Exam 9: Nervous System

The ridges in the cerebrum are called

The pineal gland releases a "timekeeping hormone" called calcitonin.

Name and give the function of the three types of glia cells.

A glioma is

The word glia comes from the Greek word meaning

The two types of cells found in the nervous system are

The two principal divisions that make up the nervous system are the

As part of which nervous system do preganglionic neurons release acetylcholine?

One of the most common types of brain tumors develops from glia cells.

Explain the structure and function of the parasympathetic nervous system.

Acetylcholine is the neurotransmitter released in the neuromuscular junction.

Your spinal cord begins at the base of the skull and ends at the second sacral vertebrae.

The part of the neuron that carries impulses away from the neuron cell body is the

The skin surface area that is supplied by a single cranial nerve is called a dermatome.

The hypothalamus secretes ADH into the blood to help control water balance.

The eyes and ears are considered organs of the nervous system.

One of the differences between white matter and gray matter is that gray matter has a myelin sheath.

The regulation of the sleep cycle,water balance,and the production of antidiuretic hormone (ADH)occurs in the

All interneurons are found in the central nervous system.

Microglia help protect the brain by eating microbes that may enter the brain.