nervous system part 2

• What are the 3 layers of meninges?

  dura, arachnoid, pia mater
• what is the name of the innermost membrane that is attached to the surface of the spinal cord?

  pia mater
• what is the name between the arachnoid and pia maters?

  epidural space
• What is the name of the layer that forms the periosteum of the skull?

  dura mater
• what are the functions of the brain?

  sensory, motor, association
• what lobe performs the function? walking


  frontal
• what lobe performs the function? talking 


  frontal
• what lobe performs the function? listening to kids screaming

  temporal
• what lobe performs the function? identifying pain when you cut yourself

  parietal
• what is the lobe that performs the function? interpreting the inspiration behind a painting in a museum

  temporal
• what is the lobe that performs the function? studying for a test

  frontal
• what is the lobe that performs the function? a baby learning to talk

  parietal
• where does your brain store its memories?

  short term: frontal lobe and thalamus

  long term: cerebral cortex of the temporal
• where is the spinal fluid found and what is its function?

  spinal fluid is found in ventricles and it protects CNS and transport ions to the blood
• what is the name of the structure that maintains homeostasis for the body?

  hypothalamus
• what is the function of the limbic system?

  it controls emotion and changes a way a person acts to keep them safe
• what are the parts of the brainstem?

  midbrain, pons, Medulla oblongata
• what is the relay structure of the brain stem?


  pons
• what portion of the brain stem would be utilized if a person had an irregular heartbeat?

  medulla oblongata
• what area controls sleep?

  reticular formation
• what is the difference between the cranial and spinal nerves?

  cranial: 12 pairs, under brain

  spinal: 31 pairs, located at spinal cord
• what is the difference between somatic and autonomic nervous system?

  somatic: conscious control

  automatic: unconscious control
• what is the difference between the dorsal and ventral root of a spinal nerve?

  dorsal is a sensory root while central is a motor root
• what is a plexus?


  nerves that have been gathered and sorted into a cord so they reach a structure at the same time
• how are the intercostal nerves different from the other spinal nerves?

  they do not form plexus
• what is the function of the autonomic nervous system?

  they have 2 divisions: sympathetic and parasympathetic. It maintains homeostasis and function without conscious
• what are the functions of parietal lobe?

  touch, temp, pressure, pain, understanding speech, and forming words
• what are the functions of frontal lobe?

  concentration, organization, problem solving, and ethics
• what are the functions of occipital lobe?

  vision, combines visual experiences with our sensory experiences
• what are the functions of temporal lobe?


  interpreting sensory experiences such as music and art. Also hearing