FREE PHYSIOLOGY AND STUDY GAMES ABOUT NERV: CNS

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FREE PHYSIOLOGY AND STUDY GAMES ABOUT NERV: CNS

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Question 1: right cerebral hemisphere

Answer:

controls most of the functions on the left side of the body

Question 2: cervical verebrae

Answer:

• total (C1-C7) compose the neck bones.

Question 3: neuron

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a nerve cell; the basic building block of the nervous system

Question 4: parietal lobe

Answer:

Cerebral lobe receives and interprets nerve impulses from sensory receptors in the tongue, skin, and muscles.

Question 5: brainstem

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Stalk-like portion of the brain that connects the cerebral hemispheres with the spinal cord. Controls reflexes and basic survival fuctions such as respiration, heart rate, BP, sneezing, coughing, and vomiting.

Question 6: tract

Answer:

bundle of nerve fibers located within brain or spinal cord

Question 7: thoracic vertebrae

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The second set of 12 vertebrae; form the outward curve of the spine and are known as T1 through T12

Question 8: myel/o

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spinal cord, bone marrow

Question 9: ascending nerve tract

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Sensory neurons- carry nerve impulses from sensory organs toward the brain and spinal cord.

Question 10: meninges

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system of membranes that enclose the brain and spinal cord

Question 11: mening/o

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membranes, meninges

Question 12: occipital lobe

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Cerebral lobe that controls eyesight

Question 13: neur/i, neur/o

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nerve, nerve tissue

Question 14: cerebral cortex

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outer region of the cerebrum, containing sheets of nerve cells; gray matter of the brain

Question 15: Central Nervous System (CNS)

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brain and spinal cord

Question 16: Connecting neurons

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associative neurons which link sensory and motor neurons

Question 17: cerebellum

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A large structure of the hindbrain that controls fine motor skills and balance.

Question 18: encephal/o

Answer:

brain

Question 19: impulse

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a wave of excitation transmitted through nerve fibers and neurons

Question 20: frontal lobe

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Cerebral lobe that controls motor functions, memory, and behavior

Question 21: arachnoid membrane

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resembles a spider web, is the second layer of the meninges and is located between the dura mater and the pia mater

Question 22: coccyx

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tailbone

Question 23: Peripheral Nervous System (PNS)

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-cranial nerves and spinal nerves -communication lines between the CNS and the rest of the body

Question 24: cerebrum

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The largest and uppermost part of the brain. It controls consciousness, memory, sensations, emotions, and voluntary movements.

Question 25: Hypothalamus

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located below the thalamus, controls vital bodily functions

Question 26: thalamus

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located below the cerebrum, produces sensations by relaying impulses to and from the cerebrum and the sense organs of the body

Question 27: nerve

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one or more bundles of neurons that connect the brain and the spinal cord with other parts of the body

Question 28: dura mater

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thick, outermost layer of the meninges surrounding and protecting the brain and spinal cord