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1 Somatic nervous system function 2 Lateral horn content
Reticular Activating System (RAS)
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, Somatic nervous system function Controls skeletal muscle
Fastest conducting axons Large diameter, myelinated axons
Microglia function Clear debris and provide immune defense in the
CNS
EPSPs effect on neuron Move membrane potential toward threshold;
neuron is facilitated
Reticular Activating System (RAS) Regulates wakefulness and alertness
function
Prefrontal cortex function Controls thinking, judgment, and concentration
Broca area function Motor aspect of speech production
Occipital lobe function Primary visual cortex
Hypothalamus function Regulates homeostasis and instinctive behaviors
Corpus callosum function Major fiber tract connecting the two cerebral
hemispheres
Medulla oblongata function Controls heart rate, blood pressure, and vital
reflexes
Reticular formation function Influences respiratory patterns
Lateral horn content Contains autonomic (sympathetic) neuron cell
bodies
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Occurs with cystic fibrosis
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1 Somatic nervous system function 2 Lateral horn content
Reticular Activating System (RAS)
3 Meconium ileus 4
function
Don't know?
Terms in this set (65)
, Somatic nervous system function Controls skeletal muscle
Fastest conducting axons Large diameter, myelinated axons
Microglia function Clear debris and provide immune defense in the
CNS
EPSPs effect on neuron Move membrane potential toward threshold;
neuron is facilitated
Reticular Activating System (RAS) Regulates wakefulness and alertness
function
Prefrontal cortex function Controls thinking, judgment, and concentration
Broca area function Motor aspect of speech production
Occipital lobe function Primary visual cortex
Hypothalamus function Regulates homeostasis and instinctive behaviors
Corpus callosum function Major fiber tract connecting the two cerebral
hemispheres
Medulla oblongata function Controls heart rate, blood pressure, and vital
reflexes
Reticular formation function Influences respiratory patterns
Lateral horn content Contains autonomic (sympathetic) neuron cell
bodies
