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Bio 223 A Exam 4 Review Quiz Flashcards

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A lesion in the brain stem resulting in a rapid heart rate and elevated BP would be located in what part of the brain?

A

Medulla Oblongata

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Which part of the brain stem is continuous with the spinal cord?

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Medulla Oblongata

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A person with a lesion in the brain exhibited normal tension, disturbed fine motor skills, and tremors when reaching for objects. What part of the brain is damaged?

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Cerebellum

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Which two portions of the brain are involved in controlling respiration?

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Pons and Medulla Oblongata

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What do we call the white matter of the cerebellum?

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Arbor vitae

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Most sensory input that ascends through the spinal cord and brainstem projects to what?

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Thalamus

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Your pt has an eating disorder along with intense thirst and widely varying body temperatures which means they may have dysfunction of what?

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Hypothalamus

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A 12-year-old young boy exhibits reduced metabolism, lack of normal gland development, inability to regulate intake of water, and uncontrolled appetite?

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Hypothalamus

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What is the sequence of the brain stem from the diencephalon downward?

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Midbrain, Pons, Medulla Oblongata, Spinal Cord

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What is the large C-shaped mass of white matter that consists of nerve fibers that connect the two hemispheres?

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Corpus Callosun

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What structure acts as a gateway for impulses before they reach the cerebral cortex?

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Thalamus

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What structure produces CSF( Cerebral Spinal Fluid)

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Choroid plexus found in ventricles

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Which region of the cerebral cortex controls motor speech?

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Broca’s area

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Which lobe of the brain is responsible for visual interpretation?

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Occipital

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Which part of the brain stem is continuous with the spinal cord?

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Medulla Oblongata

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The cerebral aqueduct connects which structures?

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Third and fourth ventricles

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Neurons that have a single axon and single dendrite are called what

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Bipolar

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Your pt is being treated for a neurological condition with a specific drug that targets neurons deep in the brain, which glial cell must be bypassed in order for the drug to be effective?

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Astrocytes ( BBB)

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Hydrocephalus is a condition whereby CSF accumulates around the brain, which supportive cells continue despite it backing up in the subarachnoid space?

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Ependymal cells

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What does the central nervous system include?

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Brain and spine cord

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Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is a neurological disorder in which the myelin sheaths in the axons of the neurons of the CNS are destroyed, which neuroglial cell is damaged?

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Oligodendrocytes

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What are gaps in the myelin sheath called?

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Nodes of Ranvier

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23
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How many pairs of cranial and spinal nerves are there?

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12 cranial, 31 spinal

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24
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What structure in the brain controls body temperature regulation?

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Hypothalamus

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25
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What is the thickest layer of the meninges called?

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Dura Matter

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26
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Saltatory conduction of an action potential means what?

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Jumps from node to node

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27
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Which division of the PNS conveys action potentials to the CNS

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Sensory division

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28
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What does the CNS consist of?

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Brain and spinal cord

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Damage to what part of the brain would affect sensory projection to the cerebral cortex?

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Thalamus

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Which division of the PNS transmits impulses from the CNS to skeletal muscles and glands?

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Efferent (motor) division

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What do we call the junction of a neuron to another cell?

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Synapse, Synapse, Neurojunction

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32
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What structure senses the external environment and is the input part of a neuron?

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Dendrites

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33
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What structures are included in the PNS?

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Cranial and spinal nerves

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34
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Where are the neurotransmitters released from?

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Presynaptic Terminal

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35
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What structure connects the medulla to the midbrain?

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Pons

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36
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Sensory

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Afferent division

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37
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Motor

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Efferent division

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38
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Structurally, what is the simplest reflex?

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Stretch

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39
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What is the reflex that prevents excessive tension in a muscle?

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Golgi tendon reflexes

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40
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What is the conus medullaris?

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Tapered end of spinal cord

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41
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What is the reflex that protects limbs by removing them from painful stimuli?

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Withdraw

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42
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How many cervical spinal nerves are there?

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8 pairs

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43
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When a person hits their funny bone, which nerve is temporarily damaged?

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Ulnar

44
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If there is an injury to the wrist which results in edema in the carpal tunnel, what nerve would be compressed?

A

Medial nerve

45
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What is the middle thin spider-like layer of meninges?

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Arachnoid

46
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Which cranial nerves are exclusively sensory?

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Olfactory, optic, vestibulocochlear

47
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Facial expression is regulated by which nerve?

A

Facial nerve

48
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A deer hunter lost hearing in his right ear when his gun exploded, which nerve was damaged?

A

Vestibulocochlear

49
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If your pt is unable to raise their shoulder, which nerve is damaged?

A

Spinal accessory

50
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If Broca’s area is damaged, what would be the result?

A

Loss of the ability to speak

51
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The sensory root of a spinal nerve is also referred to as what?

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Dorsal root

52
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What does the abducens nerve do?

A

Lateral eye movement

53
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Which nerve has branches that extend to the thoracic and abdominal viscera?

A

Vagus nerve

54
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When you lick frosting off a knife and find it to be sweet, which cranial nerve is involved?

A

Facial

55
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The perception of position and movement of body parts is known as?

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Proprioception

56
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What does the nervous system do for us?

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Transmits signal , between the brain and rest of the body ( ability to move, breath, think)

57
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What part of our brain is responsible for problem solving skills?

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Cerebral cortex, frontal lobe

58
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What is the space found between the vertebral wall and dura mater referred to as?

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Epidural space

59
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Where does the spinal cord end?

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Lumbar spine L1 or L2 ( Where conus medulla ribs begins)

60
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A weightlifter is curling very heavy weights and suddenly drops them, which reflex made this possible?

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Golgi tendon reflux

61
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What does the endoneurium cover?

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Individual nerve fibers

62
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When a person hits their funny bone, which nerve is temporarily damaged?

A

Ulnar nerve

63
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Which group (plexus) does the sciatic nerve come from?

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Sacral plexus

64
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During a spinal tap, CSF is obtained from which part of the spinal cord?

A

Subarachnoid space

65
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Which division of the PNS conveys action potentials to the CNS?

A

Sensory afferent division

66
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What do we call the neuron in the CNS that carries AP from one neuron to another?

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Interneuron or association neuron

67
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What are gaps in the myelin sheath called?

A

Nodes of ranvier

68
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What cells would be active if you had an infection in the brain?

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Microglial

69
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Gray matter on the surface of the brain is called?

A

Cerebral cortex

70
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What happens to a neuron during hyperpolarization?

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Becomes more negative than the normal resting potential

71
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Depolarization happens when a cell membrane has rapid influx of what?

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Sodium ions

72
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What happens during the absolute refractory period?

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Neuron can not respond to another stimulus

73
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Stimulus either causes an action potential or it does not, what is this called?

A

Jumps from node to node principle

74
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Where are the neurotransmitters released from?

A

Presynaptic terminal

75
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Ion responsible for the release of neurotransmitters?

A

Calcium

76
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What is IPSP?

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Inhibitory Postsynaptic Potential ( closer to threshold)

77
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What is EPSP?

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Excitatory postsynaptic potential (closer to threshold)

78
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Local anesthetics decrease membrane permeability of sodium ions which causes what?

A

No action potential can be generated, numbs muscles so you do not sense the pain

79
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Why is IPSP inhibitory?

A

More hyper polarized

80
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If you have five action potentials that arrive at the same synapse in very close succession, what would happen?

A

Temporal summation occurs

81
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What portion of the brain stem is continuous with the spinal cord?

A

Medulla Oblongata

82
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What connects the medulla to the midbrain?

A

Pons

83
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What is the function of the cerebellum?

A

Balance and fine motor coordination

84
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What’s the stock that connects the hypothalamus to the hypophysis (pituitary gland)?

A

Infundibulum

85
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Sensory input sending through the spinal cord projects to where?

A

Thalamus

86
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Elevated parts of the cortex are called?

A

Gyrus or gyri ( increase surface area)

87
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The matter on the outer surface of the cerebrum is called?

A

Cerebral cortex

88
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C-shaped mass of white matter that consists of nerve fibers that connect the two hemispheres?

A

Corpus callosum

89
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The cerebral aqueduct connects which structures?

A

Third and fourth ventricles

90
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If the flu increases membrane permeability to potassium, what happens to the cells?

A

They would hyper polarized

91
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Where is the white and grey matter located in the brain

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White- inside
Grey-outside

92
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Where is the white and grey matter in the spinal cord?

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White- outside
Grey- inside

93
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If the local potential of a neuron goes to -80mv what would happen?

A

Would become hyper polarized

94
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If you have rapid removal of neurotransmitters in the synaptic cleft, what would happen?

A

No action potential would occur in postsynaptic membrane

95
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What’s the function of acetylcholinesterase?

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To break down acetylcholine

96
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Viagra prolongs the effect of what?

A

Nitrous oxide

97
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Synaptic vesicles are found where?

A

Presynaptic neurons

98
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What type of neuroglial cells provide support and nutrition to the sensory ganglia in the PNS?

A

Satellite cells

99
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What enables the rapid transmission of action potentials down an axon?

A

Myelin

100
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What are the neurotransmitters found in the brain?

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Serotonin, dopamine, norepinephrine, endorphins

101
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What does the abducens nerve do?

A

Eye movement

102
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Which nerve has branches that extend to the thoracic and abdominal viscera?

A

Vagus nerve

103
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During a spinal tap, CSF is obtained from which part of the spinal cord?

A

Subarachnoid space

104
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What branch do we get from the sciatic nerve?

A

Tibial nerve, common fibular nerve

105
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Where does the spinal cord begin?

A

Foramen Magnum

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