Nervous System Introduction

What is a stroke?

• Blocked blood vessel

• Bleeding in the brain from a blood vessel

• Loss of oxygen to part of the brain

• All of the above

This structure of neurons connects the two hemispheres.

• Thalamus

• Hippocampus

• Corpus Callosum

• Limbic System

This refers to the division of functions b/w the 2 hemispheres of the cortex.

• Localization of Function

• Lateralization

• Equipotentiality

• Principle of Mass Action

People with damage to a functional brain area may learn to "re-specialize" other brain areas to perform this function. What is the term for this.

• Neuroplasticity

• Localization of Function

• Neural Stimulation

• Neural Pruning

Which part of the body is like a highway for sending messages?

• Blood
• Spinal Cord
• Atrium
• Ventricle

What is the job of the spinal cord?

• To protect your muscles
• To communicate from your brain to the rest of your body
• To open and close your lungs.

Emotions and memories are found in the______________.

• Midbrain

• Hindbrain

• Forebrain

• Spinal cord

Largest areas of the brain, functions include language, complex thoughts, consciousness, sensory and motor processing

• cerebral cortex

• cerebellum

• corpus callosum

• cerebrum

Which of the following divides the left and right brain hemispheres?

• Longitudinal Fissure

• Transverse Fissure

• Lateral Fissure

• Central Sulcus

Which of the following best describes a Gyrus?

• A ridge in the cerebrum

• A shallow groove in the cerebrum

• A deep groove that can separate lobes of the brain