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Fill-in-the-Blank Questions

1) The ________ functions as the sensory area for touch, vision, hearing, and olfaction as well as association areas for interpreting sensations, language, thinking, decision making, self-awareness, creativity, and storing memories.

2) ________ memory stores large amounts of information for hours, days, or years.

3) The thin outer layer (1- to 2-mm thick) of each hemisphere of the brain that serves to increase the surface area by being arranged in a folded manner is called the ________.

4) The ________ consists of myelinated axons that conduct impulses over long distances.

5) If a certain water-soluble, intravenous antibiotic is not succeeding in defeating the germs inside the central nervous system, the ________ may be the cause of the failure. 6) The ________ of the cerebral cortex sends messages to the skeletal muscles in order to control voluntary movement.

7) When you feel a mosquito on your arm, you are consciously aware of it in the ________ in the cerebrum.

8) Memory, emotions, and your sense of smell all meet in the ________.

9) The ________ is responsible for converting information from the short-term to the long-term memory.

10) The ________ is the branch of the peripheral nervous system that is made up of nerves that carry information to and from the CNS, which results in sensations and voluntary movement.

11) Inflammation of the protective coverings of the brain and spinal cord is known as ________.

Answer 1

1) Cerebrum.

Cerebrum is the largest and most prominent part of the brain. It contains areas for skin senses, vision, hearing, olfaction. This brain part has motor areas for voluntary control of movement, association areas for interpreting sensations, language, thinking, decision making, self-awareness, creativity, and storage of memories.

2) long-term.

The brain stores large amounts of information for hours, days, or years. This type of memory is known as long-term memory.

3) Cerebral cortex.

Cerebral cortex is the outer layer of each hemisphere of the brain. The surface of the cerebral cortex folds to form gyri and sulci which increase the surface area.

4) White matter.

White matter is composed of aggregations of myelinated processes and long extensions of the nerve, the nerve fibres, which conduct impulses over long distances.