Exam 30: The Nervous System

The ________ cells are cells that do not transmit impulses, but function as support cells for neurons and never lose their ability to divide.

Star-shaped cells within the nervous system that anchor blood vessels to the nerve cells are called ________.

The largest part of the brain is the ____.

Which of these cranial nerves carry sensory information from the skin of the scalp and face?

If the membrane of an axon becomes depolarized enough, a nerve impulse, also called a(n) ________, is created.

Letter B indicates the ________, a bundle of nerve fibers that connects the two hemispheres of the cerebrum.

The components of a neuron that are short and branch profusely near the cell body are the ____.

Which of the following does not describe the sympathetic division of the autonomic nervous system?

Which of the following connects the cerebrum to the spinal cord?

The ________, which contains motor areas that allow a person to move, is shown at letter A. frontal lobe

Which of the following diagnostic tests is useful in detecting aneurysms in the brain?

The ____ nerves carry sensory information from the throat.

The ________ are interconnected cavities within the brain that are filled with CSF.

Which of the following does not describe the white matter of the spinal cord?

Which of the following diagnostic procedures enables the examination of cerebrospinal fluid?

Located at the end of the axon branches, the ____ allows impulse transmission to continue to other neurons.

The axons not insulated by the myelin sheath are known as ________ matter.

Anything that inflames the CNS will cause ____.

Which of the following is the groove between the two hemispheres of the brain?

Which of the following does not describe the gray matter of the spinal cord?