Brain Structures ID
Brain Functions
Cranial Nerves ID
Cranial Nerves
Functions
Functions
NS2
Miscellaneous
Miscellaneous
100
What are the two main organs of the Central Nervous system?
brain and spinal cord
100
What is the function of the cerebellum?
Receives information from the sensory systems, the spinal cord, and other parts of the brain and regulates motor movements.
100
The number of this cranial nerve.
II or 2.
100
What is a sulcus?
groove or furrow on the surface of the brain
200
The name of structure highlighted green.
Corpus callosum
200
What is the function of the midbrain?
motor movement and auditory and visual processing
200
Are the cranial nerves part of the central nervous system or the peripheral nervous system?
peripheral nervous system
200
What is the function of the trigeminal nerve?
touch, temperature, pain sensations from the upper face
200
What is a gyrus?
a ridge or fold between two clefts on the cerebral surface in the brain
300
What is the name of the space that is filled with cerebrospinal fluid?
subarachnoid space
300
What is the general function of the pons?
control of breathing and communication between different parts of the brain
300
What is the number of the olfactory nerve?
(I)
300
Does the arbor vitae of the cerebellum comprise white matter or gray matter?
White matter.
400
List the three meninges in order from most superficial (1) to deepest (3).
1. dura mater
2. arachnoid
3. pia mater
400
What is the function of the medulla oblongata?
regulates breathing and heart and blood vessel function and digestion
400
Is the optic nerve sensory, motor, or both?
sensory
400
The muscle controlled by the trochlear nerve.
Superior oblique muscle.
400
What is the name of the groove that separates the cerebral hemispheres?
longitudinal fiissure
500
What is the name of the white matter structure that allows for communication between the cerebral hemispheres?
corpus callosum
500
The two centers that the medulla oblongata controls.
Respiratory and Cardiovascular
500
What does the trochlear nerve assist in?
eye movements
500
What is the name of the groove that separates the temporal lobe from the frontal and parietal lobes?
central sulcus