
The Nervous System
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- Q1made up of the neurons, brain, and spinal cord; controls all body functionscentral nervous system20s
- Q2made up of neurons that connect to the central nervous system; controls reflexes and the "Fight or Flight" reactionsperipheral nervous system20s
- Q3controls bodily functions not consciously directed, such as breathing, heartbeat, and digestive processesautonomic nervous system20s
- Q4part of the peripheral nervous system associated with skeletal muscle control of body movementsomatic nervous system20s
- Q5the main organ, made up of billions of neurons, of the central nervous system; the command center for the entire bodybrain20s
- Q6the three membranes that line the skull and vertebral canal and enclose and protect the brain and spinal cordmeninges20s
- Q7protective fluid that cushions the brain within the skull; serves as a shock absorber for the central nervous systemcerebrospinal fluid20s
- Q8(forebrain) receives and processes sensory information such as thinking, understanding and producing language and motor functions; responsible for learning, thinking, and judgement; largest area of the braincerebrum20s
- Q9(hindbrain) functions in maintaining balance and equilibrium, movement coordination and processing some sensory information.cerebellum20s
- Q10(medulla) deep in the center of the brain that controls all automatic functions; responsible for auditory and visual responses as well as some motor functionbrainstem20s
- Q11the relay station for the sensesthalamus20s
- Q12A neural structure lying below the thalamus; directs eating, drinking, body temperature; helps govern the endocrine system via the pituitary gland, and is linked to emotionhypothalamus20s
- Q13associated with memory, in particular long-term memoryhippocampus20s
- Q14part of the limbic system within the brain, which is responsible for emotions, survival instincts, and memory.amygdala20s
- Q15involved in motor function, problem solving, spontaneity, memory, language, initiation, judgement, impulse control, and social and sexual behaiorfrontal lobe20s