Chapter 2.3 - Overview of the Nervous System Structure

Question 1

Localised interconnected neurons form a ___________

Answer 1

Microcircuit

Question 2

A cortical neuron has between ________ and _________ thousand synapses

Answer 2

1 and 5

Question 3

A Purkinje neuron has up to _________ synapses

Answer 3

200,000

Question 4

The _________ Nervous System is thought of as the “command and control center”

Answer 4

Central

Question 5

The ________ Nervous System is thought of as the courier network that delivers sensory information to the CNS, and carries motor commands from the CNS to the muscles

Answer 5

Peripheral

Question 6

The Sympathetic Nervous System primarily uses __________ as the neurotransmitter

Answer 6

Norepinephrine

Question 7

The Parasympathetic nervous system primarily uses _________ as the neurotransmitter

Answer 7

Acetylcholine

Question 8

Which nervous system (parasympathetic or sympathetic) is responsible for maintaining the body ie Rest and Digest

Answer 8

Parasympathetic nervous system

Question 9

Which nervous system (parasympathetic or sympathetic) is responsible for the fight or flight response

Answer 9

Sympathetic

Question 10

Between what two membranes would you find the subarachnoid space

Answer 10

The arachnoid and pia membranes

Question 11

What type of fluid prevents pressure and damage to the brain and spinal cord

Answer 11

Cerebrospinal Fluid

Question 12

Bundles of ___________ that cross from one cerebral hemisphere to the other are known as commissures

Answer 12

Axons

Question 13

The _________ __________ is the largest commissure connecting the two hemispheres of the brain

Answer 13

Corpus Collosum

Question 14

Part of the brain with motor and sensory nuclei; nuclei controlling neurotransmitter systems; white matter tracts (ascending sensory, descending motor signals)

Answer 14

The Brainstem