Exam 3: The Central Nervous System

In which area of the brain is consciousness created

Which of these statements describes procedural memories

Brain capillaries are joined by ____________________ junctions.

Match these brain structures, labelled a. through e., with their associated descriptions. (Options may be used more than once or not at all.) -initiates all voluntary movement

Afferent neurons have a long peripheral axon and a short central axon.

Microglia are the immune cells of the CNS.

The ____________________ of the brain maintains upright posture.

Cells forming the brain capillaries are joined by tight junctions that completely seal the capillary wall.

The ____________________ are protective and nourishing membranes that lie between the central nervous system and its bony covering.

The cell bodies in the spinal cord are located primarily in the white matter.

Astrocytes take up the neurotransmitter GABA.

Match the following structures, labelled a. through c., to their descriptions. (Options may be used more than once or not at all.) -location of cell bodies for efferent neurons

What structure is the outermost layer of the meninges

Efferent neurons leave the spinal cord through the dorsal root.

A central bundle of interneuronal axons is called a tract, whereas a peripheral bundle of afferent and efferent neuronal axons is called a nerve.

Which of these statements applies to the prefrontal association cortex

Which of the following describes somesthetic sensation

Match the system, labelled a. through c., with the characteristics. (Options may be used more than once or not at all.) -chemical messengers released only in response to an action potential

A retrograde chemical messenger from the postsynaptic neuron can influence neurotransmitter release from the presynaptic neuron at a synapse during long-term potentiation.

Which of the following is NOT a function of the basal ganglia