Nervous system Flashcards

1
Q

The_is a centrally constricted area of the cerebellum

A

vermis

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2
Q

The_is immediately anterior to central sulcus, and demarcates the primary motor area of the cortex

A

precentral gyrus

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3
Q

The_association area is responsible for determining the make up of an individual’s personality

A

frontal

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4
Q

_is the name of the specific cerebral white matter tracts which have axons that conduct AP between gyri of the same hemisphere

A

Association

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5
Q

The ___relays impulses from one side of cerebellum
to the other and between medulla and midbrain

A

Pons

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6
Q

CSF is produced by the arachnoid villi and reabsorbed by the choroid plexus (T or F)

A

False

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7
Q

_and_do not pass through the BBB

A

Proteins and antibiotics

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8
Q

The tectum and substantia nigra, and red nuclei are associated with what part of the CNS

A

Midbrain (brain stem)

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9
Q

List the parts of the brain stem in order

A

Cerebrum, mid brain, pons, medulla oblongata

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10
Q

An area of the skin that provides sensory information to the spinal cord is called a _

A

Dermatome

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11
Q

The_contains cell bodies of sensory nerves

A

Dorsal root ganglion

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12
Q

The perineurium wraps around_

A

Fascicles or axon bundles

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13
Q

The tapering of the spinal cord inferior to the lumbar enlargement is called the_

A

Conus medullaris

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14
Q

_relfex pathways employ two motor nerves while_reflex pathways employ only one

A

autonomic/somatic

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15
Q

Stretch reflex is a mechanism to control_

A

muscle length

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16
Q

The arrangement where by the sensory and motor nerve enter and exit (respectively) the same side of the spinal cord SAME SIDE MEANING

A

Ispilateral

17
Q

Loss of this diagnostic reflex may indicate damage to
2, 3, 4 lumbar segment, diabetes mellitus, syphilis
while its exaggeration may indicate damage to
higher centers of brain or spinal cord

A

Patellar