Deck 3: Extension: B - Nervous System Organization

Question 1

Use the following to answer questions:
For each question, choose the MOST appropriate match from the list below.
nuclei ___

A)axon bundle in the CNS
B)groups of cell bodies in the CNS
C)netlike
D)cerebellum

Answer 1

groups of cell bodies in the CNS

Question 2

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For each cell type, choose the correct function from the list below.
Schwann cells ___

A)produce cerebrospinal fluid
B)structural and nutritive
C)insulation within the brain and spinal cord
D)insulation in the peripheral nervous system

Answer 2

insulation in the peripheral nervous system

Question 3

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For each question, choose the MOST appropriate match from the list below.
Purkinje cell ___

A)axon bundle in the CNS
B)groups of cell bodies in the CNS
C)netlike
D)cerebellum

Answer 3

cerebellum

Question 4

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Anatomists use a somewhat specialized vocabulary, and it is necessary to learn some of this to understand neuropsychology. For each term, choose the correct anatomical term from the list below for directions around the brain.
front ___

A)anterior
B)dorsal
C)posterior
D)ventral

Question 5

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For each person or pair of people named, match the appropriate discovery from the list below.
Moruzzi and Magoun ___

A)functional organization of the precentral gyrus
B)cytoarchitectonic map of human cortex
C)functional associations of dorsal and ventral roots r
D)function of the reticular formation

Question 6

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Match each term with the appropriate alternative.
contralateral ___

A)carries messages toward a given structure
B)on the same side
C)carries messages from a given structure
D)on the opposite side

Question 7

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For each person or pair of people named, match the appropriate discovery from the list below.
Brodmann ___

A)functional organization of the precentral gyrus
B)cytoarchitectonic map of human cortex
C)functional associations of dorsal and ventral roots r
D)function of the reticular formation

Question 8

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Match each term with the appropriate alternative.
ipsilateral ___

A)carries messages toward a given structure
B)on the same side
C)carries messages from a given structure
D)on the opposite side

Question 9

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For each person or pair of people named, match the appropriate discovery from the list below.
Bell and Magendie ___

A)functional organization of the precentral gyrus
B)cytoarchitectonic map of human cortex
C)functional associations of dorsal and ventral roots r
D)function of the reticular formation

Question 10

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For each person or pair of people named, match the appropriate discovery from the list below.
Hughlings - Jackson ___

A)functional organization of the precentral gyrus
B)cytoarchitectonic map of human cortex
C)functional associations of dorsal and ventral roots r
D)function of the reticular formation

Question 11

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Anatomists use a somewhat specialized vocabulary, and it is necessary to learn some of this to understand neuropsychology. For each term, choose the correct anatomical term from the list below for directions around the brain.
top ___

A)anterior
B)dorsal
C)posterior
D)ventral

Question 12

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For each question, choose the MOST appropriate match from the list below.
reticular matter ___

A)axon bundle in the CNS
B)groups of cell bodies in the CNS
C)netlike
D)cerebellum

Question 13

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Anatomists use a somewhat specialized vocabulary, and it is necessary to learn some of this to understand neuropsychology. For each term, choose the correct anatomical term from the list below for directions around the brain.
back ___

A)anterior
B)dorsal
C)posterior
D)ventral

Question 14

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Anatomists use a somewhat specialized vocabulary, and it is necessary to learn some of this to understand neuropsychology. For each term, choose the correct anatomical term from the list below for directions around the brain.
bottom ___

A)anterior
B)dorsal
C)posterior
D)ventral

Question 15

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Match each term with the appropriate alternative.
efferent ___

A)carries messages toward a given structure
B)on the same side
C)carries messages from a given structure
D)on the opposite side

Question 16

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For each question, choose the MOST appropriate match from the list below.
tract ___

A)axon bundle in the CNS
B)groups of cell bodies in the CNS
C)netlike
D)cerebellum

Question 17

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For each cell type, choose the correct function from the list below.
astrocytes ___

A)produce cerebrospinal fluid
B)structural and nutritive
C)insulation within the brain and spinal cord
D)insulation in the peripheral nervous system

Question 18

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Match each term with the appropriate alternative.
afferent ___

A)carries messages toward a given structure
B)on the same side
C)carries messages from a given structure
D)on the opposite side

Question 19

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For each cell type, choose the correct function from the list below.
ependymal cells ___

A)produce cerebrospinal fluid
B)structural and nutritive
C)insulation within the brain and spinal cord
D)insulation in the peripheral nervous system

Question 20

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For each cell type, choose the correct function from the list below.
oligodendroglia ___

A)produce cerebrospinal fluid
B)structural and nutritive
C)insulation within the brain and spinal cord
D)insulation in the peripheral nervous system

Question 21

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Place each brain structure with its proper location.
thalamus ___

A)diencephalon
B)epithalamus
C)hindbrain
D)telencephalon

Question 22

Identify four types of glial cells, and indicate their main function in the nervous system.

Question 23

Describe the process by which a stem cell becomes a neuron or glial cell.

Question 24

Use the following to answer questions:
Place each brain structure with its proper location.
cerebellum ___

A)diencephalon
B)epithalamus
C)hindbrain
D)telencephalon

Question 25

Use the following to answer questions:
Place each brain structure with its proper location.
pineal body ___

A)diencephalon
B)epithalamus
C)hindbrain
D)telencephalon

Question 26

Compare and contrast the functions of the spinal nerves and cranial nerves.

Question 27

What is the organization of the spinal cord described by the Bell - Magendie law?

Question 28

List six cranial nerves with their function and one typical symptom of dysfunction.

Question 29

Use the following to answer questions:
Match the brain structure with the MOST appropriate function in the list below.
basal ganglia ___

A)interhemispheric connections
B)controlling movements and associative learning
C)personal memory formation
D)sensory relay

Question 30

What are some of the difficulties in trying to get a severed human spinal cord to reestablish its original connections?

Question 31

Discuss briefly how flexion and extension reflexes help an organism to adapt to its local environment.

Question 32

Identify the lobes of the cortex supplied by each of the following: anterior cerebral artery, middle cerebral artery, and posterior cerebral artery.

Question 33

Identify and describe four ways that the brain and spinal cord are protected from injury and infection.

Question 34

Identify the five anatomical divisions of the mammalian brain, listing them in order from anterior to posterior.

Question 35

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Place each brain structure with its proper location.
cortex ___

A)diencephalon
B)epithalamus
C)hindbrain
D)telencephalon

Question 36

Diagram the functional divisions of the human nervous system.

Question 37

List three components of the limbic system and a function ascribed to each one.

Question 38

Use the following to answer questions:
Match the brain structure with the MOST appropriate function in the list below.
hippocampus ___

A)interhemispheric connections
B)controlling movements and associative learning
C)personal memory formation
D)sensory relay

Question 39

Use the following to answer questions:
Match the brain structure with the MOST appropriate function in the list below.
thalamus ___

A)interhemispheric connections
B)controlling movements and associative learning
C)personal memory formation
D)sensory relay

Question 40

Use the following to answer questions:
Match the brain structure with the MOST appropriate function in the list below.
corpus callosum ___

A)interhemispheric connections
B)controlling movements and associative learning
C)personal memory formation
D)sensory relay

Question 41

Distinguish among projection maps, cytoarchitectonic maps, and summaries of findings about function using noncytoarchitechtonic techniques.

Question 42

Identify the structures in the limbic lobe, and discuss the history of theorizing regarding their functions.

Question 43

What is the relationship between primary, secondary, and tertiary regions of the cortex in information processing?

Question 44

What is meant by the cytoarchitectonic study of the brain?
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