Chapter 17 bio 2

CNS

Is the sciatic nerve part of the central nervous system or the peripheral nervous system?

Olfactory cells

What are the names of the chemoreceptors that respond to molecules in air and water?

Occipital lobe

What cerebral lobe is associated with the sense of vision?

Tympanic membrane

What is the anatomical name for the eardrum that picks up sound waves?

Spinal cord

What is the most posterior portion of the brain stem?

Epidermis

What layer of the skin contains Meissner and Pacinian corpuscles?

Insulating myelin sheath

What makes the white matter of the spinal cord appear white?

Cerebrum

What part of the brain is divided into right and left hemispheres?

Cochlea

What part of the ear contains the sensory receptors for hearing?

Cornea

What part of the eye refracts and focuses light rays?

Cerebellum

What portion of the brain looks like a tree in cross section?

Vertebrae

What structures protect the spinal cord?

Interneurons

What type of neuron is found completely within the central nervous system?

Motor neuron

What type of neuron is responsible for transmitting nerve impulses from thr spinal cord to an effector?