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what makes up the CNS?
brain and spinal cord
what makes up the peripheral nervous system?
12 pairs of CNs
31 pairs of SNs
their branches
frontal lobe

function
personality
behavior
emotions
intellectual function
ability to write words
speech motor (Broca's area)
parietal lobe

function
primary center for sensation
ability to recognize body parts
left versus right
temporal lobe

function
primary auditory reception center

language comprehension (Wernicke's area)
occipital

function
primary visual reception center
understanding of written material
thalamus

function
main relay station for the nervous system

pain threshold
hypothalamus

function
center for temp control, sleep, pituitary regulation, heart rate, blood pressure, emotional regulation, autonomic nervous system activity
cerebellum

function
blending and coordinating of motion of the various muscles involved in voluntary movements
midbrain

function
contains nerve pathways between the cerebral hemispheres and the medulla

center for visual reflexes

origin of righting and postural reflex
pons
connects medulla oblongota and midbrain, ventral to the cerebellum
medulla oblongata

function
continuation of the spinal cord in the brain

controls quality of respirations and heart rate, swallowing and hiccoughing, and gag and cough reflex
CN I

name
olfactory
CN I

assessment
sensory

smell
CN II

name
optic
CN II

assessment
sensory

visual acuity

test for visual fields

examine with ophthalmoscope
CN III

name
oculomotor
CN III

assessment
motor

move eye up and down and peripherally

observe for ptosis
CN IV

name
trochlear
CN IV assessment
motor

inferior lateral movement of the eye
CN V

name
trigeminal
CN V

assessment
sensory

corneal reflex

sensation of skin of the face by wisp of cotton

motor

chewing, biting, lateral jaw movements
CN VI

name
abducens
CN VI

assessment
motor

inferior lateral eye movements
CN VII

name
facial
CN VII

assessment
sensory

taste (sweet and sour)

motor

movement of forehead and mouth

raise eyebrows, show teeth, smile, puff out cheeks
CN VIII

name
acoustic
CN VIII

assessment
sensory

hearing, balance

Weber and Rinne tests

otoscope
CN IX

name
glossopharyngeal
CN IX

assessment
motor

swallowing and phonation

sensory

taste- posterior
CN X

name
vagus
CN X

assessment
sensory

sensations of posterior one third of tongue, throat

motor

gag reflex

swallowing and phonation
CN XI name
spinal
CN XI

assessment
motor accessory

shoulder movement
head rotation - push against examiner's hand
CN XII name
hypoglossal
CN XII

assessment
motor

tongue movement
how many pairs of spinal nerves?
31
how many pairs of thoracic nerves?
12
how many pairs of lumbar nerves?
5
how many pairs of sacral nerves?
5
how many pairs of coccygeal nerves?
1
function of autonomic nervous system
maintain homeostasis of the body