Central Nervous System

What is the slender column of nervous tissue that is continuous with the brain and extends downward through the vertebral canal?

• Vertebral cord
• Spinal cord
• Longitudinal cord
• Brain tail

Which part of the spinal cord contains cerebrospinal fluid?

• Central canal
• Anterior median fissure
• Posterior median sulcus
• Gray commissure

Which part of the brain controls balance?

• cerebrum
• cerebellum
• brainstem

Which part of the brain controls breathing?

• cerebrum
• cerebellum
• brainstem

The tough, fibrous outermost covering of the spinal cord is the:

• arachnoid

• pia mater

• dura mater

• subarachnoid

• frontal
• temporal
• occipital
• parietal

• Cerebrum
• Cerebellum
• Brain Stem
• Diencephalon

What functions does this lobe carry out?

• Hearing and auditory processing
• Vision and visual processing
• Processing fear
• Judgment, impulse control, planning, problem solving, and other executive functions

This lobe receives and processes visual information and then sends it to other parts of the brain for further processing and storage.

• Occipital Lobe
• Parietal Lobe
• Temporal Lobe
• Frontal Lobe

Letter C

• Midbrain
• Pons
• Corpus collusum
• Medulla Oblongata