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Anatomy - Final
Anatomy - Final (week 13 assignment)
| The somatic nervous system carries information to the: | Skeletal Muscles |
| The efferent pathways of the autonomic nervous system can be divided into the ___ & ____ divisions. | Parasympathetic & Sympathetic |
| What is the site of communication between neurons? | Synapse |
| Nerves that originate from the brain are called ____ nerves. | Cranial |
| The glia cells that help from the blood-brain barrier are the: | Astrocytes |
| Chemical signals diffuse between neurons at this location. | Synapse |
| The ____ of a neuron is a single process that usually extends from a tapered portion of the cell body. | Axon |
| The _____ nervous system is a complex network of nerve pathways embedded in the intestinal wall with a network of integrators and feedback loops that can act somewhat independently. | Enteric |
| What structure of the Schwann cell is essential to normal nerve growth and the regeneration of injured nerve fibers? | Neurilemma |
| Which of these glia cells are located in the peripheral nervous system? (Astrocytes, ependymal cells, oligodendrocytes, Schwann cells, or microglia) | Schwann cells |
| The structural and functional center of the entire nervous system is the _____ nervous system. | Central |
| This tends to be the longest cytoplasmic projection from a neuron. | Axon |
| What term describes the bundles of nerve fibers within the central nervous system? | Tracts |
| These regions of the neuron direct electrical currents toward the cell body. | Dendrite |
| What is the fluid filling the posterior segment of the eye? | Vitreous humor |
| Which endocrine gland stores enough of its hormone extracellularly to last several months? | The thyroid |
| Which of the following areas has the highest concentration of cones? (The ora serrata retinae, the optic disc, the macula lutea, or the fovea centralis) | The fovea centralis |
| What is the bony labyrinth structure containing the utricle and saccule? | Vestibule |
| What is an endocrine gland of the thorax that is also important in immune function? | The thymus gland |
| What is the membrane attached to the stapes? | The oval window |
| What is the pyramid-shaped gland consisting of neural crest-derived cells and endocrine secretory cells? | Adrenal Gland |
| What is the transparent structure of the eye containing regularly aligned collagen fibers? | The cornea |
| The nerve carrying taste information from the anterior two-thirds of the tongue is the ____? | Facial nerve |
| What does the basilar membrane support? | The spiral organ |
| What is the anatomical stalk of the pituitary also known as? | Infundibulum |
| What is the transparent mucous membrane covering the inner surface of the eyelid? | Conjunctiva |
| Where is endolymph made? | In the stria vascularis |
| Which hormone inhibits osteoclast activity in children? | Calcitonin |
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