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1. What are the two main components of the central nervous system (CNS)?

2. Describe the difference between gray matter and white matter in terms of their location and
composition within the CNS.
3. What are the three main regions of the brain at a high level?
4. How do the two hemispheres of the cerebrum communicate with each other?
5. What is the cerebral cortex?
6. Name the four lobes of the cerebral cortex.
7. Which lobe of the cerebral cortex is primarily responsible for visual processing?
8. Which lobe of the cerebral cortex is involved in recognizing and processing auditory stimuli?
9. Where is the cerebellum located within the brain?
10. What are the primary functions of the cerebellum?
11. What are some functions regulated by the brainstem?
12. Which structures make up the brainstem?
13. Where does the spinal cord belong in the nervous system?
14. What are the two basic functions of the spinal cord?
15. What is a reflex?
16. How many pairs of spinal nerves originate from the spinal cord?
17. How is the spinal cord divided into segments, and what are they called?
18. List the number of pairs of spinal nerves associated with each segment of the spinal cord?
19. What type of reflex is the knee-jerk reflex, and how many neurons does it involve?
20. How many pairs of cranial nerves are there in the PNS, and where do they come from?
21. How many pairs of spinal nerves are there in the PNS, and where do they extend from?
22. What are the two main components of the peripheral nervous system?
23. Describe the function of the sensory (afferent) division of the peripheral nervous system.
24. How is the motor division of the peripheral nervous system further subdivided?
25. What is the role of the somatic nervous system within the motor division?
26. What is the function of the autonomic nervous system within the motor division?
27. What are the two divisions of the autonomic nervous system (ANS)?
28. What is the role of the parasympathetic division in nervous system?
29. Describe the primary function of the sympathetic division.
30. What types of stimuli do mechanoreceptors respond to?
31. What are chemoreceptors sensitive to?

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