BIO 210 – Human Anatomy and Physiology I – Lecture Exam 4 – Questions and Verified Answers – Graded A (Latest Update)
Question : 2 major divisions of the nervous system
CORRECT ANSWER : Central (CNS) Peripheral (PNS)
Question : 2 divisions of the CNS
CORRECT ANSWER : Brain and spinal cord
Question : 2 divisions of the PNS
CORRECT ANSWER : Autonomic and somatic
Question : Nerves attached directly to the brain
CORRECT ANSWER : cranial
Question : Nerves attached directly to the spinal cord
CORRECT ANSWER : spinal
Question : 2 types of nerves found in both of the divisions of
the PNS
CORRECT ANSWER : Afferent and efferent
Question : Are autonomic nerves afferent or efferent?
CORRECT ANSWER : Efferent
Question : 2 major divisions of the autonomic nervous system
CORRECT ANSWER : Sympathetic and parasympathetic
Question : Where does serous fluid circulate
CORRECT ANSWER : subdural space
Question : Where does cerebrospinal fluid circulate
CORRECT ANSWER : -1,2,3,4 ventricles -cerebral
aqueduct -central canal -subarchanoid space
Question : Spinal nerves are
CORRECT ANSWER : mixed
Question : Cranial nerves are
CORRECT ANSWER : various combinations
Question : Where is white matter in the spinal cord
CORRECT ANSWER : peripheral to gray matter (lateral
columns)
Question : Where is gray matter in the spinal cord
CORRECT ANSWER : central portion, shaped like the letter
H, (columns)
Question : If the ventral root of the spinal nerve were
destroyed, the person would lose what function? What divisions of the nervous system could this affect?
CORRECT ANSWER : a. Motor functions (efferent neurons
would be damaged). b. Peripheral: Somatic and Autonomic
Question : Name the parts of the brain stem
CORRECT ANSWER : a. Medulla, pons, midbrain
Question : Name the parts of the diencephalon
CORRECT ANSWER : Hypothalamus, thalamus, pineal
body
Question : Name the parts of the cerebrum
CORRECT ANSWER : Cerebral hemispheres have lobes: frontal, parietal, occipital, temporal, and insula
Question : Which major part of the brain have we not named
in the previous 3 questions?
CORRECT ANSWER : Cerebellum
Question : Name the structure that forms the cerebrospinal
fluid
CORRECT ANSWER : Choroids plexuses
Question : Name the structure that returns the cerebrospinal
fluid to the blood.