Nervous System
Hindbrain
Midbrain
Subcortical Structures
Cerebral Cortex
100

What are the two main divisions of the nervous system?

Central and Peripheral

100

What is the function of the hindbrain?

coordinates information coming into and out of spinal cord

100

Could you survive without your midbrain?

Probably for not very long.

100

What structures make up the limbic system?

Thalamus, hypothalamus, hippocampus, and amygdala

100

What is the corpus callosum's function?

Connects the left and right hemisphere to commmunicate information

200

What makes up the CNS?

Brain and spinal cord

200

What are the structures that make up the hindbrain?

Medulla, reticular formation, cerebellum, pons

200

What are the structures of the midbrain?

Tectum and tegmentum

200

Name a major gland.

50 bonus if you can tell what its function is.

Thyroid, adrenals, pancreas, pineal, pituitary

200

What is the frontal lobe's function?

Movement, abstract thinking, planning, memory, and judgement

300

What are the divisions of the PNS?

Somatic and Automatic

300

Which number is the pons?

#5

300

What function does the tectum contribute?

Orients an organism in the environment

300

Which number indicated the pituitary gland?

#10

300

Which number shows the occipital lobe?

#7

400

What is the difference between the two PNS divisions?

Somatic conveys information of voluntary muscles.

Automatic conveys information of involuntary/automatic commands.

400

What does the cerebellum do? Give an example.

controls fine motor skills such as riding a bike or playing the piano

400

What function does the tegmentum contribute?

Involved in movement and arousal as well as being the central location of neurotransmitters involved in arousal, mood, and motivation.

400

What number indicates the thalamus?

#2

400

What number shows the frontal lobe?

#9

500

What are the divisions of the ANS?

Bonus: 100pts if you can tell the function

Sympathetic and Parasympathetic.

Sympathetic = prepares for action in challenging or threatening situations

Parasympathetic = helps body return to normal resting state

500

Which number is the cerebellum?

#4

500

What number shows the midbrain?

#3

500

What number indicates the hypothalamus?

#6

500

What number shows the parietal lobe?

#8

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