Chapter 3 Flashcards
Which type of cell is responsible for axonal insulation within the brain?
a. astrocytes
b. ependymal cells
c. Schwann cells
d. oligodendroglia cells
D. oligodendroglia cells
Purkinje cells are located in the __________.
cerebellum
Match each of the given terms that is used when mapping the nervous system with the term that is its opposite: ventral-__________; medial-__________; ipsilateral-__________.
dorsal, lateral, contralateral
The frontal lobes are formed from the __________.
a. prosencephalon
b. rhombencephalon
c. telencephalon
d. myelencephalon
C. telencephalon
Cerebral spinal fluid is secreted by the __________ cells.
a. oligodendroglia
b. Schwann
c. astrocytes
d. ependymal
D. ependymal
Which is NOT one of the meninges, the protective coverings over the central nervous system?
a. the pia mater
b. the arachnoid layer
c. the vermis layer
d. the dura mater
C
The fissures in the neocortex are called __________.
sulci
How many thoracic segments are in the spinal cord?
12
The __________ is a major way station between the sensory organs and the neocortex.
thalamus
Which is NOT a part of the adult brain of fish, amphibians, and reptiles?
a. the rhombencephalon
b. the myencephalon
c. the prosencephalon
d. the mesencephalon
B. the myencephalon
The __________ is usually considered to have six layers of cells and makes up over 80% of the total brain.
neocortex
The __________ is located in the epithalamus.
a. hippocampus
b. pineal body
c. septum
d. pituitary gland
B. pineal body
Which type of cranial nerve is NOT involved in the control of eye movements?
a. vagus
b. oculomotor
c. trochlear
d. abducens
A. vagus
Experimenal stimulation of which section of the brainstem produces a state of “general arousal” or “consciousness”?
a. the medulla
b. the pons
c. the reticular system
d. the periaqueductal gray
C. the reticular system
The __________ is part of the basal ganglia.
a. putamen
b. globus pallidus
c. caudate nucleus
d. all of the above
D. all of the above
