BIO 109 Quiz 3 Flashcards
What is dura matter (tough mother)
outermost layer
how many pairs of spinal nerves
31
what is reflex arch?
neural pathway
which tract carries motor signals
coritcospinal
what is pia mater?
innermost layer
which lobe processes sound
temporal lobe
how many cranial nerves?
12
what is the filum terminale?
spinal cord end
which part controls speech
frontal lobe
where is medulla located?
brain stem
what is posterior horn?
sensory neurons
which tract carries pain signals
spinothalamic
which lobe processes vision
occipital lobes
brain stem regulates breathing
TRUE - medulla oblongata
what is cauda equina?
end of spine
spinal nerve roots
what is the anterior horn?
motor neurons
what is CNS composed of?
brain and spinal cord
which part controls heart rate?
medulla oblongata
what’s the function of dendrites?
receive signals
where is the broca’s area located?
frontal lobe
how does brain get o2
blood
which lobe controls balance?
cerebellum
what connect brain hemispheres?
corpus callosum
what is the threshold potential
-55mV
which cells form myelin in CNS
oligodendrocytes
part of brain responsible for hearing
temporal
cranial nerve responsible for balance & hearing
VIII - vestibulocochlear
which cells form myelin in PNS
schwann cells
order of meninges for super to deep
dura, arachnoid, & pia mater
what is the resting membrane potential?
-77mV
cranial nerve that innervates SCM
II-XI
efferent neurons
motor neurons
track communications within the same hemisphere?
association
parts of diencephalon
thalamus
hypothalamus
epithalamus
parts of spinal cord located near L1-L2
conus medularris
filum terminale
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