the mature brain

contains cerebrum, pons, medulla oblongata

Name the 3 major cavities of the brain

carry motor impulses from the brain to skeletal muscles and coordinate muscle and control posture

begins in spinal cord and carries sensory impulses associated with the sensations of pain

the ascending and descending tracts are comprised of _______?

happens when a person touches something painful

each column consists of longitudinal bundles of myelinated nerve fibers that comprise major nerve pathways called?

thin cord of connective tissue descends to the upper surface of the coccyx

the spinal cord tapers to a structure called the ___?

water on the brain

slender column of nervous tissue that is continuous with the brain and extends downward

CSF in continulously reabsorbed into the blood through tiny fingerlike structures called?

humans secret _____ mL of CSF daily. only about ____ mL are in the nervous system at any time.

can increase pressure between the rigid bones of the skull and the soft tissues of the brain

Timy, reddish cauliflowerlike masses of specialized capillaries from the pai mater is called ______ and secrets ________

the ____ ventricle is in the brainstem, just anterior to the cerebellum

this ventricle communicates with the lateral ventricles through interventricular foramina in its anterior end

Bridge of axons that links the 2 cerebral hemispheres

the ______ ventricle is in the midline of the brain beneath the corpus callosum

the right cerebral hemisphere is the _____ventricle

the left cerebral hemisphere is the _______ventricle

interconnected cavities that lie in the cerebral hemispheres and brainstem

the subarchnoid space contains this clear, watery fluid called?

sheath around the spinal cord hat is not attached directly to the vertebra

the largest and most complex part of the nervous system

responds to stimulations by the motor neuron and produces the relfex of behavioral action

transmits nerve impulse from the brain or spinal cord out to an effector

serves as processing center...conducts nerve impulse from the sensory meuron to a motor neuron

transmits nerve impulse from the receptor into the brain or spinal cord

sensitive to a specific type of internal or external change

stroking the sole of the foot in infants results in dorsiflexion and toes that spread apart called the ________ reflex?

the normal plantar reflex results in ______- of toes

________ muscles in the linbs are the effectors of a withdral reflex

sensory receptors of a withdrawl reflex are located in the _______

the pateller reflex helps the body to maintain_____?

effector muscle of the patellar reflex is the _____?

patellar reflex employs only _______ and ______ neurons

effectors of a reflex arc are glands and ______?

automatic subconscious responds to external or internal stimuli

interneurons in a withdrawl reflex are located in the _______?

routes folloed by nerve impulses as they pass through the nervous system

seperates dura mater from bone of vertebra

thin, weblike middle membrain

contains cerebrospinal fluid

follows irregular contours of spinal cord surface

outermost layer of meninges

channel through which venous blood flows

band of pia mater that anchors dura mater to cord

ascending tract to the brain to give rise to sensations of temperature and pain

ascending tract to the cerebellum necessary for coordination of skeletal muscles

descending tract whose fibers conduct motor impulses to skeletal muscles

descending tract whose fibers conduct major impulses to sweat glands and muscles to control tone

ascending tract to the brain to interpret touch, pressure, and body movements

longitudinal bundles of nerve fibers within the spinal cord comprise major nerve pathways called _____?

white matter of the spinal cord is divided into anterior, lateral, and posterior _____-

this is in the gray commissure of the spinal cord contains cerebrospinal fluid and is continuous with the ventricles of the brain

this connects the gray matter on the left and right sides of the spinal cord

cell bodies of motor neurons are found in the _____- horns of the spinal cord

in a spinal cross section this posterior part of the gray matter resemble the upper wings of a butterfly

the groove that extends the length of the spinal cord posteriorly?

the bulge in the spinal cord that gives off nerves to the lower limbs is called ____?

the bulge in the spinal cord that gives off nerves to the upper limbs is called ________?

spinal cord gives rise to 31 pairs of ?

mases of gray matter deep within the cerebral hemispheres; produce dopamine

What disease demonstrates a degeneration of basal
nuclei?

What comprises the limbic system?

What does the limbic system control?

What is the tree-like pattern called in the cerebellum?

The periperal nervous system consistes of the nerves that branch from the CNS, it includes the _________ that arise from the brain and the _______ that arise from the spinal cord

_________fibers carry impulses outward and __________ fibers carry impulses inward

sensory fibers transmit impulses associated with the sense of smell

sensory fibers transmit impulses associated with the sense of vision

motor fibers transmit impulses to muscles that raise the eyelids, move the eyes, adjust the amount of light entering the eyes, and focus the lenses

motor fibers transmit impulses to muscles that move the eyes; some sensory fibers transmit impulses associated with proprioceptors

sensory fibers transmit impulses associated with taste receptors of the anterior tongue, facial exprressions, tear glands, and salivary glands

sensory fibers transmit impulses associated with the sense of equilibrium and the sense of hearing

sensory finers tranmit impulses from the phayynx, tonsils, posterior tongue, and caroid arteries

sensory fibers transmit impulses from the pharynx, larynx, esophagus, and viscera of the thorax and abdomen

motor fibers transmit impulses to muscles of th esoft palate, phaynx, and larynx, the muscles of the neck and back

motor fibers impulses to muscles that move the tongue

sensory branch of a spinal nerve by which it joins the spinal cord

motor branch of a spinal nerve by which it attaches to the spinal cord

formed by the anterior branches of the first four cervical nerves, supply the muscles and skin of the neck

anterior branches of the lower four cervical nerves and the first thoracic nerves give rise to _________ ___________

formed by the last thoracic nerve and the lumbar, sacral, and coccygeal nerves