What is the central nervous system made up of?

The part of the nervous system that consists of nerves that branch out from the CNS (central nervous system) and connect to other body parts.

The part of the peripheral nervous system that controls conscious activities

The _____ part of the autonomic nervous system is active during resting and digesting

The​____part of the autonomic nervous system is responsible for the fight or flight response

What are the two types of cells found in the nervous system?

Which best describes myelin?

Brain is surrounded by three membranes called meninges. These three membranes are:

Cranial nerves contains how many pairs?

___ neurons carry messages to the central nervous system.

What motor/efferent neurons do?

Type of neuron located only in the brain and spinal cord that pass impulses from one neuron to another.

Examples of glial cell types are:

Gibbs-Donnan effect is a

Types of action potential are:

What is the outermost protective membrane of the brain called?

Which cells secrete cerebrospinal fluid (CSF)?

At which level is the lumbar puncture need being inserted for spinal tap procedure?

What generates a nerve impulse on the post-synaptic membrane?

The blue nerve in the image represents a

In order for a neuron to generate an action potential, the neuron must receive more

Type of synapse which decreases the chance of the next neuron firing

IPSP neurotransmitter causes __________ of the postsynapse.

All of the following are sensory receptor types EXCEPT

The sense of smell is made possible by

Laura is upset with the progression of her mother’s memory loss. The family first noticed that she was very confused and often made poor decisions. They slowly watched these symptoms progress to an inability to recognize people. What is the most likely diagnosis for Laura’s mother?

A reflex reaction is an ___

What does Broca's area do?

An electroencephalogram allows a researcher to understand ___.

During what stages of sleep does sleep walking occur?

When a person does not experience muscle atonia (paralysis), what sleep disorder are they suffering from?

90% of dreams occur during what stage of sleep?

Which stage of sleep is characterized by the presence of sleep spindles and K-complexes on an electroencephalogram (EEG)?

What is the name of the biological clock that regulates the sleep-wake cycle?

During sleep, your brain rests.

A sleep disorder characterized by difficulty in falling asleep or remaining asleep is called

This is the lightest stage of sleep...

By the end of the night you spend half of your sleep time in this stage.

You sleep most deeply during this stage, which is characterized by slow, delta brain waves.

The human sleep cycle repeats itself about every

Which brain wave is considered the "deep sleep wave"?

When can Alpha brainwaves be observed?

What type of movement do the saccule and utricle respond to, respectively?

Which reflex allows a person to visually focus on an object as the head rotates?

Which part of the vestibular system is responsible for detecting rotational movements?

What is the purpose of the cupula in the semicircular canals?

Punishment is one form of operant conditioning. An example of punishment is

When a rat presses a button to stop a loud buzzer from sounding, the rat is responding to ____.

Pavlov's expirement with the dog;

Pairs bell with food that leads to salivation > after numerous trials of pairing the food and bell the dog salivated at the sound of the bell.

This is an example of what?

Which brain part is responsible for facilitating explicit memories?

Long-term potentiation (LTP) are forms of synaptic plasticity

All of these are a part of the limbic system EXCEPT

Without a functional _____, your sense of smell would be greatly impaired.

What is the primary function of the limbic system?

Which structure in the limbic system is most associated with the processing of fear and aggression?

Damage to the hippocampus is most likely to result in which of the following conditions?

Lobes of cerebellum are:

Which structure below regulates many aspects of human experience, including consciousness, the sleep wake cycle, cardiovascular functions, and respiration?

Which of the following is a symptom of cerebellar damage?

Hypothalamus is the basal part of

Which are the major regions of hypothalamus nuclei?

The primary role of hypothalamus are:

Severe damage to the ascending reticular activating system (ARAS) would result in which of the following

Which part of the CNS sorts almost all of the ascending sensory information?​

Which one is NOT a type of pain?

According to the "Gate Control Theory of Pain", what can modulate the transmission of pain signals at the spinal cord level?