Exam 7: The Nervous System

The portion of the diencephalon that acts as a relay station for sensory impulses traveling to the sensory cortex is the ________.

Ependymal cells beat their cilia to help circulate cerebrospinal fluid (CSF).

The sciatic nerve is the largest nerve in the body resulting from a combination of which two nerves?

Preparing the body for the "fight-or-flight" response during threatening situations is the role of the ________.

Ganglia are collections of ________.

Match the following: -Regulates body temperature, water balance, and metabolism

Match the following: -Gland that hangs from the hypothalamus

Which one of the following represents the correct sequence from outermost to innermost layers of the meninges?

The largest nerve in the body, the sciatic nerve, belongs to the ________ nerve plexus.

Match the following: -Controls balance and equilibrium

Match the following: -Includes the cerebral peduncles and the corpora quadrigemina

Match the following: -Increases the release of epinephrine from the adrenal medulla

The nervous system is structurally subdivided into two systems: ________ nervous system and ________ nervous system.

The withdrawal, or flexor, reflex is one of the only voluntary reflexes.

The sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous systems are subdivisions of the ________.

The family of Mr. Sanchez has learned that his cerebrovascular accident (CVA, or stroke) impaired his ability to move the right side of his body. They were told the CVA involved the primary somatic sensory area in the right cerebral hemisphere. Did they receive correct information? Explain.

A graded potential is also known as a nerve impulse.

The spinal cord terminates around vertebra ________.

Explain how neurons and neuroglia are functionally different.

Match the following: -Decreases urine output of the kidneys