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A & P Functions of Nervous System Structures

Match the functions with the Structures found in the Nervous System

AB
frontal lobeconscious thought, voluntary movement, speech
parietal lobesensory area for touch, pain, temperature, pressure
temporal lobehearing and smell
occipital lobevision
basal gangliaautomatic movement such as posture
hypothalamusregulation of body temperature, water balance, sleep cycles, appetite, sexual arousal
thalamussensory relay station, has emotions and alerting mechanisms
midbrain2 way conduction of impulses
pons2 way conduction of impulses and helps to control respirations
medulla oblongata2 way conduction of impulses and controls BP, heartbeat, and respirations
cerebellumcoordinates movement, maintains balance and muscle tone
corpus callosumconnects the 2 cerebral hemispheres
spinal cordcarries impulses to and from the brain and contains thousands of reflex arcs
cranial nervescarry impulses to and from brain to and from structures in head and neck areas and in thoracic and abdominal cavities
spinal nervescarry impulses to and from spinal cord to and from areas of body not supplied by cranial nerves
sympathetic nervesprepares the body to deal with stress
parasympathetic nervesmaintains normal functions of the body
phrenic nervesupplies impulses to diaphragm
radial nervesupplies impulses to lateral arm
sciatic nervesupplies impulse to leg


Rebekah Thornsberry

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