Exam 10: Nervous System: Nervous Tissue and Brain

When this occurs, the inside of the neuron becomes positively charged.

A bump or elevation on the surface of the cerebrum is called:

Which is the largest part of the brain?

Which of the following is called nerve glue and is composed of astrocytes, microglia, oligodendrocytes, and ependymal cells?

Which of the four brain lobes is the motor function area; personality and behavior, emotional expression, and intellectual function are all contained in this area?

Which of the following is the name for the white, fatty material that surrounds the axon; it increases the rate at which the electrical signal travels along the axon?

Which of the following nerve cells transmit information as electrical signals?

Which part of the nervous system contains the brain and spinal cord?

Which of the following gather information from the environment and carry it to the central nervous system (CNS)?

Which part of the neuron contains the nucleus; dendrites bring information to this structure, the axon carries information away from this structure?