Exam 17: Pathways and Integrative Functions

The medial pathway of the indirect motor pathway consists of three groups of tracts.The one that helps to control unskilled automatic movements related to posture and maintaining balance is the

A nucleus is a

Which is a condition in which a person loses memories of past events?

The medial pathway of the indirect motor pathway consists of three groups of tracts.The one that helps to regulate muscular activity that helps maintain balance during sitting,standing,and walking is the

A brain lesion in the __________ may cause personality abnormalities.

In general,left-handed people have a ________________,which suggests that more signals may be relayed between their hemispheres.

In most people,the left hemisphere functions as the _________ hemisphere.

A lesion in the brain that results in an inability of a person to recognize or understand the meaning of sounds or words would most likely be located in the

Of the four indirect motor spinal cord pathways that originate in the brainstem,the one whose upper motor neuron destination is the lateral funiculus is the

The different tracts within indirect motor pathways are grouped according to their primary functions.The lateral pathway controls

In most people,the right hemisphere functions as the _____ hemisphere.

The right and left hemispheres remain in constant communication primarily through commissures in the

A nervous system pathway consists of two components.What are they?

Complex unconscious motor patterns are controlled by neurons in various locations.The ones that control activities such as riding a bicycle are located in the

The Wernicke area is responsible for

Where does the cell body of the primary neuron in a sensory pathway reside?

The pair of thick anterior bulges (pyramids)in the medulla oblongata are formed by the

Immediately posterior to the Wernicke area is the angular gyrus.What does this gyrus do?

A nucleus is defined as a collection of neuron cell bodies located within the PNS.

This pathway conducts sensory stimuli concerned with proprioceptive information about limb position and discriminative touch,precise pressure,and vibration sensations.It projects through the spinal cord,brainstem,and diencephalon before terminating within the cerebral cortex.