8.9: Questions and Review - Nervous System
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- Identify the correct term for each of the description below. Some terms are used more than once. Use the word bank to guide you.
- Cells that produce myelin in CNS: _____________________
- chemicals released by axon terminals: _____________________
- it comprises the brain & spinal cord: _____________________
- area between the myelin on axon: _____________________
- neuron that conducts nerve impulses away from the CNS: _____________________
- a collection of cell bodies in CNS: _____________________
- a gap between two neurons: _____________________
- neuron that conducts nerve impulses toward the CNS: _____________________
- a collection of cell bodies in PNS: _____________________
- a bundle of axons in CNS: _____________________
- cells produce myelin in PNS: _____________________
- a bundle of axons in PNS: _____________________
Oligodendrocyte, Neurotransmitters, CNS, Nodes of Ranvier, Afferent neuron, Nuclei, Synaptic cleft, Efferent neuron, Ganglion, Tracts, Schwann cell, Nerve
Neuron Drawing
- Draw a motor neuron in the space below. Label the following structures on your drawing: cell body, nucleus, dendrites, axon,axon terminals, myelin sheath, and nodes of Ranvier.
Labelling the Brain
- Label the following images of the brain. Use the word banks to guide you.

Figure \(\PageIndex{1}\) Lateral view of the brain. (Image Credit: "Human Brain Features Lateral View - Atlas" by University of British Columbia's Clinical Anatomy is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0; labeling by Jennifer Lange) / Additional labels by Harmony Folse
a._____________________ g._____________________
b._____________________ h._____________________
c._____________________ i._____________________
d._____________________ j._____________________
e._____________________ k._____________________
f. _____________________ L. _____________________
central sulcus, cerebellum, frontal lobe, parietal lobe, occipital lobe, temporal lobe, parieto-occipital sulcus, pre-central gyrus, post-central gyrus, lateral sulcus, brain stem, transverse fissure
a._____________________ e._____________________
b._____________________ f. _____________________
c._____________________ g._____________________
d._____________________
pons, midbrain, hypothalamus, pineal gland, medulla oblongata, thalamus, corpus callosum
Brain Fill-in-the-Blank
- Identify the correct cerebral lobe for each of the function listed below. Use the word bank to guide you. Some words are repeated.
- Visual area of the brain: __________________________
- Primary motor area of the brain: ____________________
- Broca's area is found in: ____________________
- Auditory area of the brain: ____________________
- Primary sensory area of the brain: ____________________
- Identify the correct term for the each of the description listed below. Use the word bank to guide you.
- an elevated ridge of the cerebrum: __________________________
- shallow groove of the cerebrum: __________________________
- deep groove of the cerebrum: __________________________
- found in the gray matter: __________________________
- found in the white matter: __________________________
- connects left & right cerebral hemispheres: __________________________
- ear & eye reflex center in midbrain: __________________________
- controls heart rate and respiration: __________________________
- releases melatonin: __________________________
- sensory relay center into cerebral cortex: __________________________
- fine tunes skeletal muscle movements: __________________________
- regulates autonomic nervous system and many hormones: __________________________
sulcus, gyrus, temporal lobe, parietal lobe, corpus callosum, fissure, thalamus, occipital lobe, cerebellum, corpora quadrigemina, epithalamus (pineal gland), frontal lobe, medulla oblongata, myelinated axons, cell bodies, hypothalamus
Cranial Nerve Labelling
- Label the following cranial nerves on the ventral view of the brain
a._____________________ g._____________________ m.____________________
b._____________________ h._____________________ n._____________________
c._____________________ i._____________________ o._____________________
d._____________________ j._____________________
e._____________________ k._____________________
f. _____________________ L. _____________________
CNX - vagus, CNII- optic nerve, CNIX – glossopharyngeal, CNVI – abducens, CNXI – accessory, olfactory tract, CNIII – oculomotor, CNVIII - vestibulocochlear, CNV – trigeminal, CNIV – trochlear, optic chiasm, optic tract, olfactory bulb, CNXII - hypoglossal, CNVII – facial
Spinal Cord Labelling
- Label the following structures on the spinal cord. Use the word bank to guide you.

Figure \(\PageIndex{4}\) The Spinal Cord. (Image credit: "Spinal Cord" by BlueLink is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0) / Labels modified by Harmony Folse
a._____________________ f._____________________
b._____________________ g. _____________________
c._____________________ h._____________________
d._____________________ i._____________________
e._____________________
dorsal root ganglion, dorsal horn, central canal, ventral column, spinal nerve, anterior root, dorsal root, dorsal column, anterior horn
- Label the following spinal nerves and spinal cord structures. Use the word bank to guide you.
a._____________________ e._____________________
b._____________________ f. _____________________
c._____________________ g._____________________
d._____________________ h._____________________
thoracic spinal nerves, lumbar spinal nerves, cervical enlargement, lumbar enlargement, sacral spinal nerves, cauda equina, cervical spinal nerves, conus medullaris


