Quizziz Questions
Understanding neuroscience enables a therapist to?
-select appropriate therapy -predict therapeutic outcomes -recognize signs and symptoms that would require a referral to another healthcare professional
The cerebrum is broken up into how many different lobes?
6
The Sympathetic Nervous System is responsible for "fight-or-flight" response. What direct subsystem is it part of?
Autonomic Nervous System
_____ is part of the PNS that controls INVOLUNTARY movement.
Autonomic Nervous System
Which structure is responsible for social and goal-orientated behavior?
Basal Ganglia
Which structure conveys information between CEREBRUM and SPINAL CORD?
Brainstem
Which structures regulates vital functions like equilibrium, respiration, and cardiovascular activity?
Brainstem
The function of cranial nerves is to exchange information between?
CNS and Peripheral Nervous Sensory System
Which system is NOT part of the PNS?
Central Nervous System
Which brain structure is responsible for proprioception?
Cerebellum
The ______ supplies the blood for the cerebral hemisphere.
Circle of Willis
One of the main functions of the spinal region is?
Conveying information between peripheral structures and brain
What 2 compartments make up the PNS?
Cranial Nerves & Spinal Nerves
The thalamus is part of what larger structure?
Diencephalon
The brainstem includes which structures?
Medulla, Pons, Thalamus
In the PNS, which type of neuron carries messages AWAY from the CNS?
Motor Neurons
What plane separates brain into left and right hemisphere?
Sagittal
Which part of the PNS controls voluntary responses including innervating skeletal muscles?
Somatic Nervous System
Which two systems perform opposite functions to maintain homeostasis or internal balance?
Sympathetic and Parasympathetic Nervous System
Which cranial nerve innervates structures beyond head and neck?
Vagus Nerve
What 2 structures function as protection system for the brain?
Ventricles & Meninges
What type of brain tissue in myelinated and usually conveys information away from the cell body?
White Matter
The main function of the corpus callous is?
allow communication between right and left sides of the brain
One of the main functions of the thalamus is?
process emotions and memory