Exam 4: Anatomy of the Nervous System

Which of the following brain imaging techniques measures faint magnetic fields?

The basal ganglia are a related cluster of cell bodies in the central nervous system. Technically, the basal ganglia should have been name the basal:

The limbic system is important for motivation and emotional behaviors.

Computerized axial tomography creates an image from:

If a cell in a given column responds to touch on the person's right toe, then another cell in the same column would respond to:

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

Axons of motor neurons would most likely be found in which of the following?

Which lobe contains the primary motor cortex and the prefrontal cortex?

Given their effects on the nervous system, one side effect of over-the-counter cold remedies is increased:

The sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous systems generally have opposing actions on the major internal organs.

Which of the following techniques is dependent upon the release of oxygen from hemoglobin molecules?

Ganglia in the parasympathetic system are arranged in a chain near the spinal cord.

A fluid-filled channel in the center of the spinal cord is called the:

What do the corpus callosum and anterior commissure have in common?

Which of the following means "toward the side, away from the midline"?

Breathing, heart rate, vomiting, salivation, coughing, and sneezing are all controlled by which structure?

In the spinal cord, white matter is comprised mostly of _____, while gray matter is mostly _____.

You are walking after dark. A sudden noise frightens you. Your heart pounds, your pulse races, and your breathing rate increases. These responses are due to your:

The primary function of the cerebral cortex appears to be elaboration of sensory material.

The parasympathetic nervous system activates the "fight or flight" response.