Anatomy & Physiology Chapter 7 (Part 2) Study Guide
1.What makes up the central nervous system (CNS)?
2. The elevated ridges of tissue on the surface of the cerebral hemispheres are known as ______while the shallow grooves are termed ______.
3. The ______lobe of the brain controls the skeletal muscles of the body.
4. What part of the brain controls the ability to speak?
5. The brain stem is made up of three sections. What are they? What does each section control?
6. The pituitary gland is most often associated with the ______.
7. What is cerebrospinal fluid (CSF)? What part of the brain creates CSF? Where does CSF flow within the brain?
8. The area of the brain stem that plays a role in consciousness and the awake/sleep cycles is the ______.
9. Control of temperature, endocrine activity, metabolism, and thirst are functions associated with the ______.
10. The vital centers for the control of visceral activities such as heart rate, breathing, blood pressure, swallowing, and vomiting are located in the ______.
11. What region of the brain is responsible for muscle coordination? What happens when that area is damaged? What is the diagnosis associated with damage to that area?
12. What are the meninges? What role/purpose do they play? What are the three layers?
13. ______are deep grooves that separate the lobes of the brain.
14. What is the blood-brain barrier? What is it effective against? What can pass through it?
15. One of the major functions of the pons is to control ______.
16. The portion of the diencephalon that acts as a relay station for sensory impulses traveling to the sensory cortex is the ______.
17. A ______is a type of traumatic brain injury that results in marked tissue destruction.
18. The diencephalon is made up of three sections. What are they? What does each control?
19. What is Huntington’s disease? What is Parkinson’s disease? What is Alzheimer’s disease?
20. How does a transient ischemic attack (TIA) differ from a cerebrovascular accident (CVA)?Short answer question