Exam 3: What Are the Nervous Systems Functional Units

What happens if a person loses a few neurons in an active part of the brain?

Which of the following is NOT true about epigenetic influences?

What role do Golgi bodies play inside neurons?

Myelinated neurons _____ than neurons without myelin.

What is Down syndrome, and what are its genetic determinants?

If you are interested in testing the role of a specific gene in a disorder, you can eliminate the gene and observe the effects by using:

Golgi staining makes use of _____ to stain neurons so they can be viewed under a microscope.

When neurons are continuously firing, they need a constant supply of glucose and oxygen to continue operating. This is achieved via _____, which signal blood vessels to expand and increase blood flow.

The part of the axon that conveys information to other neurons is the:

Astroglia are NOT associated with:

Golgi bodies essentially act as a(n) _____ for neurons.

Which of the following is NOT a way that robotics can be used in studying nervous system function?

A child who has seizures, blindness, and degenerating motor and mental ability and who dies at an early age most likely has:

The fluid in which the cell's internal structures are suspended is called:

What are the three types of brain tumors? How do they differ from one another?

What occurs when the CNS is damaged?

Myelin is produced by:

_____ is the study of how the environment can influence the expression of genes.

Which three elements constitute more than 90 percent of a cell?

Down syndrome is caused by (an) extra _____ chromosome(s).