Exam 2: The Nervous System

Which cell type plays a role in forming the blood-brain barrier?

Which lobe of the cerebral cortex supports decision making and movement?

"Examine the posterior portion of the brain." Where do you tell your lab partner to look?

The activation of genes leads to the synthesis and release of genetic information, a process referred to as gene ____.

What is the function of neuronal dendrites?

The first drugs to treat schizophrenia, called antipsychotic drugs, caused Parkinson-like symptoms. Why?

After encountering a ferocious dog while walking back from your psychopharmacology lecture, your heart races. After the dog turns in the other direction you began to relax and your heart beat slows down. What nervous system is primarily responsible for initiating your more relaxed state?

Which of the following is an accurate statement regarding neurons and glia cells?

After a recent bicycle accident, 11 year old Todd cannot do things that were once routine, such as such as riding a bike. Damage to which of Todd's brain structure disrupted Todd's procedural memory required for riding his bike?

The autonomic nervous system is controlled by the ____.

The small space between the axon terminal and postsynaptic terminal is called the ____.

The blueprints for a neuron and its functions reside within the ____.

Each chromosome contains a strand of ____.

Everyone has genes for eye color, but variations in the coding sequence of these genes allow for a variety of eye colors in a population. The term to best describe this variation in coding sequences is ____.

Expecting mom Giselle reads about her pregnancy on the website Mommy-and-Me. She learns that her unborn baby developed noticeable ridges and grooves (termed gyri and sulci) within the cerebral cortex. During which gestational period do these gyri and sulci first become most apparent?

Which cell type removes cellular waste?

Dr. Pearson wants to design a drug that easily passes through the blood-brain barrier. As an expert in psychopharmacology, you suggest that Dr. Pearson ensure that the chemical structure that he designs is small, as well as ____.

Which brain structures act to stabilize voluntary movements?

The primary features of the central nervous system are produced during the ___ trimester of pregnancy.

Which nervous system delivers voluntary motor signals from the central nervous system to muscles throughout the body and conveys sensory information from the body to the central nervous system?