Exam 30: The Nervous System

Chemicals called ________ are released by the synaptic knob to allow impulse transmission to continue to the postsynaptic structures, which consist of the dendrites, cell bodies, and axons of other neurons.

The cervical enlargement of the spinal cord contains ____.

The cranial nerves that carry sensory information from the tongue are the ____.

The ________ of the cerebrum, shown at letter J, contains somatosensory areas that interpret sensations felt on or within the body.

Collections of neuron cell bodies outside the CNS are called ________.

Mrs. Tanneman has brought her husband to your office because she says "he just doesn't seem to understand anything anymore." She says he often just sits on the couch for hours staring into space and does not respond when she speaks to him. When he does respond to her questions, sometimes his answers don't have anything to do with the question she asked. Which of the following neurological tests would provide the most helpful information about Mr. Tanneman's health?

Which of the following describes the white matter of the spinal cord?

Also known as Lou Gehrig's disease, ____ is a degenerative disease of the spinal cord and brain.

Which lobe of the brain controls motor activity?

The function of the ________ in a neuron is to send information (nerve impulses) away from the cell body.

Synaptic knobs contain small sacs called ________, which produce neurotransmitters.

Lying just beneath the diencephalon, the ________ (shown at letter E) controls both visual and auditory reflexes.

Peripheral nerves that originate from the spinal cord are called ________ nerves.

Which of the following are the membranes that protect the brain and spinal cord?

Which of these is located behind the pons and medulla oblongata?

The ________ nervous system controls organs that are not under voluntary control.

When the sciatic nerve is damaged by excessive pressure on the nerve from prolonged sitting or lying down, the patient has ________.

Which of these electrolytes plays an important role in the generation of nerve impulses?

Which of these controls blood pressure, as well as coughing and sneezing reflexes?

A(n) ____ is an automatic response to a stimulus.