Brain Organization, Neuronal Signaling, and Networks

Question 1

What is the function of the spinal cord?

Answer 1

Transit of sensory information to/from the brain from/to the rest of the body

Question 2

What is the function of the medulla oblongata?

Answer 2

Autonomic function

Question 3

What is the function of the Pons?

Answer 3

Conveys information about movement from the cerebral hemisphere to the cerebellum

Question 4

What is the function of the Cerebellum?

Answer 4

modulates force and range of movement, motor learning

Question 5

What is the function of the Diancephelon?

Answer 5

Contains Thalamus (processes most information before routing to appropriate cortex) and the hypothalamus (regulates autonomic endocrine and visceral functions)

Question 6

What is the function of the cerebral hemispheres?

Answer 6

Contains Basal ganglia (regulatory motor performance), hippocampus (memory storage), and amydgaloid nuclei (coordination of autonomic and endocrine responses to emotion)

Question 7

What are the excitatory amino acids?

Answer 7

L-Glutamate
D/L-Aspartate
D/L-Serine

Question 8

What are the inhibitory neurotransmitters?

Answer 8

GABA

Glycine

Question 9

What are the biogenic amines?

Answer 9

Dopamine
Noradrenaline
Serotonin
Histamine

Question 10

What are the two types of glutamate receptor?

Answer 10

Ionotropic Glutamate Receptor (ligand gated ion channel)

Metabotropic Glutamate receptors (GPCRs)

Question 11

What are the two types of GABA receptors?

Answer 11

GABA A receptors (Ligand gated Ion channel)
GABA B (metabotropic receptors, GPCRs)