BIO 302: EXAM 1 UKY 2025/2026
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 100% PASS
Central Nervous System (CNS) - ANS brain and spinal cord
Cerebrum - ANS -largest division of the brain
-two hemispheres
-Latin: "the understanding"
Cerebral Cortex - ANS Outer most layer of gray matter making up the superficial aspect of
the cerebrum
Cerebellum - ANS Latin for little brain
Gyri - ANS Elevated ridges "winding" around the brain
Sulci - ANS Small grooves diving gyri
Central Sulci - ANS Divides frontal lobe from parietal lobe
Fissures - ANS Deep grooves generally dividing large regions lobes of the brain
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, Frontal lobe - ANS -emotional regulation
-personality
-long-term memory
Temporal lobe - ANS -hearing
-organization
-memory
Parietal lobe - ANS -senses
-spatial awareness
-perception
Occipital lobe - ANS -processing
-integration/interpretation
-vision (looks like optical)
Nissl Stain (Cresyl Violet) - ANS Labels nucleic acids (DNA, RNA)
-big cells neurons
-small cells are glia
Golgi stain (silver chromate) - ANS Labels only a subset of neurons
-visual action of entire neuron morphology
-staining mechanism is still unknown
Neurons - ANS Basic units of brain and nervous system
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QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 100% PASS
Central Nervous System (CNS) - ANS brain and spinal cord
Cerebrum - ANS -largest division of the brain
-two hemispheres
-Latin: "the understanding"
Cerebral Cortex - ANS Outer most layer of gray matter making up the superficial aspect of
the cerebrum
Cerebellum - ANS Latin for little brain
Gyri - ANS Elevated ridges "winding" around the brain
Sulci - ANS Small grooves diving gyri
Central Sulci - ANS Divides frontal lobe from parietal lobe
Fissures - ANS Deep grooves generally dividing large regions lobes of the brain
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, Frontal lobe - ANS -emotional regulation
-personality
-long-term memory
Temporal lobe - ANS -hearing
-organization
-memory
Parietal lobe - ANS -senses
-spatial awareness
-perception
Occipital lobe - ANS -processing
-integration/interpretation
-vision (looks like optical)
Nissl Stain (Cresyl Violet) - ANS Labels nucleic acids (DNA, RNA)
-big cells neurons
-small cells are glia
Golgi stain (silver chromate) - ANS Labels only a subset of neurons
-visual action of entire neuron morphology
-staining mechanism is still unknown
Neurons - ANS Basic units of brain and nervous system
2 @COPYRIGHT 2025/2026 ALLRIGHTS RESERVED