Exam 11: Nervous System II: Divisions of the Nervous System

A fetus possesses a mutation that causes the forebrain region of the developing brain to cease growing. Which structures in the mature brain will be missing/abnormal if the fetus survives to birth and childhood?

Autonomic ganglia provide a degree of independence from the CNS by integrating motor impulses before they are relayed to visceral organs.

The interconnected, fluid-filled cavities of the brain are called ________.

If fibers in the ascending tract of the spinal cord are cut, the affected person will have a loss of motor functions below the injury.

The area of skin that sensory nerve fibers of a particular spinal nerve innervate is called a

An inflammation of the meninges called meningitis usually affects the

The blood is injected with a special dye that stains the areas where it passes through. Where in the brain and spinal cord would you expect to see the stain?

Nerve tracts other than the corticospinal tracts that transmit impulses into the spinal cord are called extrapyramidal tracts.

The epineurium is composed of nervous tissue.

Which lobe of your brain are you using when you answer this question?

The part of the brain that is overactive in post-traumatic stress disorder is the

The human body secretes about ________ milliliters of cerebrospinal fluid daily.

The corticospinal tracts control

Over the course of several months, Morris has experienced difficulty speaking coherently, clumsiness, muscle fasciculations, and increasing weakness in his limbs. These symptoms are most consistent with those of

The part of the brain that assigns value to a memory is the

Aging of the brain begins

The simplest level of CNS function is the

Which of the following lists the parts of a reflex arc in the correct sequence?

A spinal nerve passing through the intervertebral foramen is

In spastic paralysis