Exam 5 Flashcards
The visual cortex is located in the?
Occipital Lobe
The white matter of the cerebellum forms the ?
Arbor vitae
Which of the cranial nerves is named for the fact that it “wanders”, that is, innervates structures throughout the thorax and abdomen?
X
The cranial nerve that had three major branches is the?
Trigeminal
There are ____ pairs of cranial nerves..
12
Divisions of the cerebrally hemisphere that are named after the overlying skull bones are?
Lobes
_____ are the most numerous type of neuron found in the brain and spinal cord.
Interneurons
The site of intercellular communication between neurons is the..?
Synapse
The ___ nervous system controls the skeletal muscles.
Somatic
The specialized membranes that surround the spinal cord are termed the?
Spinal meninges
The flexor reflex …
Moves a limb away from a painful stimulus
The outward projections from the central gray matter of the spinal cord are called..
Horns
Small, wandering cells that engulf cell debris and pathogens in the CNS are called…
Microglia
The myelin sheath that covers many CNS axons is formed by..
Oligodendrocytes
The ion that triggers the release of acteylcholine into the synaptic cleft is?
Calcium
