cts unit 3 Flashcards
What part of the brain deals with speech?
Parietal
What part of the brain deals with problem solving?
Frontal
What part of the brain deals with memory and speech?
Temporal
What part of the brain deals with bilateral vision?
Occipital
What part of the brain deals with voluntary muscle movement?
Cerebrum
Frontal Lobe
Which structure contains the nucleus?
Nerve body cell
Which structure is the input region of the neuron?
Dendrite
What structure do Schwann Cells wrap around?
Axon
Which structure will insulate nerve impulses?
Myelin sheath
Which structure makes neurotransmitters?
Axon
What structure connects the left and right brain hemisphere?
Corpus callosum
What are the divisions of the autonomic nervous system?
Parasympathetic and sympathetic
What are the functions that are controlled by the somatic system?
Voluntary skeletal movements, conscious functions
What is controlled by the brain stem?
Involuntary movements (HR, breathing, swallowing, digestion, coughing)
Where are the afferent pathways located on the spinal cord?
Dorsal
Which structure is going to regulate the sleep and wake cycle?
Hypothalamus
Which pathway will deliver information to the same side of the brain?
spinocerebellar
Which pathway will have fibers that crossover at the spinal cord?
Spinothalamic
Which pathway will have fibers that crossover at the medulla oblongata?
medial lemniscal
Which type of processing will have a neuronal impulse that is segregated into various different pathways?
parallel
Which type of processing will have a neuronal impulse that is sent down a single pathway and leads to an anticipated response?
serial
Which structure contains photoreceptors?
retina
What determines the level of “sour” of a food item?
pH levels
Where do action potentials occur?
Axon
What is the rate-limiting step of neural transmission?
synaptic delay
What determines the intensity of a stimulus?
The frequency of impulse transmission
