Exam 10: The Nervous System Part Ii: the Traffic Control Center

What is the largest part of the brain?

The diencephalon includes the ____________, hypothalamus, pineal body, and pituitary gland.

________ is a condition of excess CSF in brain due to trauma, birth defects, tumors, etc.

The parasympathetic system controls the "fight or flight" response.

Risk factors for ________ include premature birth, low birth weight, developmental abnormalities, and perinatal brain injury.

The somatic nervous system carries impulses from the brain and spinal cord to ________.

The ________ is an anatomical/physiologic protective structure of the brain believed to consist of walls of capillaries in the CNS and surrounding glial membranes.

Explain why hands, lips, and head have so many neurons.

Cross communication between the right and left sides of the brain is through the ____________.

Which of the following statements is not true of the cerebellum?

The diencephalon controls hormone levels.

An accumulation of blood between the dura mater and arachnoid space is called a(n)____________.

The ________ nerve is sensory cranial nerve, responsible for hearing and balance.

The limbic system controls emotions and moods.

Emotions are integrated in the ________ lobes.

What number cranial nerve is the vagus nerve?

The optic nerve controls smell.

The system that controls mood ________.

Gyri and sulci are known as convolutions.

The grooves and ridges of the brain are known as ____________.