Exam 7: The Nervous System

Match the following: -Occipital Lobe

Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) circulates through all of the following EXCEPT ________.

Sally has a brain injury; she knows what she wants to say but can't vocalize the words. The part of her brain that deals with the ability to say words properly is the ________.

Sympathetic postganglionic fibers release norepinephrine and the preganglionic axon releases acetylcholine.

What congenital disorder can occur when there is a temporary lack of oxygen during delivery of a baby?

The gap between two communicating neurons is termed ________.

Which one of the following is the correct sequence of nerves that exit the spinal cord, from superior to inferior?

What are the two main functional subdivisions of the nervous system?

The largest nerve in the body, the sciatic nerve, belongs to the ________ nerve plexus.

What are the two major functional properties of neurons?

Match the following: -Includes the cerebral peduncles and the corpora quadrigemina

Which one of the following represents the correct sequence from outermost to innermost layers of the meninges?

Which ion causes neurotransmitter vesicles to fuse with the axon's membrane during the conduction of a nerve impulse from one neuron to the next?

During repolarization, what ions are pumped out of the cell?

The parasympathetic division is also called the craniosacral division since the preganglionic neurons originate in the brain and sacral region of the spinal cord.

Explain the difference between a polarized neuron and a depolarized neuron.

Which of the following is NOT a major nerve of the brachial nerve plexus?

Rick quickly pulled his hand away from the hot stove. What type of reflex is this?

In contrast to the somatic nervous system, the autonomic nervous system ________.

Support cells in the central nervous system are collectively called ________.