THE NERVOUS SYSTEM (Filmstrip)

1.The Central Nervous System (CNS) is composed of the brain: a) _______________________ b) __________________, c) ___________________ ______________________ and the __________________ cord (with its spinal paths/nerves).

3.Membranous tissues cover the brain and spinal cord. These membranes are called "meninges" and consist of the ___________ mater, _________________, and __________ mater. Viral or bacterial infection of these membranes is called ___________________________.

5.A cross-section of the spinal cord shows an inner pattern resembling the letter _____. This inner region appears ____________ in colour since it consists of mostly non-myelinated neurons (no shiny white lipid). It is thus referred to as ___________ matter.

6.There are 2 branches for each spinal nerve. Each branch is called a ____________ whee it meets the spinal cord. One is a ______________ nerve root (sensory) and one is a ______________ nerve root (motor). Swellings called spinal _________________ occur near the spinal cord where cell _______________ of sensory nerves are clustered.

7.The white matter of the spinal cord is mostly myelinated ____________________ fibres (neurons). These neurons generally connect sensory and motor neurons.

10.In longitudinal (sagittal) secion, 3 major brain regions are visible: _________________ hemisphere, _____________________, and _____________________ oblongata.

11.The medulla (hindbrain) serves a number of basic/primitive functions. Herein lies the control centres for ______________________ and __________________________.

12.The cerebellum is the region of the brain that controls ______________________ and _______________________.

14.A pea-sized gland located on a small stalk called the infundibulum is the ___________________ gland or ______________________. It is of fundamental imiportance to hormonal control of the body.

15.The cerebral hemispheres show a complex series of ridges or folds. The ____________________ (sulci) and _______________________ (gyri) greatly increase the ____________________ area of the brain.

16.Four major lobes of the brain are:
  • _____________________ lobe (______________________________ area)

  • _____________________ lobe (______________________________ area)

  • _____________________ lobe (______________________________ area)

  • _____________________ lobe (______________________________ area)

18.The two cerebral hemispheres are connected to each other by a cable-like network called the ______________________ __________________________.

19.Cavities (called _________________________) contain _______________________ fluid which bathes the brain in vital fluid and has a protective role.

20.Nerves:
  • _____________________ nerves (____________ # of pairs)

  • _____________________ nerves (____________ # of pairs)

  • _____________________ nerves (____________ # of pairs)

  • _____________________ nerves (____________ # of pairs)

  • _____________________ nerves (____________ # of pairs)

21.Sketch the cross-section of the spinal cord and its nerve roots.








22.On the underside of the brain, a number of pairs of ___________________ nerves are visible. Examples are: __________________ nerve (from eye), ____________________ nerve (from ear), ____________________ nerve (from nose).

23.The "autonomic" nervous system controls automatic, internal body processes such as heart rate, pupil dilation, digestion, etc. There are 2 divisions of this system which do opposite things:
a) ______________________________, b) ______________________________________.