Question | Answer |
Name 5 things that can be found in a synaps | Ions channel, synaptic vesicles calcium ions, postsynaptic membrane, synaptic cleft |
Neurotransmitters are released at the | axon terminal |
the rough ER of the cell | nissl bodies |
Conducts impulses toward the nerve cell body | dendrites |
conducts impulsed away from the nerve cell body | Axon |
Numerous nerve impulses arriving at a synapse at closely timed intervals exert a cumulative effect | Temporal summation |
an insufficient stimulus | subthreshould stimulus |
any stmulus below this intensity will result in no response in a neuron | Theshold stimulus |
Auditory area is in the | Temporal lobe |
primary sensory cortex is in the | parietal lobe |
Somatic motor cortex is in the | Frontal lobe |
Motor speech area is in the | Frontal lobe |
Premotor area is in the | Frontal lobe |
Visual area is in the | Occipital lob |
Language/speech comprehension area is in the | Temporal lobe |
Taste (gustatory) area is in the | Parietal lobe |
Seat of intelligence, abstract reasoning is in the | Frontal lobe |
Ciliated CNS neurologia that play an active role in moving the cerebrospinal fluid are called | ependymal cells |
The sheath of Schwann is also called the | neurolemma |
An excitatory neurotransmitter secredted by motor neurons innervating skeletal muscle is | acetylcholine |
The period after an initial stimulus when a neuron is not sensitive to another stimujlus is the | refractory period |
The part of a meuron that conducts impulses away from its cell body is called | axon |
the role of acetylcholinesterase is to | destroy ACh a bried perion after its release by the axonal endings |
collections of nerve cell bodies outside the central nervous sysytem are called | ganglia |
a neuron that has as its primary function the job of connecting other neurons is | association neuron (inter neuron) |
Which of these ions is actively transported through the cell membrane to establish a restion potential | Na |
an action potential | is essential for impulse propagation |
Meuroglia that control the chemical environment around neurons by buffering potassium and recapturing meurotransmitters are | astrocytes |
An inhibitory postsynaptic potential (IPSP) is associated with | hyperpolarization |
The brain stem consists of the | midbrain medulla and pons |
Spinocerebellar tracts | carry proprioceptive inputs to the cerebellum |
The subarachnoid space lies between what two layers of meninges | arachnoid and pia |
the cedrbrospinal fluid is pormed mostly by | the choroid plexuses |
the central sulcus separates which lobes | frontal from parietal |
the hypothalamus | is the thermostat of the body since is regulates temperature |
An individual accidentally transected the spinal cord between T1 and L1. Ths would result in | paraplegia |
Two terms for trhe massive mototr tracts serving voluntary movement are | pyramidal and corticospinal |
kAn individuyal who could trace a picture of a bicycle withe his or her finger byt coule not recognize it as a bicycle is most likelyt to have sustained damage to the | visual association area |
name three structures of the limbic system | hippocampus, cigulate gyrus, and amygdaloid necleus |
Normal cerebrospinal fluid contains | flucose, potassium, protein |
Huntingtons's disease | has symptoms that are the opposite of parkinson's disease |
Declarative memory is | the ability to learn specific information |
White matter (myelinated fibers) is found in what locations | copus callosum, corticospinal tracts, outer surface of the spinal cord |
Loss of ability to perform skilled motor activities such as piana playing with no paralysis or weakness is specific muscles might suggest damage to the | premotor cortex |
what is the cauda equina and why is it given this name | nerves exiting the spinal cord, looks like a horses tail |