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Central Nervous System & a little more

Total questions: 11

Worksheet time: 9mins

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Class
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1.

The nervous system, as a whole, is divided into the

a)

Central Nervous System & Peripheral Nervous System

b)

Endocrine & Central Nervous System

c)

Central Nervous System & Parasympathetic Nervous System

2.

Glial cells of the CNS specialized for phagocytosis act as macrophages, small, few in number

a)

oligodendrocytes

b)

Ependymal Cells

c)

Oligodendrocytes

d)

microglial cells

3.

neurotransmitter classification involved with 'feeling good' example dopamine (enhanced by amphetamines)

a)

peptides

b)

purines

c)

biogenic amines

d)

amino acids

4.

neurotransmitter classification often act as a inhibitor, augmented by alcohol, anti-anxiety medications.

a)

peptides

b)

purines

c)

gases & lipids

d)

amino acids

5.

Which of the following is NOT a lobe of the cerebrum

a)

frontal

b)

pons

c)

temporal

d)

parietal

6.

Dura mater

a)

toughest outer layer of the meninges, fibrous connective tissue

b)

thin covering, associated with tiny blood vessels covering the brain

c)

weblike connective tissue, CSF fills this space

d)

composed of compact bone tissue

7.

Cerebrospinal fluid

a)

produced in choroid plexus of ventricles

b)

exits into subarachnoid space via 4th ventricle

c)

surrounds brain & spinal cord

d)

build up of extra CSF can cause brain damage (hydrocephalus)

e)

all of these are true for CSF

8.

Damage to which lobe of the cerebrum would interfere with learning and remembering (categorizes, recognizes word/faces)

a)

temporal

b)

frontal

c)

parietal

d)

occipital

9.

Portion of the brain stem that relays information from/to cerebellum & cerebrum

a)

medulla oblongata

b)

pons

c)

midbrain

d)

spinal cord

10.

Damage to which lobe of the cerebrum would NOT interfere with driving (assume a lobe for each: decision making, spatial/integration of senses & vision)

a)

temporal

b)

frontal

c)

parietal

d)

occipital

11.

while sheep communicate, they do not actually speak words. Based on this, we can assume sheep do not have a speech area in the left frontal lobe... this is called

a)

Werneke's area

b)

Broca's area

c)

cerebellum

d)

motorcortex