Exam 4: Anatomy of the Nervous System

What is the primary target area on the cerebral cortex for touch and other skin sensations?

Damage to which hindbrain structure would be most life-threatening?

What is contained in the ventricles of the brain?

A function of the cerebrospinal fluid is to:

The large bundle of axons connecting the two hemispheres of the brain is called the:

The postcentral gyrus in the parietal lobe is the primary area for which type of sensation?

Briefly describe the general organization of the Cerebral cortex, including a brief description of each cortical lobe.

Which neurotransmitter is most often used by postganglionic neurons in the sympathetic nervous system?

Which structure is likely to be damaged in Parkinson's disease, Huntington's disease, and other conditions that impair movement?

Describe the Bell-Magendie law.

A general effect of over-the-counter cold remedies is that they:

One way that over-the-counter cold remedies work is by:

The _____ monitors all the information about eye, head, and body positions and passes it on to brain areas that control movement.

Briefly describe some of the gender differences found in human brains.

Together, the somatic nervous system and the autonomic nervous system make up the _____ nervous system.

Which lobe contributes to perception of movement and recognition of faces?

Functionally, cranial nerves carry which kind of information?

Which major functions are controlled by the cranial nerves?

In which area of the brain would one find the tectum, tegmentum, superior and inferior colliculi, and substantia nigra?

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