Exam 1: Introduction to the Nervous System

Which one of the statements below is correct?

What voltage is required for a cell to 'fire'?

The medulla, pons and midbrain are part of what structure?

The area below the Sylvian fissure is:

The anterior of the brain is at the:

Which is the following correct sequence of events in an action potential?

Which one of the mental functions below is not affected by damage to the cerebellum?

What is the role of the skull and spinal column?

Dorsal has a similar meaning to:

What structure is located directly superior to the spinal cord?

Which of these is not a role played by glia?

Which two of the following four functions below are controlled by the medulla?

The region directly behind the central fissure but above the Sylvian fissure is:

What structure connects the rest of the brain to the cerebellum and most of the cranial nerves to the brain?