Exam 1

Question 1

Multipolar Neurons

Question 2

Bipolar Neurons

Question 3

Unipolar Neurons

Question 4

Choroid Plexus

Answer 4

Produces CSF

Question 5

Obstructive Hydrocephalus

Question 6

Progenitor Cells

Answer 6

Stem cells that give rise to cells in the brain

Question 7

Where are Progenitor Cells established

Answer 7

Ventricular Zone (VZ) and Subventricular Zone (SV)

Question 8

Radial Glia

Answer 8

Glia with fibers that grow radially outward from the ventricular zone to the surface of the cortex. Provide guidance for the neurons migrating outward during brain development

Question 9

CNS

Answer 9

Brain and Spinal Cord

Question 10

PNS

Answer 10

The part of the nervous system outside brain and spinal cord

Question 11

Glia

Answer 11

Supporting cells of the nervous system, but have been starting to show they have many other functions too!

Question 12

Astrocyte

Answer 12

Provides nutrients and other substances to neurons. Regulates chemical composition of extracellular fluid.

Question 13

Microglia

Answer 13

smallest of glial cells
consume dying cells and debris (act as phagocytes)
inflammatory action of brain

Question 14

Oligodendrocyte

Answer 14

Forms myelin sheath

Question 15

Dorsal

Answer 15

Back

Question 16

Ventral

Answer 16

Belly

Question 17

Rostral (anterior)

Answer 17

Nose

Question 18

Caudal (posterior)

Answer 18

Feet/tail

Question 19

Lateral

Answer 19

Outward/ to the sides

Question 20

Medial

Answer 20

Middle

Question 21

Meninges

Answer 21

protective sheaths around brain and spinal cord

Question 22

Sulcus

Answer 22

groove in the surface of the cerebral hemisphere
smaller than a fissure

Question 23

Fissure

Answer 23

Major groove in the surface of the brain

Question 24

Corpus Callosum

Answer 24

fiber bundle that connects the 2 cortical layers

Question 25

Limbic System

Answer 25

Motivation and emotion includes the amygdala, hippocampus, limbic cortex, and parts of the hypothalamus, as well as their interconnecting fiber bundles.

Question 26

Hippocampus

Answer 26

structure of the temporal lobe; includes the hippocampus proper (Ammon’s horn), dentate gyrus, and subiculum Learning and Memory Emotions Stress Dentate Gyrus: Adult Neurogenesis

Question 27

amygdala

Answer 27

a structure in the interior of the rostral temporal lobe, containing a set of nuclei.

Question 28

Central Amygdala

Answer 28

stress reg, addiction

Question 29

medial/cortical amygdala

Answer 29

Olfactory inputs, sexual behavior

Question 30

bla/ la

Answer 30

fear conditioning, learning and memory, ptsd

Question 31

basal ganglia

Answer 31

motor

Question 32

thalamus

Answer 32

sensory

Question 33

Experimental ablation

Answer 33

"deleting area of brain"

Question 34

excitotoxic lesions

Answer 34

kainic acid. stimulates cells to death

Question 35

Stereotaxic surgery

Answer 35

Keeps still and precise \. Bregma

Question 36

Perfusion and fixation

Answer 36

Clears blood hardens and strengthens tissue

Question 37

NISSL Stains

Answer 37

stains cell bodies. Cressyl violet

Question 38

Immunohistochemistry

Answer 38

Indicates proteins

Question 39

In Situ hybridization

Answer 39

finds rna