Terms in this set (50)
True/False: The brain and True
spinal cord occupy the dorsal
cavity
7 cervical
12 thoracic
The vertebral column consist of
5 Lumbar
______ bones. 5 fused Sacral
4 fused Cocygeal
Which glia cell lines the ventricles? Ependyma
Which of the following membranes Tympanic
cause a vibration that sets off the
ossicles?
Which of the following carries Vein
blood toward the heart?
Which of the following are Medial geniculate bodies
fibers in the thalamus that
receive acoustic signals?
The_ suture joins the left and Sagittal
right
parietal bones
Which of the following best They are in the retina, rods see at night & cones during the day
describes rods and cones?
The nasal field of vision projects Temporal portion of the eyeball
to the:
Which meninge is the innermost Pia
(closest to the brain)?
Which of the following is NOT Basal ganglia
part of the brainstem?
1- presynaptic element
2- neurotransmitter (packaged in vesicles)
All synapses have common
3- synaptic cleft
characteristics, which can be 4- receptor proteins
summarized in this ordered list: 5- postsynaptic element
6- neurotransmitter elimination or re-uptake
, True/False: White matter in False
the CNS contains many cell
bodies.
During an absolute refractory the cell is incapable of responding to any stimulus
period:
Which of the following best depolarizes the cell making it more positive, increases the
describes an excitatory post permeability of potassium and makes it less likely to fire
synaptic potential?
If a patient is completely blind in in the eye itself or the optic nerve
one eye, the problem is:
True/False: The autonomic True
nervous system is often
associated with the "fight-or-
flight response," which refers to
the preparation of the body to
either run away from a threat or
to stand and fight in the face of
that
threat.
What is a narrow canal that Aquaduct of sylvius
connects the 3rd and 4th
ventricles?
A stroke on the right side of the the right side of the EEG to be abnormal
brain will cause: (read carefully)
What is the area of the brain in Broca's
the frontal lobe that controls the
ability to write, form words and
communicate?