Anatomy & Physiology I (BSC 2093C) Homework #3

1. What does the cerebral cortex do and what is it composed of? (in class notes &
text).
2. Introduction: Cranial neres arise from the brainstem or within the brain. !he twele
paired cranial neres lead to muscles" #lands and sensor$ or#ans found mostl$ in the
head and nec%.
rite o!t the "II #ranial ner$es an% their &oman n!meral along with the 'o%y
region an% str!#t!res whi#h that #ranial ner$e inner$ates(
&. Intro: 'erous tissue is one of the four ma(or t$pes of tissues (remember the others?
!he$ are connectie tissue" epithelia tissue and muscle tissue). )nswer a. and b. below
from text.
a( )es#ri'e the two ma*or ty+es o, #ells in ner$o!s tiss!e (ne!rons an%
ne!roglia)(
'( -.+lain ,o!r ways that the glial #ells (ne!roglia) hel+ or s!++ort ne!rons(
*. Intro: !he nerous s$stem is or#ani+ed into two ma(or diisions. ,ne is the central
nerous s$stem (C'-) which is composed of the brain and spinal cord. !he other
diision is called the peripheral nerous s$stem (.'-) which consists of the cranial
neres" the #an#lia (cells bodies of neurons outside the C'-) and spinal neres.
)raw an o!tline o, the P/S an% its #onne#tions to the C/S (in text and class notes).
/. a. What is a s$napse in #eneral?
b. 0escribe the two parts of a t$pical chemical s$napse (text).
1. 0escribe and explain neurotransmitters and how the$ are inoled in the
transmission of information to cause muscle contractions and nere impulses (posted
under 23iles4 in )tlas).
5. Intro: the h$pothalamus" which is mostl$ #ra$ matter or cell bodies of neurons" is
important in maintainin# the homeostasis (ran#es) of man$ parameters in the bod$.
here is the hy+othalam!s0 )es#ri'e se$en #enters or systems that the
hy+othalam!s reg!lates(
6. Where is the medulla oblon#ata? What are the medullar$ p$ramids or the
decussation of the p$ramids and what is the conse7uence?
8. 0escribe the 9imbic s$stem and two important parts: the am$#dala and cin#ulated
#$rus (reiew sheet).
1:. 0escribe three ma(or wa$s that the brain is protected (class notes and text).
Atta#h the -n%o#rine System Han%o!t to $our homewor% ;& (this handout has
hormones on one side and #lands on the other).

R. Falconer