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nervous system
Question | Answer |
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outermost layer | dura mater |
middle layer | arachnid |
weblike | arachnid |
shock absorber | arachnid |
contains cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) | arachnid |
innermost layer | pia mater |
provides blood and lymph suply | pia mater |
controls emotions, personality, sensory, motor skills, heat, pain, momory, language & reason | cerebrum |
2 hemispheres, 5 lobes | cerebrum |
5 lobes of cerebrum | frontal, parietal, temporal, occipital, and insula |
responsible for visual and auditory reflex | midbrain |
responsible for endocrine function | pituitary gland |
responsible for regulating respiration | pons |
links spinal cord to brain | medula oblongata |
reflex centre for heart, respiration, blood pressure, swallowing, vomitting, sneezing | medula oblongata |
transmits information from body to brain | spinal cord |
posterior portion | cerebellum |
coordinates and refines muscle movement initiated by cerebrum | cerebellum |
equilibrium and balance | cerebellum |
diecephalon consists of: | thalamus & hyperthalamus |
receives all sensory stimuli except olfactory | thalamus |
receives impulses from cerebrum and relays to efferent nerves | thalamus |
regulates activites of the ANS | hypothalamus |
controls many endocrine functions | hypothalamus |