Exam 8: The Nervous System

The practical importance of flexor reflexes is to:

The nerve that supplies the anterior side of the lower limb is the:

The myelin sheath provides ____________________ for neurons.

Which body response is NOT paired with the correct division of the autonomic nervous system?

The part of the brain that produces the hormones that are stored in the posterior pituitary gland is the ____________________.

The ____________________ division of the autonomic nervous system stimulates the liver to convert glycogen to glucose.

The part of the brain that controls appetite is the:

The dorsal root ganglion of a spinal nerve contains the cell bodies of ____ neurons,and the gray matter of the spinal cord contains the cell bodies of ____ neurons.

The part of the brain that regulates eating or not eating is the ____________________.

The ____________________ lobes of the cerebrum contain areas for taste and smell.

The total number of pairs of spinal nerves is:

The ____________________ division of the autonomic nervous system dominates in relaxed situations,and the ____________________ division dominates in stressful situations.

The ____________________ root of a spinal nerve contains motor neurons,and the ____________________ root contains sensory neurons.

The cranial nerve pair that is motor to shoulder muscles is the ____________________.

The nucleus of a neuron is found in its ____________________.

There are ____________________ pairs of thoracic spinal nerves,and they supply the ____________________.

A nerve impulse changes from electrical to chemical at a(n)____________________.

The dura matter is made of ____________________ tissue and is the ____________________ (location)layer of the meninges.

The ____________________ lobes of the cerebrum contain the auditory areas.

The part of a neuron that contains the nucleus is the: