Exam 14: Nervous System

Which of the following is not a lobe of the cerebral hemisphere?

The thalamus is on the receiving end for all sensory input except for

The postganglionic fiber in the parasympathetic division is long because the ganglia lie near or within the organ.

A tumor located in the primary somatosensory area would impact which of the following functions?

Which of the following is not a type of neuron?

Place the events in the transmission of an action potential in the correct order: 1)An action potential begins in the receiving neuron. 2)Neurotransmitters are released into the synaptic cleft. 3)An action potential arrives at an axon terminal. 4)Calcium ions enter the axon terminal. 5)Sodium ions diffuse into the receiving neuron. 6)Synaptic vesicles fuse with the plasma membrane. 7)Neurotransmitter molecules bind to the membrane of the receiving neuron.

The somatic division of the PNS controls all of the following except the

The division between the central nervous system and the peripheral nervous system is based on the anatomical differences between cells in the two locations.

List the structures associated with the brain stem and indicate their primary function.

The spinal cord extends from the base of the brain through a large opening in the skull called the inferior ventricle.

The gap where there is no myelin sheath around a nerve fiber is called a node of Ranvier.

Heavy use of which drug can lead to hallucinations,anxiety,depression,paranoia,and psychotic symptoms?