Exam 12: The Central Nervous System

Which type of memory is exemplified by a racing heartbeat upon hearing a rattlesnake nearby?

Figure 12.2 Using Figure 12.2, match the following: -Globus pallidus.

Match the following: -The axons from this area form the major pyramidal (corticospinal)tracts.

The area of the cortex that is responsible for sensing a full bladder and the feeling that your lungs will burst when you hold your breath too long is the ________.

Figure 12.3 Using Figure 12.3, match the following: -Site of sensory neuron cell bodies.

Figure 12.1 Using Fig. 12.1, Match the following: -Thalamus.

A disturbance of posture,muscle tremors at rest,and uncontrolled muscle contraction are all symptoms of damage to the basal nuclei.

Figure 12.1 Using Fig. 12.1, Match the following: -White fiber tracts.

Figure 12.3 Using Figure 12.3, match the following: -Consists entirely of interneuron cell bodies.

The limbic system acts as our emotional,or affective (feelings),brain.

The terms fainting and syncope describe the same thing.

What is the basis for classifying the fibers and tracts of cerebral white matter? List and define each of the three types.

Match the following: -Visual area.

Cell bodies of sensory neurons are located in ________.

Death from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis usually results from respiratory infection secondary to compromised respiratory function.Explain why.

What is the somatosensory homunculus? Which body region would be larger in the homunculus,the face or the hips? Why?

The brain area that regulates activities that control the state of wakefulness or alertness of the cerebral cortex is the ________.

The primary visual cortex contains a map of visual space.

The light of dawn and the buzz of an alarm clock lead to wakefulness through the ________.

Match the following: -Gustatory (taste)area.