Part 2: Nervous System (Pearl)

If the brain is protected by the skull, what protects the spinal cord?

• breastbone

• ribs

• vertebral column

• pelvic bone

Left Cerebral Hemisphere is for:

• relays impulses between the cortex and the rest of the brain and spinal cord

• for spatial perception, musical ability, artistic ability, and emotions

• for language, logic, and mathematics abilities

• seat of thinking , reasoning, and power of imagination; sensory motor coordination; origin of all cerebral functions

This connects the brain and spinal cord to muscles that are not under the control of our will.

• ANS

• SNS

TRUE or FALSE:

The somatic nervous system is made up of 12 pairs of cranial nerves, which originate from the brain, and 31 pairs of spinal nerves, which originate from the spinal cord.

• TRUE

• FALSE

TRUE or FALSE:

Somatic Nervous System controls the function of our organs and glands, and can be divided into the sympathetic and parasympathetic divisions.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Which lobe of the brain functions for the taste?

• Frontal

• Parietal

• Temporal

• Occipital

Which of the following doesn't belong to the group?

• smell

• auditory-association area

• hearing

• reading

Lobe of the brain that is responsible for the visual-association area and vision?

• Temporal

• Frontal

• Parietal

• Occipital

Which of the following doesn't belong to the group?

• Cerebrum

• Thalamus

• Pons

• Hypothalamus

Which part of the hindbrain regulates balance and muscle coordination?

• Pons

• Medulla Oblongata

• Cerebellum

• Cerebrum