Exam 8: The Nervous System

The ____________________ division of the autonomic nervous system constricts the pupils of the eyes.

The dorsal root ganglion of a spinal nerve contains the cell bodies of ____ neurons, and the gray matter of the spinal cord contains the cell bodies of ____ neurons.

Which cranial nerve pair is NOT paired with its correct function?

The part of the spinal cord that, in cross-section, is shaped like the letter H is the:

A hand touching a hot stove is pulled away; this is a ____________________ reflex.

The lobes of the cerebrum that initiate voluntary movement are the:

An electrical nerve impulse is carried by the ____________________ of a neuron.

The part of the brain that contains a choroid plexus is a ____________________.

The cranial nerve pair that is motor to the shoulder muscles is the:

Which of the following statements are true of a nerve impulse? (Read carefully and select all of the correct statements.)

The white matter of the spinal cord is made of the ____________________ of interneurons.

Cerebrospinal fluid is made from ____________________ by choroid plexuses in the ____________________ of the brain.

Which part of the nervous system is NOT paired with its correct division?

The neurons that carry impulses from receptors to the CNS are called:

Which of the following statements are true of the meninges? (Read carefully and select all of the correct statements.)

The ____________________ division of the autonomic nervous system has its ganglia in two chains beside the backbone

The ____________________ lobes of the cerebrum contain the auditory areas.

In a cross-section of the spinal cord, the ____________________ matter is interior and is surrounded by the ____________________ matter.

Which cranial nerve pair is NOT paired with its correct function?

Depolarization of a neuron is a: