CSD 115 Exam 1Questions & Answers
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What protects the brain? - ANSWERthe skull and meninges
What protects the spinal cord? - ANSWERspinal column and meninges
What are the meninges? - ANSWERmembranous layers under bony covering
List the meninges from brain to skull. - ANSWERpian mater, arachnoid mater, and dura mater
Which layer is web-like? - ANSWERarachnoid mater
How many hemispheres are there in the cerebrum? - ANSWER2
How many lobes are there in the cerebrum? - ANSWER4
Which lobe is mostly responsible for vision? - ANSWERoccipital
Which lobe is mostly responsible for touch and sensation? - ANSWERparietal
Which lobe is mostly responsible for motor control? - ANSWERfrontal
Which lobe is mostly responsible for cognition? - ANSWERfrontal
Which lobe is mostly responsible for auditory information? - ANSWERtemporal
Where is Broca's area? - ANSWERleft hemisphere of the frontal lobe
What is the function of Broca's area? - ANSWERplanning
Where is Wernicke's area? - ANSWERleft hemisphere of the temporal lobe
What is the function of Wernicke's area? - ANSWERprocessing language
What is the function of the cerebellum? - ANSWERmotor coordination, balance, and movement
What part of the brain controls breathing and heart rate? - ANSWERbrain stem
How does motor and sensory information travel from the brain to the body? - ANSWERthrough the
cranial nerves
Are the cranial nerves and spinal nerves part of the CNS or the PNS? - ANSWERPNS
How many cranial nerve pairs are there? - ANSWER12
How many spinal nerve pairs are there? - ANSWER31
Cranial nerves carry what kind of information? - ANSWERsmell, vision, hearing, and taste
Where is that information transmitted (to what part of the body)? - ANSWERto the brain
The spinal nerves carry motor and sensory information to what part(s) of the body? -
ANSWERoriginates in the brain stem and exits at the base of the skull
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What protects the brain? - ANSWERthe skull and meninges
What protects the spinal cord? - ANSWERspinal column and meninges
What are the meninges? - ANSWERmembranous layers under bony covering
List the meninges from brain to skull. - ANSWERpian mater, arachnoid mater, and dura mater
Which layer is web-like? - ANSWERarachnoid mater
How many hemispheres are there in the cerebrum? - ANSWER2
How many lobes are there in the cerebrum? - ANSWER4
Which lobe is mostly responsible for vision? - ANSWERoccipital
Which lobe is mostly responsible for touch and sensation? - ANSWERparietal
Which lobe is mostly responsible for motor control? - ANSWERfrontal
Which lobe is mostly responsible for cognition? - ANSWERfrontal
Which lobe is mostly responsible for auditory information? - ANSWERtemporal
Where is Broca's area? - ANSWERleft hemisphere of the frontal lobe
What is the function of Broca's area? - ANSWERplanning
Where is Wernicke's area? - ANSWERleft hemisphere of the temporal lobe
What is the function of Wernicke's area? - ANSWERprocessing language
What is the function of the cerebellum? - ANSWERmotor coordination, balance, and movement
What part of the brain controls breathing and heart rate? - ANSWERbrain stem
How does motor and sensory information travel from the brain to the body? - ANSWERthrough the
cranial nerves
Are the cranial nerves and spinal nerves part of the CNS or the PNS? - ANSWERPNS
How many cranial nerve pairs are there? - ANSWER12
How many spinal nerve pairs are there? - ANSWER31
Cranial nerves carry what kind of information? - ANSWERsmell, vision, hearing, and taste
Where is that information transmitted (to what part of the body)? - ANSWERto the brain
The spinal nerves carry motor and sensory information to what part(s) of the body? -
ANSWERoriginates in the brain stem and exits at the base of the skull
