Exam 3: Anatomy and Research Methods

 Professor Alba is lecturing about the cerebral cortex. She tells the class that neurons in the ______ have more dendritic spines than neurons in other areas.

 Meningitis is an inflammation of the ____.

 Many cells in association areas of the brain respond to more than one sensory modality.

 The cerebellum contributes to the control of what function?

 Stan was in an accident and damaged his Cranial nerve II. What side-effects would doctors expect him to have?

 Merrilee's right hand and left foot are on _____ sides of her body.

 Neurons that directly convey messages to muscles and glands are part of the central nervous system.

 Although the primary visual cortex is in the ____ lobe, the ____ lobe helps process information about movement and the recognition of faces.

 Evoked potentials in the brain are most likely to be detected by a(n) ____.

 In addition to problems with balance and coordination, a person with damage to the cerebellum will likely have problems with ____.

 Kimiko has been diagnosed with cortical blindness. She has had damage to _____.

 After damage to the ventral roots of the spinal cord, an individual will suffer what kind of loss?

 The medulla controls a number of reflexes through ____.

 Parasympathetic neurons use acetylcholine as their neurotransmitter.

 Some cranial nerves include both sensory and motor components.

 The large-scale integration problem is the difficulty of ____.

 By both neural and hormonal pathways, the hypothalamus regulates activity of the ____.

 The term rhombencephalon refers to the ____.

 Prefrontal lobotomies were conducted in the United States in an attempt to ____.

 Describe the basic anatomy and function of the spinal cord.