Module 1 Flashcards
(58 cards)
What does PNS stand for?
Peripheral Nervous System
What does CNS stand for?
Central Nervous System
What are the six parts of the central nervous system?
Cerebrum Brain stem Cerebellum Spinal Cord Diencephalon Basal Ganglia
What two parts make up the diencephalon?
Thalamus
Hypothalamus
What two systems make up the peripheral nervous system?
Automatic
Somatic
What two systems make up the autonomic nervous system?
The parasympathetic
And sympathetic
In the cerebrum, what is the grey matter?
Cell memory Sensation Cell Bodies Plan Motor skills
In the cerebrum, what is the white matter?
Axons that send signals thought the body.
What is gyrus?
Dents of brain or bumps
What is sulcus?
The depth of the grooves
What is the main part of the brain?
Cerebrum
What four parts make up the cerebrum?
Frontal lobe
Parietal lobe
Occipital lobe
Temporal lobe
What does the frontal lobe control
Thought
Cognition
Habits
The frontal lobe is made up of what four areas?
Pre-motor cortex
Primary motor cortex
Pre-frontal association cortex
Broca’s area
What does the pre-motor cortex do?
Motor planning
What does the primary motor cortex do?
Volitional movement (through middle of the brain)
What does the pre-frontal association cortex do?
Thought, cognition, emotion, decision making, problem solving
What does Broca’s area do?
Expressive language
What makes up the parietal lobe?
The primary somatosensory cortex
What does the primary somatosensory cortex do?
Sensation Proprioception Kinesthesia Perceptual awareness Visual spatial awareness
What makes up the occipital lobe?
The primary visual cortex
Visual association cortex
What does the primary visual cortex do?
Vision
What does the visual association cortex do?
Higher order visual processing
What makes up the temporal lobe?
Primary auditory cortex
Wernicke’s area
Hippocampus