Central Nervous System (CNS) Correct Answer-brain and spinal cord
Peripheral Nervous System (PNS) Correct Answer-all nerves and neurons that are not contained in the brain and spinal cord but that run through the body itself
- 12 pairs of cranial nerves
- 31 pairs of spinal nerves
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Nurs 600 – Neuro questions with correct answers
Central Nervous System (CNS) Correct Answer-brain and spinal cord
Peripheral Nervous System (PNS) Correct Answer-all nerves and
neurons that are not contained in the brain and spinal cord but that run
through the body itself
- 12 pairs of cranial nerves
- 31 pairs of spinal nerves
cerebral cortex Correct Answer-Outer layer of nerve cells (gray matter)
Lacks myelin
Center for humans highest functions (memory, reasoning, sensation,
voluntary function)
pre-central gyrus Correct Answer-initiates voluntary movement
Wernicke's area Correct Answer-Language comprehension
Broca's area Correct Answer-Motor speech
basal ganglia Correct Answer-Large bands of gray matter help to initiate
and coordinate movement
Thalamus Correct Answer-The main relay station where sensory
pathways of the spinal cord, cerebellum, basal ganglia and brain stem
form a synapses (emotion and creativity
Hypothalamus Correct Answer-Major respiratory center w basic vital
functions:
Temperature
Appetite
Sex
Heart rate
Sleep
BP
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