Exam 9: The Nervous System: Central Nervous System

Which cerebral lobe contains the visual cortex?

All spinal nerves are mixed nerves containing both sensory and motor fibers.

Describe the structure of the spinal cord and how the spinal cord is organized.

Which of the following is NOT characteristic of slow -wave sleep?

Hydrogen ions cannot permeate the blood -brain barrier.

Somatic reflexes involve somatic neurons transmitting information to smooth and cardiac muscle cells.

In studying for this exam you acquired new knowledge and hopefully retained it. If you used a repetitive approach such as studying from note cards, this type of learning is referred to as . ______ If you studied using, for example, the same information but linked to a case study, this Type of learning is referred to as _______ .

In addition to an increase in sensitivity to glutamate, the binding of large amounts of glutamate to its receptors on the postsynaptic membrane also

During rapid eye movement sleep, there is a(n)______ in frequency of the electroencephalogram and a(n)______ in arousal threshold.

Which cranial nerve controls eye movements, papillary reflex, accommodation reflex, and proprioception?

In the motor and sensory homunculi, each body part is shown next to the area of cerebral cortex devoted to it. Which statement best describes what these homunculi represent?

Which of the following is NOT a function of the hypothalamus?

What type of glial cell is necessary for normal development of the blood -brain barrier?

Which area of the brain relays sensory information to the cerebral cortex?

Damage to which area of the brain can result in Huntington's chorea or Parkinson's disease?

All voluntary lateral pathways cross -over, or decussate, in the spinal cord.

The sulci and gyri of the brain provide more surface area and more volume for the cerebral cortex to reside.

Movement of the right side of the body is controlled by the right side of the cerebral cortex.

Huntington's disease is one of the few dominant genetic disorders that causes exaggerated involuntary jerking motions and progressive dementia. What area of the brain is primarily responsible for these symptoms?

In the somatosensory cortex, the hands have a greater area of representation than the feet.