Nervous System Exam Questions and Correct Answers

Nervous System Exam Questions
and Correct Answers
Divisions of the nervous system - ANSWERS-central nervous system and peripheral
nervous system

Parts of the central nervous system - ANSWERS-brain and spinal cord

Divisions of the peripheral nervous system - ANSWERS-Sensory and Motor

Divisions of the motor division of the peripheral nervous system - ANSWERS-Somatic
and Autonomic

Somatic - ANSWERS-Voluntary

Autonomic - ANSWERS-Involuntary

Sympathetic - ANSWERS-'fight or flight" responses to stressful situations

Parasympathetic - ANSWERS-"rest and digest" involuntary responses

Cerebrum - ANSWERS-Divided into right and left hemispheres

Sulci - ANSWERS-shallow depressions

Gyri - ANSWERS-Elevated portions of the cerebral cortex (and cerebellum)

Fissure - ANSWERS-Deep depressions in the cerebrum

Frontal Lobe - ANSWERS-A region of the cerebral cortex that has specialized areas for
movement, abstract thinking, planning, memory, and judgement

Frontal Lobe - ANSWERS-

Parietal Lobe - ANSWERS-Perceives touch, pain, temp., pressure through nerve fibers
in the skin

Parietal Lobe - ANSWERS-

Temporal Lobe - ANSWERS-Hearing, short term memory, and sense of smell

Temporal Lobe - ANSWERS-

Occipital Lobe - ANSWERS-Part of the cerebrum that processes visual information

Occipital Lobe - ANSWERS-