Exam 8: Nervous System

The parasympathetic nervous system

The time during which a neuron is recovering from depolarization is the _____ period.

The precentral gyrus is an important motor area located within the

Two functional characteristics of neurons are

Which one of the following represents the correct pathway of an impulse along a reflex arc?

The spinal nerve plexus that supplies innervation to the arm is the _____ plexus.

What is the term for the region of the brainstem that contains the pneumotaxic and apneustic centers?

What is the term for the ventricle that is in the region of the diencephalon?

After an action potential,the cell membrane is restored to resting conditions by the

Collectively,the commissural white fibers that connect the two cerebral hemispheres are called the corpus callosum.

Which one of the following is NOT found in the CNS?

All of the following are true about the sympathetic division EXCEPT

If a patient exhibits irregular fluctuations in body temperature,loss of appetite,and lack of thirst sensations,the portion of the brain that is not functioning properly is probably the

The region of communication between two neurons is the

The white,fatty covering around some axons is called

A circuit in which a single neuron synapses with multiple neurons is called a(n)_____ circuit.

What is the term for the gap between myelin segments in a myelinated nerve fiber?

What is the term for the neuroglia cell that is phagocytic?

Three functional categories of nervous system activities are

Interpretation of sensory impulses from the skin occurs in the