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What are the two main components of the nervous system?
What are the two main components of the nervous system?
Brain and spinal cord
What is the function of the peripheral nervous system?
What is the function of the peripheral nervous system?
Carry information between the CNS and other parts of the body
What are the three functional classes of neurons?
What are the three functional classes of neurons?
Afferent neurons, efferent neurons, and interneurons
What are the two divisions of the peripheral nervous system?
What are the two divisions of the peripheral nervous system?
What is the main function of glial cells in the CNS?
What is the main function of glial cells in the CNS?
Name four major types of glial cells found in the CNS.
Name four major types of glial cells found in the CNS.
What are the three main functions of the frontal lobes?
What are the three main functions of the frontal lobes?
Where is the primary visual cortex located and what stimuli does it respond to?
Where is the primary visual cortex located and what stimuli does it respond to?
What is proprioception and where is the somatosensory cortex located?
What is proprioception and where is the somatosensory cortex located?
Name one complex cortical association area and its function.
Name one complex cortical association area and its function.
What type of stimuli does the primary auditory cortex respond to?
What type of stimuli does the primary auditory cortex respond to?
Describe the role of the parietal lobes in somatosensory processing.
Describe the role of the parietal lobes in somatosensory processing.
What is the largest portion of the human brain?
What is the largest portion of the human brain?
How many major lobes is each half of the cerebral cortex divided into?
How many major lobes is each half of the cerebral cortex divided into?
What is the body’s 'information superhighway' that connects the two hemispheres of the brain?
What is the body’s 'information superhighway' that connects the two hemispheres of the brain?
What is the thin outer shell of gray matter covering the thick central core of white matter in each hemisphere called?
What is the thin outer shell of gray matter covering the thick central core of white matter in each hemisphere called?
Where are the Basal nuclei located?
Where are the Basal nuclei located?
Which lobes of the cerebral cortex carry out the initial processing of visual input?
Which lobes of the cerebral cortex carry out the initial processing of visual input?
What is the main function of Wernicke's area?
What is the main function of Wernicke's area?
Name two important functions of the basal nuclei in motor control.
Name two important functions of the basal nuclei in motor control.
What is the role of the thalamus in the brain?
What is the role of the thalamus in the brain?
List three functions of the hypothalamus.
List three functions of the hypothalamus.
What structures are included in the limbic system?
What structures are included in the limbic system?
Describe the main function of the limbic system.
Describe the main function of the limbic system.
What is the role of the limbic system in the brain?
What is the role of the limbic system in the brain?
Where is the cerebellum located in the brain?
Where is the cerebellum located in the brain?
What are the functions of the cerebellum?
What are the functions of the cerebellum?
What is the brain stem's role in the nervous system?
What is the brain stem's role in the nervous system?
Which cranial nerve is the major nerve of the parasympathetic nervous system?
Which cranial nerve is the major nerve of the parasympathetic nervous system?
What is the function of the majority of the 12 pairs of cranial nerves?
What is the function of the majority of the 12 pairs of cranial nerves?
