Exam 7: The Nervous System

Wendy had a few alcoholic drinks, then found walking and maintaining her balance difficult. Which part of her brain was sedated by the alcohol?

What type of neuron connects sensory and motor neurons in neural pathways?

The sympathetic and parasympathetic divisions are two arms of the ________.

In which cerebral lobe is the primary somaticsensory cortex located?

An action potential is caused by an influx of ________ ions into the cell.

A special group of neurons in the gray matter of the brain stem that plays a role in consciousness and the awake/sleep cycles is the ________.

The effects of the sympathetic nervous system are essentially opposite of the ________.

Match the following: -Gland that hangs from the hypothalamus

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

Which of the following brain dysfunctions is also known as a stroke?

Match the following: -Stimulates sweat glands to produce perspiration

Match the following: -Constricts bronchioles of respiratory passageways

Nerve impulse transmissions occurring along myelinated neurons are called ________.

Match the following: -Structural nervous system subdivision that consists of the brain and spinal cord

Sympathetic division fibers leave the spinal cord in the ________.

Match the following: -Functional nervous system division that carries information from the central nervous system toward effectors

Each spinal nerve divides into a dorsal and a ventral ________.

The thalamus, hypothalamus, and epithalamus collectively constitute the ________.

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

Match the following: -Functional nervous system subdivision that carries information toward the central nervous system from receptors