Exam 3: The Central Nervous System

Match the following structures, labelled a. through e., to their descriptions. (Options may be used more than once or not at all.) -tissue across which CSF is reabsorbed into the blood

Schwann cells are involved in regeneration of nerve fibre.

What part of the brain plays an especially important role in declarative memories

Match the following structures, labelled a. through e., to their descriptions. (Options may be used more than once or not at all.) -location of CSF as it surrounds the brain

The amount of cortical space in the primary motor cortex devoted to a given body part is proportional to the size of the part.

Which neuromodulator is implicated as a neural sleep factor

Which of these statements best describes Parkinson's disease

The right hemisphere is usually dominant in right-handed persons.

If all of the glial cells of the nervous system were destroyed, which of the following would occur

In the condition ____________________, letters of words are formed in reverse image.

Match the following structures, labelled a. through j., to their descriptions. -programs complex sequences of movement

The occipital lobe is in the anterior region of the brain.

Which of the following applies to nerves

Which of these statements does NOT apply to neural reflexes

The dura mater is the fragile, innermost meningeal layer that closely adheres to the surfaces of the brain and spinal cord.

Most of the cranial nerves originate from the _____________.

A flat EEG always signifies brain death.

Reciprocal innervation refers to the dual innervation of organs by the autonomic nervous system.

The central sulcus separates the ____________________ and ____________________ lobes.

Which of these statements best describes the arachnoid mater