Exam 2: What Is the Nervous Systems Functional Anatomy

Increases in heart rate and inhibition of digestion are controlled by the:

Define the terms afferent and efferent.

Phenotypic plasticity refers to:

Spatial navigation is controlled by _____ of the brain.

The role of glial cells is primarily to:

List the principal structures in the hindbrain. Which types of behavior is the hindbrain responsible for controlling?

Following a brain injury, Greg has difficulty understanding language and music. He is most likely to have suffered damage to his:

The nervous system stores information only if:

Cortical regions:

Tourette syndrome and Parkinson disease result from:

The part of the cortex that constructs a perceptual world and responds to that world is the:

Differentiate between glial cells and neurons.

The posterior cerebral artery provides blood to the _____ lobe.

The term afferent refers to _____ signals.

Ischemic stroke is caused by:

Neural agenesis refers to:

Afferent is to efferent as:

Following a brain injury, Suzanne experiences difficulty with problem solving and decision making. She is most likely to have suffered an injury to her:

The _____ contains a sheet of neurons lining the esophagus, stomach, small intestine, and colon.

The vagus, facial, and oculomotor nerves are the primary components of the: