Lectures 3,4,5

Question 0

Motor strip

Answer 0

Is in the posterior region of the frontal lobe

Question 1

Central nervous system

Answer 1

Brain + spinal cord

Contain neurons and glia

Question 2

Corticospinal tract

Answer 2

Is a bundle of axons from the frontal cortex (including the motor strip) that project down to the spinal cord

Question 3

Thalamus

Answer 3

Contains separate compartments that receive auditory, visual, & touch informations nd sends the information to the cortex

Question 4

Hypothalamus

Answer 4

Motivations for hunger, thirst, sex

Question 5

Pons

Answer 5

Axons traveling between the brain and spinal cord pass through

Question 6

Cerebellum

Answer 6

Coordination of body movements, body balance

Question 7

Motor neuron

Answer 7

Neuron that makes synaptic contact with a muscle

Question 8

Neuromuscular junction

Answer 8

The synapse between a neuron and a muscle

Question 9

Cervical

Answer 9

Neck, shoulders, outer arm, hands

Question 10

Thoracic

Answer 10

Inner arm, most of torso (chest, abdomen)

Question 11

Lumbar

Answer 11

Lower parts of back, parts of the legs

Question 12

Sacral

Answer 12

Feet (and parts of the legs)

Question 13

Membrane

Answer 13

Separates the inside from the outside of the neuron, and keeps the positive Na+ ions outside from entering into the neurons

Question 14

Polarized

Answer 14

When there is a difference in charge between the inside and outside of the neuron