Explore the fundamentals of the nervous system, focusing on neuron structure, neurotransmission, and brain regions in this Chapter 10 quiz.
Blood
Lymph
Cerebrospinal fluid
Cytoplasm
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Hearing loss
Paralysis
Loss of vision
Disturbances in gait
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Central sulcas
Precentral gyrus
Broca's area
Subarachnoid space
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Connects to the medulla oblongata and the spinal cord
Is a band of gray mater that lines the ventricles
Is the point at which all motor fibers decussate
Connects the right and left cerebral hemispheres
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Synapes
Axons
Dendrites
Nodes of Ranvier
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Diencephalons
Brain stem
Limbic system
Emotional brain
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Natural morphine-like substances that can reduce anxiety and induce a sense of well-being
Energy sources much like ATP
Secreted by the choroi plexus and circulated within the subarachnoid space
Waste products generated by depolarizing neurons
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Medulla oblongata
Brain stem
Hypothalamus
Cerebellum
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The brain stem
The pons
Broca's area
The diencephalon
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Dopamine
ACh
Acetylcholinesterase
Norepinephrine
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Hypothalamus
Medulla oblongata
Limbic system
Cerebellum
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Brain stem
Cerebrum
Cerebellum
Reticular formation
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Is a brain stem structure
Performs the "executive" functions
Is called the vital center
Contains the primary visual cortex
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Dura mater
Arachnoid mater
Pia mater
Reticular formation
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Vesicle
Cell body
Synapse
Node of Ranvier
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Support and protect the neurons and help to form the blood-brain barrier
Secrete myelin
Secrete cerebrospinal fluid
Are concentrated within the choroid process
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Is a brain stem structure
Is a cerebellar structure
Contains the primary auditory cortex
Is a large mass of white matter that joins the right and left cerebral hemispheres
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Astrocyte
Neuroglia
Neuron
Ependymal cell
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Cerebellum
Pons
Medulla oblongata
Hypothalamus
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Connects the right and left hemispheres
Connects the hypothalumus to the posterior pituitary gland
Lines the cerebral ventricles
Connects the brain stem to the cerebellum
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Depolarize the membrane
Repolarize
Establish the Na+ and K+ gradiemts necessary for the development of an action potential
Secrete myelin
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Is concerned with motor speech
Allows the person to hear and interpret sound
Is located in the temporal lobe
Coordinates eye movements as in scanning a page in a book
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Diencephalons
Hpothalamus
Cerebellum
Spinal cord
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Limbic system
Meninges
Blood-brain barrier
Cranium
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Dendrites
Axons
Nodes of Ranvier
Axon terminals
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Is caused by a deficiency of dopamine within the basal ganglia
Refers to any increase in intracranial pressure
Is a demyelinating disease
Is caused by a slow cerebral bleeding episode
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Parkinson's disease
Blindness
Respiratory depression
Hypertension
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Glia
Nodes of Ranvier
Nuclei
Ganglia
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Cell bodies
Neurotransmitters
Synapses
Myelin sheath
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Are located along the postsynaptic membrane
Increase the speed of the action potential
Synthesize the neurotransmitter acetylcholine
Store ACh in tiny vesicles
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Meninges
Ventricles
Cerebral lobes
Parts of the brain stem
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Dendrites
Choroid plexus
Nodes of Ranvier
Astrocytes
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Myelination
Depolarization
Saltatory conduction
Repolarization
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Olfactory
Visual
Motor
Language
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Fissures
Sulci
Foramen
Convultions, or gyri
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Pons
Gyrus
Sulces
Corpus callosum
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Repolarization
Refractory period
Depolarization
Saltatory conduction
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Tips of the dendrites
Cell body
Postsynaptic receptors
Axon terminals
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Synthesize neurotransmitters such as ACh
Form cerebrospinal fluid
Phagocytose debris
Secrete myelin
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Broca's area
The cecntral sulcus
The pia mater
The longitudinal fissure
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Parietal
Occipital
Frontal
Temporal
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Cerebellum
Frontal lobe
Basal ganglia
Medulla oblongata
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Cerebellum
Basil ganglia
Medulla oblongata
Limbic system
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Is the primary motor area
Is located in the parietal lobe
Is called the vital center
Contains the medulla oblongata
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Corpus callosum
Obturator foramen
Central canal
Foramen magnum
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Repolarization
Threshold potential
Resting membrane potential
Refractory period
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Depolarization
The action potential
The resting membrane potential
The refracory period
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Is the primary visual cortex
Is located in the parietal lobe
Contains the primary motor cortex
Performs the "executive" functions
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