The Nervous System

  1. 4 lobes of the cerebrum?
    • -Frontal Lobe
    • -Parital Lobe
    • -Temporal Lobe
    • -Occipital Lobe
  2. What does the central nervous system contain?
    • - Brain
    • - Spinal Cord
    • - Meninges
  3. Function of the occipital lobe?
    • - Ability to recognize objects
    • - Vision
  4. Function of the temporal lobe?
    • - hearing
    • - taste
    • - smell
    • - language
    • - memory
  5. Function of the parital lobe?
    • "Sense"
    • - touch
    • - pain
    • - taste
    • - pressure
    • - temperature
  6. Function of the thalamus?
    • - relay center for nerve conduction
    • - relay sensory impulses to the cerebral cortex
  7. Function of the hypothalamus?
    • Controls...
    • - temperature
    • - sleep or awake states
    • - emotion
    • - hunger (appetite)
    • - fluid volume
    • - thirst
    • - production of pituitary
  8. What is the function of the nucleus?
    - store information
  9. What is the nervous system?
    - an organ system containing a network of specialized cells called neurons that controls actions & transmit signals between different parts of the body
  10. What kind of system is the nervous system?
    - communication system
  11. How is the nervous system conducted?
    - nerve & electrical impulses
  12. Function of the cerebellum?
    • - posture
    • - balance
    • - muscle tone/ movement
  13. Characteristics of cerebellum
    • - located below occipital
    • - 2nd largest part of brain
    • - above brain stem
  14. What does the brain stem contain?
    • - mid- brains
    • - pons
    • - medulla oblongta
  15. Location of brain stem?
    • - Below cerebellum
    • - Upper part of spinal cord
  16. Functions of brain stem?
    • - breathing
    • - digestion
    • - heart rate
    • - blood pressure
    • - relay center for spinal cord
    • - arousal (awake & alert)
  17. Location of spinal cord?
    - Extends from medulla oblangta to 2nd lumbar bertebrae
  18. Olfactory nerver
    • I.
    • - Sense of smell
  19. Optic Nerve
    • II.
    • - Sense of sight
  20. Oculomotor Nerve
    • III.
    • - Mvement of eyeball
  21. Trochlear Nerve
    • IV.
    • - Movement of eyeball
  22. Trigeminal Nerve
    • V.
    • - Mastication
  23. Abducens Nerve
    • VI.
    • - Abduct eyeball
  24. Facial Nerve
    • VII.
    • - Facial expression
  25. Acoustic Nerve
    • VIII.
    • - Hearing & Balance
  26. Glossopharyngeal Nerve
    • IV.
    • - Deglutition & Taste
  27. Vagus Nerve
    • X.
    • - Movement/control of abdominal muscles
  28. Accessory Nerve
    • XI.
    • - Head & shoulder movement
  29. Hypoglossal Nerve
    • XII.
    • - Tongue
  30. Function of sensory neurons?
    (Afferent)
    - Neural impulse is sent to central nervous system from receptor or sensory organ.
  31. Function of motor neuron?
    (Efferent)
    - Neural impulse is set to receptor or enory orga from central nervous system.
  32. Function of interneuron
    - Nerve cell found throughout the entire CNS that link between sensory neurons & motor neurons.
  33. Two types of nerve fibers?
    • - dendrites
    • - Axons
  34. Function of nerve fibers?
    Move impulses along
  35. Function of dendrites?
    - Recieves impulses
  36. Function of axons?
    - Conducts the impulses away from cell body.
  37. What are Ganglions?
    - Nerve bundles
  38. Synapse
    - Space between nerves o transmit information from one nerve to another
  39. Neurotransmitter
    - A chemical that is released to transmit messages from one cell to another
  40. Function of neurolynim?
    - Produce nerve fibers
  41. Function of myelin sheath?
    • - Insulate nerve
    • - Allow rapid & efficient transmission of impulses along the nerve cells
  42. Function of acetylcholine?
    - Starts nerve impulses
  43. Function of cholinergic?
    - stops nerve impulses
  44. Peripheral nervous system
    • - Consist of nerves & ganglia
    • - Located outside of CNS
  45. Where is cerebrospinal fluid found?
    - Ventricle of your brain
  46. Functions of cerebrospinal fluid?
    • - Protection; cusion
    • - Keep the pressure on the brain even
    • - Keep harmful waste away from the brain
    • - Keep the brain & spinal cord moist
  47. What are the three layers of the Meninges?
    • - Pia Mater
    • - Arachnoid
    • - Dura Mater
  48. Two major divisions of the diencephalon
    • - Thalamus
    • - Hypothalamus
  49. Characteristics of the arachnoid
    • - Middle layer
    • - Spider-web like
    • - Has blood vessels laced throughout it
  50. Characteristics of the pia mater?
    • - Innermost layer
    • - laced with blood vessels or capillary beds
    • - brains main supply of nutrients
    • (nourish the brain)
  51. Characteristics of duramater
    • - hard, tough, thick outermost layer of meninges
    • - Protects brain & spinal from displacement
  52. Functions of cerebrum ?
    • - determines intelligence
    • - Personality
    • - sensory impulses
    • - motor functions
    • - planning/ organization
    • - speech
    • - etc.
  53. Functions of frontal lobe?
    • - emotions
    • - judgement
    • - the way you think
    • - speech
    • - problem solving
    • - reasoning
    • - voluntary movement
  54. Cerebrum
    • - known as the "big brain"
    • - biggest part of brain
  55. Purpose of convultions on brain?
    • - increase the surface
    • - support complex nerve networks
  56. Cerebrum Hemispheres
    • - left side controls right side of body
    • - right side controls left side of body
  57. Cerebral Cortex
    - outside covering of the brain (cerebrum)
  58. Primary function of meninges?
    - protect the central nervous system
  59. Function of the cerebrospinal fluid?
    - protection for CNS
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The Nervous System
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the nervous system
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