Jeopardy Central Nervous System Peripheral Nervous System Neurons

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Central Nervous System Peripheral Nervous System Neurons 100 100 200 200 300 400 500 Brain Structures Lobes 100 200 200 300 300 400 400 400 500 500 500 Nerve Impulses 100

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300 • Q What are the two main components of the central nervous system? • A Brain and Spinal Cord

200 • Q What is the largest part of the brain? • A The cerebrum

100 • Q Which structure in the central nervous system is responsible for balance? • A The cerebellum

400 • Q What are the two components of the brainstem? • A The pons and the medulla oblongata

500 • Q Which structure connects the right cerebral hemisphere with the left cerebral hemisphere • A The corpus callosum

100 • Q Which division of the peripheral nervous system controls involuntary body functions? • A Autonomic Nervous System

200 • Q Which division of the autonomic nervous system is responsible for preparing the body for action • A The sympathetic division

300 • Q Which division of the autonomic nervous system involves voluntary muscle action? • A The somatic nervous system

400 • Q Where are interneurons located? • A The spinal cord

100 • Q Which part of the neuron receives information? • A Dendrite

500 • Q What are three types of neurons? • A Sensory neuron, interneuron, and motor neuron

200 • Q What part of the neuron transmits information? • A Axon

300 • Q What is the name of the junction where axons and dendrites meet? • A The synapse

400 • Q In what part of the neuron can the nucleus be found (soma)? • A Cell body

500 • Q What is the name of the layer of insulation that covers the axon in a neuron? • A Myelin Sheath

100 • Q What type of signal is transmitted in a neuron along its axon? • A Electrical

200 • Q At rest, what is the charge on the inside of the neuron? • A Negative

300 • Q What type of ion channels open up as a nerve impulse travels down an axon? A Sodium

400 • Q What type of signal is transmitted at the synapse? • A Chemical

500 • Q What process is involved in the release of neutransmitters at the synapse of a neuron? • A Exocytosis

100 • Q What is the largest part of the brain • A Cerebrum

200 • Q What part of the brain controls involuntary actions • A Brainstem

300 • Q What structure joins with the medulla to form the brainstem? • A Pons

400 • Q What part of the forebrain is responsible forming new memories • A Hippocampus

500 • Q This part of the forebrain controls involuntary actions and connects endocrine and nervous system functions. • A Hypothalamus

100 • Q Which lobe of the brain is responsible of intellectual function? • A Frontal

200 • Q Which lobe of the brain processes information from the auditory nerve? • A Temporal

300 • Q The lobes are all part of which part of the brain? • Cerebral Cortex (forebraincortical)

400 • Q To which lobe of the brain does the optic nerve travel? • A Occipital

500 • Q Which lobe of the brain is responsible for somatosensory processing? • A Parietal lobe