Exploring the Brain: Nervous System Review Questions

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.