Exam 9: Nervous System

In what direction does the spinothalamic tract conduct impulses?

In the patellar reflex, the afferent and efferent pathways are part of the femoral nerve, so the femoral nerve is a __________ nerve.

Neurotransmitters that move the post-synaptic membrane potential closer to threshold are __________.

What cells form myelin in the central nervous system?

Sensory nerves carry information to effectors.

Damage to which area of the brain would result in the inability to sense a coin in the right hand?

The cells in the nervous system that fill spaces and give support to neurons are called __________.

What is the name given to bundles of axons that carry impulses into the brain or spinal cord?

What branch of the autonomic nervous system prepares the body for stressful or emergency situations?

What is the neurilemma?

Where can cerebrospinal fluid be found?

What types of axons are contained within the dorsal roots of a spinal nerve?

In a resting neuron, what is the difference in charges between the outside and inside of the membrane called?

The olfactory nerves and optic nerves are mixed nerves.

The phrenic nerve arises from which plexus?

Action potentials reaching the synaptic knob open voltage-gated __________ channels, triggering synaptic vesicles to release neurotransmitter.

Ischemic cell damage is caused by a lack of blood flow, which deprives cells of __________.

A synapse is the functional connection between two neurons.

The subarachnoid space contains cerebrospinal fluid.

What structural type of neuron includes most neurons whose cell bodies lie within the central nervous system?