Chapter 3 Flashcards
The best thing about the Golgi stain is that it
provides a detailed view of the silhouette of a neuron
The large, convoluted structure on the dorsal surface of the brain stem is called the
cerebellum
Cerebrospinal fluid is produced by - and excess fluid is reabsorbed into sinuses in the - and then returns to the blood supply
the choroid plexuses; dura mater
Nissl stains are frequently used to
determine the general distribution of cell bodies in a brain region
- axons bring information through the dorsal roots into the spinal cord and - axons leave the spinal cord through the ventral roots
Unipolar afferent sensory; multipolar efferent motor
In general, afferent nerves carry sensory information
to the CNS
The thalamus and the hypothalamus together form the brain division called the
diencephalon
Big is to small as fissures are to
sulci
The somatic nervous system is a division of the - and participates in -
PNS; sensory and motor interactions with the external environment
The - is not part of the limbic system
tectum
The blood brain barrier results from the fact that, compared to the blood vessels in the rest of the body, the blood vessels of the brain
have the cells in the vessel walls more tightly packed together
The corpus callosum is the human brain’s largest
commissure
