Exam 8: The Central Nervous System

Which cranial nerve allows one to make facial expressions and secrete tears?

What condition may be partly caused by impairment of mirror neuron function?

Which imaging technique uses magnetic fields produced by postsynaptic electric currents to produce an image?

Interpretation of auditory inputs would be most affected by

The ______ is involved in the improvement of memory when the memory has an emotional content.

Neural stem cells in adult mammalian brains are found in the

What is the function of CREB in long-term memory?

The majority of sensory information is relayed to the cerebrum by the

The hypothalamus and the limbic system are involved in

The spinal cord begins at the foramen magnum and ends at the hip.

Which of the following spinal nerve groups is incorrect?

A person with damage to the left cerebral hemisphere could have several speech problems,but yet have no problems with singing.

The neural tube and neural crest cells are of endodermal origin.

Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)uses ______________ as its basis for producing images.

The limbic system is considered the emotional brain.

What ion is involved in stimulating genetic transcription needed for learning and memory?

Which drug acts to inhibit the reuptake of dopamine and amphetamines into the nucleus accumbens in the forebrain?

A positive Babinski sign in adults indicates damage to the pyramidal motor tracts.

Nerve fibers of the ___________ tract decussate in the spinal cord and are involved in regulating fine motor movements.

The liver,heart,and kidneys have a circadian rhythm.