Look guys! The professor needs our help at his lab.

It says here the technology backfired on him, and in order to shut it down we need to "play its game" about the nervous system... lets go I guess!

Alright gang! Lets go help this professor and play the nervous system game!

Alright gang, I think we've arrived. Let's go find the professor!

Rokay!

The gang finds the professor... but the lab is angry he's called for help! All the technology starts going haywire

How dare you come into my lab and try to destroy me! You will not get away with this... Now is time for you to play MY game! 

Your first question is... what is the difference between the central nervous system and the peripheral nervous system?

I think I know the answer! It is that the Central Nervous System controls the brain and the spinal cord like speech and functions of the body while the Peripheral Nervous System focuses more on the nerves and everything outside of the brain and spinal cord.

That was just pure luck... no way you will get this next one! What are the meninges?

Hmmm... This is a tough one but I think I know it. The meninges are specialized membranes that isolate the spinal cord from other surroundings all while protecting our spinal cord and carrying our blood supply!

I must say I am surprised you knew that... what do you have to say about the spinal cord, including it's anatomy, white matter, grey matter, AND their functions!

Hmm..This is a tough one but I think I know it!

The spinal cord is located in the back of your body. It is roughly 18 inches long, and it connects through the cranium to the foramen magnum, and down the L1 vertebrae. The spinal cord is divided up into several different segments like that, 31 to be exact, with spinal nerves branching off.

As for white and grey matter...

Grey matter is made of unmyelinated neurons, and it processes spinal reflexes. In grey matter, signals send fast!

White matter is on the opposite side. It is made of myelinated neurons, and it is superficial to grey matter. There are two tracts when it comes to white matter: ascending and descending. Ascending tracts carry sensory info to the brain, while descending tracts carry motor commands to the effectors.

Oh no... My game must be getting too easy for them! I must make it harder so they can never fix me. I doubt you will ever get this one correct: What is the function of the spinal nerve, each major plexus, four specific nerves with their functions, and how a spinal reflex works?

This is almost too easy! The function of the spinal nerve is that they are mixed so now each spinal nerve can carry both sensory and motor information in the same way a vertebrae can.

For each of the major plexuses, they are: the Cervical Plexus which is in the neck, the Brachial Plexus, is mostly in the arms and found in some of the neck, and the Lumbar and Sacral Plexuses is found in the lower back, pelvis, and legs. 

Now for four specific nerves are the Sciatic Nerve, the Femoral Nerve, the Tibial Nerve, and lastly the Common Fibular Nerve. 

The Sciatic Nerve are muscles in a hamstring group that then splits into tibial and fibular nerves. The Femoral Nerve are muscles of the thigh and the anterior skin. The Tibial Nerve is located in the posterior of the lower leg and the bottom of the foot. Lastly, the Common Fibular Nerve is located in the anterior of the lower leg and the top of the foot.

Now finally for how the spinal reflexes work is that the automatic nerve responses are triggered by a specific stimuli which is usually pain. It sends this stimuli very fast. It is also controlled by the spinal cords gray matter, not the brain.

GRRR... these meddling kids! Whatever, I doubt you will be able to get past round 2!

How about... a complete brain overview!

I know!! A part of the brain overview is CSF. That stands for Cerebrospinal Fluid. Its function is to cushion and protect from any physical injury and to control the chemical environment of the brain like the waste and nutrients that the brain needs. Next is the cerebrum which is a vital part for the brain because it is the largest part of the brain. This means that it controls a big portion too. That portion is controlling our conscious thoughts and logical functions. Another part is that it processes the somatic sensory and motor information. The cerebrum is divided into right and left halves called hemispheres. There is a layer of gray matters in each hemispheres as well called the cerebral cortex. This layer is 1/4in. 

Next is the cerebellum. Its nickname is the "small brain". It is located below the occipital bone. The cerebellum is also split into two hemispheres and covered in a layer of the gray matter. That gray matter is called cerebellar cortex. Some functions of the cerebellum is fine tuning the muscles and fixing posture, fine-tunes the conscious and subconscious movement bringing back information constantly, processing sensory information, and making small adjustments along the way. And lastly the brain stem! The brain stems main job is to protect the spinal cord, cerebrum, and the cerebellum. 

I am surprised you know this much... however, theres one section that's lacking. Tell me more about the cerebrum

I've got this one! As Shaggy mentioned before, the cerebrum is the largest part of the brain and controls all conscious thoughts and intellectual functions. It has 4 lobes, the frontal lobe in the front, the parietal lobe in the middle, the occipital lobe in the back, and the temporal lobe on the bottom!

On the surface of each hemisphere of the cerebrum, there is the cerebral cortex which is gray matter. This is where processing happens.

Speaking of the hemispheres, there;s an interesting concept known as contra lateral, where each cerebral hemisphere recieves information from and sends motor commands to the opposite sides of the body

Finally there is the corpus callosum, which works to connect the two hemispheres

Ugh these kids are really starting to get on my nerves! I bet you don't know the answer to this questions about the cerebral cortex. What are 3 motor areas, 3 sensory, and 3 processing areas of the cerebral cortex?

I know this one guys! The 3 motor areas  are the Primary Motor Cortex, Premotor Cortex, and the Auditory Cortex. The 3 sensory areas are the Primary Sensory Cortex, the Visual Cortex, and the Insula. Lastly, the 3 processing areas are the Auditory Association area, the Visual Association Area, and the Somatic Sensory Association Area. 

Okay fine... well what about the basal ganglia?!

Oh please! This is too easy.

The basal ganglia is a group of gray matter inside of the white matter in the cerebrum and it's responsible for making movement!

You guys are out smarting me! How is this possible?! You won't even be able to guess this question. What is the structure and function of the Cerebellum?

Here is the structure of the Cerebellum.

There are a few functions of the Cerebellum which are that it helps fix and adjust our posture muscles, fine-tunes our conscious and sub-conscious movements which constantly is sending information and feedback, and lastly it processes sensory information about our body position and the movements we make and then making those small adjustments.

This is outrageous! I know you won't figure this out... name EACH part of the brain stem and their functions. 

I got this! The top of the brainstem is known as the Diencephalon. It holds 2 parts, the Thalamus and Hypothalamus. These filter the info being sent to the brain and control the automatic response from the brain. 

Continuing what Fred was saying, the brain stem also includes the Midbrain. This regulates our visual and auditory reflexes. For example, our instant reflex when we hear a loud noise. The pons control our breathing rate. Lastly, our medulla oblongata connects to the spinal cord and controls blood pressure and body temp.

No one has ever gotten this far. You meddling kids will not win! I bet you have NO clue what the cranial nerves are.