Chapter 8 Quiz

True or false? The primary function of a spinal reflex is to perform a predictable response to a given stimulus.

True

The ventricles of the brain contain ____.

cerebrospinal fluid

Cerebrospinal fluid functions to ____ the brain.

cushion support nourish

The thin, most superficial layer of the cerebrum is called the ____.

Cerebral Cortex

Which part of the brain is most important in your recall of information for this test?

Cerebrum

Peripheral nerves that emerge from the brain are called ____.

Cranial Nerves

The group of structures in the brain that help to produce emotions and memories is collectively called the ____.

Limbic System

Spinal nerves are able to carry which of the following types of information?

Both motor and sensory

Which is the correct order of meninges from superficial to deep? Arachnoid mater, pia mater, dura mater Arachnoid mater, dura mater, pia mater Pia mater, arachnoid mater, dura mater Dura mater, arachnoid mater, pia mater

Dura mater, arachnoid mater, pia mater

True or false? In the cerebrum, gray matter is deep to the white matter; in the spinal cord, it is superficial to the white matter.

False

What part of our brain takes the information you just heard in lecture and (hopefully) converts it from short-term memory to long-term memory?

Hippocampus

What area of the brain filters sensory information and helps to keep us alert?

Reticular activating system

What are the main components of the central nervous system?

Spinal Cord and Brain

The peripheral nervous system is subdivided into the ____ and the ____ nervous systems.

autonomic; somatic

The part of the brain that contains reflex centers for many vital body functions, such as respiration and blood pressure control, is the ____.

medulla oblongata

Responses to stress, such as an increase in heart rate and respiratory rate, are stimulated by the ____.

sympathetic nervous system

Incoming somatosensory signals pass through the ____ on their way to the ____.

thalamus; parietal lobe

The blood-brain barrier is formed by ____.

tight junctions between the cells of capillaries in the brain