Lippincott's

Question 1

perikaryon

Answer 1

cell body

Question 2

where are psuedounipolar cells found

Answer 2

spinal ganglia

information bypasses the cell body

Question 3

where are bipolar neurones found

Answer 3

olfactory epithelium and the retina

Question 4

oligodendroglia

Answer 4

myelin in the CNS

Question 5

astroglia

Answer 5

homeostasis and nutrition

Question 6

microglia

Answer 6

immune cells of the brain

Question 7

polydendrocytes

Answer 7

stem cells within the brain

Question 8

glutamate

Answer 8

excitatory

Question 9

GABA

Answer 9

inhibitory

Question 10

ACh

Answer 10

excitatory

Question 11

Glycine

Answer 11

inhibitory

Question 12

what germ layer later becomes the nervous system and epidermis of the skin

Answer 12

ectoderm

Question 13

what is the innervation of the dura mater

Answer 13

meningeal branch of the trigeminal nerve

Question 14

where is CSF found

Answer 14

in the subarachnoid space (pia and arachnoid)

Question 15

what causes a subarachnoid haemorrhage

Answer 15

arterial aneurysm ruptures

Question 16

where are venous haemorrhages found

Answer 16

subdural space, e.g. shaken baby syndrome

Question 17

what is the middle cerebral artery a direct continuation of

Answer 17

the internal carotid

Question 18

what does the middle cerebral artery supply

Answer 18

lateral surface of the brain, basal ganglia, internal capsule

Question 19

what does the anterior cerebral artery supply

Answer 19

medial surface of the frontal and parietal lobes

Question 20

what does the posterior communicating artery supply

Answer 20

medial surfaces of the occipital and temporal lobes, thalamus