CNS/Neuro Block Review

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What is the role of the hypothalamus and what region is it apart of?

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Emotional and autonomic control, diencephalon

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The telencephalon is responsible for...

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Conscious thought, memory storage, and executive function

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True or False: White Matter consists neuroglia, unmyelinated axons, and dendrites while Gray Matter consists bundles of myelinated axon

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False

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What is the main role of cerebrospinal fluid?

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For protection and to act as a cushion in case of injury

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How is the gray matter and white matter different in the brain compared to the spinal cord (SC)?

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The gray matter is inside the SC, while it is on the outside in the brain.

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The [Blank] receives the signal, and the [Blank] transmits neuronal signals

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Dendrite, axon

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True or false: Neurons have one axon

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True

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What is the order of neuronal signaling? Options: Dendrite, soma, axon hillock, axon; Dendrite, soma, astrocyte, axon; Soma, dendrite, axon, node of ranvier; Axon, axon hillock, soma, dendrite

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Dendrite, soma, axon hillock, axon

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What is saltatory conduction?

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Rapid transmission of action potentials across the myelinated axons

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True or False: Dementia is the loss of memory, language, problem-solving abilities that are severe enough to interfere with daily life

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True