Which of the following is not found in the CNS?

T or F: The site of intercellular communication between a neuron and another cell is the synapse.

What structure is shown in #4?

What is the function of microglia in the CNS?

During the repolarizaton of a neuron...

T or F: Synaptic transmission describes the rapid impulse conduction from node to node.

T or F: The relative refractory period is the period during which an excitable membrane cannot respond to further stimulation.

Which is the excitatory neurotransmitter responsible for learning and memory?

____ summation occurs when two stimuli arrive at the same time, but at different locations.

The posterior root of a spinal nerve contains ...

The ____ layer of meninges is in direct contact with the spinal cord.

What are tracts?

Which type of circuit involves providing input to a single neuron from multiple sources?

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of polysynaptic reflexes?

The ____ surrounds individual axons, the ____ surrounds a single fascicle, and the ____ surrounds the entire peripheral nerve.

Define a withdrawal (flexor) reflex

Which of the following is NOT true about the Babinski reflex?

T or F: The hypothalamus controls emotions, autonomic functions, and hormone production

T or F: The cerebellum is responsible for conscious thought processes, memory, high-order thinking, and regulation of skeletal muscle contractions.

Which of the following does NOT comprise the brain stem?

The ____ of the brain carries ascending sensory information to the thalamus.

A patient is admitted to the hospital after losing her sense of sight. An MRI reveals a large obstruction in her brain, causing her lack of vision. In what lobe of the brain is the obstruction most likely located?

Damage to which nerve would cause blindness in part or all of the visual field?

The ____ nerve is the largest cranial nerve, and is the most important sensory nerve of the face.

Damage to which nerve would cause deafness and dizziness?

Which nerve is responsible for swallowing, salivation, gagging, control of BP, and respiration?

Damage to which nerve would cause loss of voice, impaired swallowing, and is fatal if both are cut?

Which nerve is responsible for coordinating head and shoulder movements?

____ is the conversion of a receptor potential to an action potential

The two-point discrimination test is used to measure the density of an individual's __.

The ____ corpuscle is sensitive to deep pressure and high frequency vibration.

Sensory neurons that adapt quickly are ____ while ones that adapt slowly are ___

Pain is to ____ as cold is to ____.

The motor homunculus shows larger structures in areas of the body that ...

A patient who had her left leg amputated is admitted to the ER after complaints that she still felt a sensation in her left foot, despite no longer having one. This phenomenon is known as ...

Baroreceptors of the ____ provide information on volume tract segments, triggering the reflex of movement of materials along the tract

Baroreceptors of the ____ provide information on blood pressure to cardiovascular and respiratory control centers.

A ____ order neuron is a sensory neuron that delivers sensations o the CNS and delivers information to a second-order neuron.