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DIVISIONS OF THE NERVOUS SYSTEM REVIEW WORD BANK hemispheres hippocampus cerebellum brain amygdala cortex nerve thalamus sulcus glia tract ganglia hypothalamus neurons gyrus spinal cord corpus callosum nuclei cerebral cortex colliculi Instructions: Complete the following sentences using words from the Word Bank. 1. The Latin word meaning "bark" of a tree is used for the area of the brain called the 2. The midbrain includes structures such as the superior and inferior and red nucleus. 3. A structure important for movement and balance is the 4. The central nervous system is divided into two major parts: the and the 5. In the central nervous system, collections of neurons are called - and a groove is called a 6. A bump or bulge on the cortex is called a 7. One important function of the is to control body temperature. 8. The brain contains about 86 billion and trillions of "support cells" called 9. The limbic system is a group of structures that includes the hippocampus, mammillary bodies and cingulate gyrus. 10. In the Peripheral Nervous System, a collection of axons is called a the 11. The brain is divided into two halves called 12. In the peripheral nervous system, collections of neurons are called 13. The receives sensory information and relays this information to the One part of the limbic system that is important for memory and learning is called the The right and left sides of the cerebral cortex are connected by a thick band of nerve fibers called the In the central nervous system, collections of axons are called