Ch 1 - Online Review

Question 1

What is neuroscience

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the quest to understand the nervous system

Question 2

Molecular neuroscience investigates

Answer 2

the chemistry and physics involved in neural function

Question 3

Cellular neuroscience considers what

Answer 3

distinctions among diff types of cells in the NS and how each cell type functions

Question 4

Systems neuroscience investigates

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groups of neurons that perform a common function

Question 5

Behavioral neuroscience examines the

Answer 5

interaction among systems that influence behavior

Question 6

Cognitive neuroscience covers the fields of

Answer 6

thinking, learning, and memory

Question 7

What type of NS will we focus on

Answer 7

Systems and behavioral

Question 8

4 regions of the NS

Answer 8

peripheral, spinal, brainstem and cerebellar (infratentorial) and cerebral (supratentorial)

Question 9

Peripheral NS

Answer 9

all nervous system structures not encased in bone

Question 10

Central NS

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Spinal, brainstem and cerebellar region and cerebral region

Question 11

3 planes - sagittal

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separates right and left

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3 planes - transverse

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separates superior and inferior

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3 planes - coronal/frontal

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separates anterior and posterior

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Gray matter areas of the CNS primarily contain

Answer 14

neuron cell bodies and
dendrites
Information is integrated in gray matter

Question 15

White matter contains

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axons and myelin

Question 16

Axons are

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projections of nerve cells that usually convey info away from the cell body

Question 17

Myelin consists of cells that

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insulate electrical conduction of axons

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Peripheral region of NS Afferent vs. Efferent

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Afferent axons carry info toward CNS

Efferent axons carry info away from CNS

Question 19

Spinal region of nervous system - each side of gray matter is subdivided into

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dorsal, lateral, and ventral horns

Question 20

Dorsal horns contain cell bodies of

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motor neurons, interneurons, and endings of sensory neurons

Question 21

Central gray matter is divided into ___

White matter is divided into ___

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grey - horns and a commissure

white - columns

Question 22

4 structures of cerebrum

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Thalamus
Hypothalamus
Epithalamus
Subthalamus

Question 23

How many lobes in each hemisphere

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6

Question 24

Basal ganglia is often refereed to as

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subcortical structure

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Lateral ventricles are connected to the

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third by the interventricular foramina

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Third and fourth are connected by

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cerebral aqueduct

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Incidence define

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proportion of a population that develops a new case of the disorder within a defined period

Question 28

Prevalence define

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Current proportion of the population with the condition, including both old and new cases

Question 29

A research study examining the influence of vision, vestibular info, and somatosensation on standing postural control is an example of

Answer 29

behavioral neuroscience

Question 30

Major divisions of the brainstem are the

Answer 30

pons medulla midbrain

Question 31

The white matter of the spinal cord is divided into what 3 areas

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anterior, lateral, and dorsal columns

Question 32

the olive, pyramids, and the roots of 4 CN are found in which structure

Answer 32

medulla

Question 33

Purely sensory cranial nerves are

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1, 2, 8

Question 34

Central sulcus is boundary between what 2 lobes

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parietal and frontal

Question 35

The __ is an area of white matter composed of axons that travel bidirectionally between the cortex and subcortical structures - divided into and post limb

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internal capsule

Question 36

Acute onset of neuro signs and sx generally indicates

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vascular problem

Question 37

spinal tumor that mestastasized to several locations is referred to as

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multifocal