jeopardy chapter 12

the central sulcus divides which 2 lobes of the cerebrum?

frontal and parietal

if you are looking at the arbor vitae which part of the brain are you examining?

cerebellum

fibers that connect gray matter between the 2 cerebral hemispheres are called?

commissures

which portions of the diencephalon can be seen on the external surfaces of the brain?

pineal body and hypothalamus

the basal nuclei are part of the?

cerebrum 

broca’s area is important in coordinating muscles involved in…

speech

the cardiac reflex centers are found in the…

medulla oblongata

to understand what we see and hear we use areas of the brain called…

association areas 

this region of the brain could be described as the Grand Central Station of sensory input…

thalamus

this system is important when you study because it can filter out distractions.

reticular formation

these brain waves are emitted when you take a test 

beta 

the region of the brain that allows us to understand language is

wernicke’s area

these brain waves are emitted during most REM sleep

alpha

bilateral destruction of this area causes severe memory loss 

hippocampus 

what is not a factor in transferring STM to LTM

consolidation

the innermost meninx that protects the brain and spinal cord is the…

pia mater

the cerebrospinal fluid is found in the…

subarachnoid space 

cerebrospinal fluid is absorbed back into the blood by the…

arachnoid villus

the central canal of the spinal cord is analogous to what part of the brain?

ventricles

the blood-brain barrier is an effective barrier against all of the following except:

nicotine 

the terminal end of the spinal cord is called the..

conus medullaris

what is not a part of the gray matter of the spinal cord

dorsal root ganglion

what is a descending pathway? 

lateral corticospinal tract 

pain follows which pathway to the brain?

lateral spinothalamic tract

neurons that transmit impulses from the spinal cord to the thalamus are called..

second order

this disease causes destruction of motor neurons in the ventral horn of the spinal cord.

amyotrophic lateral sclerosis