FOUNDATIONS OF BEHAVIORAL
NEUROSCIENCE 10TH GLOBAL EDITION
NEIL CARLSON MELISSA BIRKETT TEST
BANK CERTIFICATION REVIEW SET 2026
ANSWERS GUARANTEED PASS
⫸ organization of peripheral nervous system Answer: autonomic
(sympathetic and parasympathetic)
⫸ Structure of a neuron Answer: dendrites, cell body, axon hillock,
axon, axon terminal, myelin sheath, nodes of ranvier
⫸ Oligodendrocytes Answer: Type of glial cell in the CNS that wrap
axons in a myelin sheath.
⫸ Microglia Answer: Act as phagocytes, eating damaged cells and
bacteria, act as the brains immune system
⫸ Astrocytes Answer: Provide structural and metabolic support for
neurons.
⫸ dorsal/ventral Answer: top and bottom
, ⫸ anterior/posterior Answer: front and back
⫸ superior/inferior Answer: top and bottom
⫸ lateral/medial Answer: toward the side/toward the middle
⫸ coronal plane Answer: front and back
⫸ sagittal plane Answer: divides body into left and right
⫸ horizontal plane Answer: a plane that shows brain structures as seen
from above
⫸ Ipsilateral Answer: same side
⫸ Contralateral Answer: opposite side
⫸ sodium-potassium pump Answer: transports sodium and potassium
ions across the cell membrane in a ratio of 3 sodium ions out for every 2
potassium ions brought in
NEUROSCIENCE 10TH GLOBAL EDITION
NEIL CARLSON MELISSA BIRKETT TEST
BANK CERTIFICATION REVIEW SET 2026
ANSWERS GUARANTEED PASS
⫸ organization of peripheral nervous system Answer: autonomic
(sympathetic and parasympathetic)
⫸ Structure of a neuron Answer: dendrites, cell body, axon hillock,
axon, axon terminal, myelin sheath, nodes of ranvier
⫸ Oligodendrocytes Answer: Type of glial cell in the CNS that wrap
axons in a myelin sheath.
⫸ Microglia Answer: Act as phagocytes, eating damaged cells and
bacteria, act as the brains immune system
⫸ Astrocytes Answer: Provide structural and metabolic support for
neurons.
⫸ dorsal/ventral Answer: top and bottom
, ⫸ anterior/posterior Answer: front and back
⫸ superior/inferior Answer: top and bottom
⫸ lateral/medial Answer: toward the side/toward the middle
⫸ coronal plane Answer: front and back
⫸ sagittal plane Answer: divides body into left and right
⫸ horizontal plane Answer: a plane that shows brain structures as seen
from above
⫸ Ipsilateral Answer: same side
⫸ Contralateral Answer: opposite side
⫸ sodium-potassium pump Answer: transports sodium and potassium
ions across the cell membrane in a ratio of 3 sodium ions out for every 2
potassium ions brought in
